That Time Again

It's that time of the month again, Grainiacs, when I sign up for my seminary courses.  This semester I'm taking a course called "Congregations & Agencies" and starting the first half of my field-based learning (FBL for short).  FBL is an equivalent of a MDiv (Masters of Divinity-- what Hubby received) supervised practice ministry.  You find a church (or agency) to work with and that minister (supervisor) works with you and reports back to the office of supervised ministry.  Problem with my FBL is that Hubby cannot be my supervisor.  Good thing, too.  I mean, how would it look on my official papers handed in if Hubby wrote "student will be live-in companion of local pastor"???????  That might not go over too well.  I mean, yeah, we live in a rural town...and yes, I do get confused here with all the different last names of the children in one family and yes, it grosses me out when the Daddy is also the grandpa who is also the uncle.  But hey!  I don't want to be in that category!!!  Ya know???

So back to my next course.  Congregations and Agencies is....well, I don't know yet.  This is their description:

This course examines the congregation or agency the student has chosen as a first field-based learning site. Students learn to tell the story of the congregation or agency in the language of context, systems, and symbols. They analyze the neighborhood of the site using categories provided by the social sciences. They analyze the organization itself using systems theory. 

It sounds like it will be the perfect fit to my FBL, don't you think?  I am praying this semester will not be as stressful as the last.  I really tried taking up drinking but I kept falling asleep while studying so I had to give up the drinking.  I really am a wimp when it comes to that sort of thing.  Never could hold my liquor and don't plan on starting this late in life.


Ooooh, my picture came out in the paper.  I know you have been wondering.

Banking Strawberry

Happy Wednesday, Grainiacs!!!