Reasons to Celebrate

We have two items of good news this week--which we have decided are both reasons to take a break and celebrate. So if you need an excuse to relax this weekend or go out for a nice dinner, feel free to borrow one of these, and celebrate on our behalf :)

1. Andy had his endorsement interview this week with his candidacy committee, and his committee has recommended him for candidacy!
   (In non-seminary speak, this committee that interviewed him could have said "nope, we don't think you're ready to be a pastor/continue on the track to be a pastor--why don't you take a year to think really hard about your life and come back for another interview next year if you're still interested"...but Andy's committee did NOT say that, they said "yes! we love you! be a pastor! go on internship next year!"...okay, Andy would probably like me to point out that they were not actually that enthusiastic--but they did recommend him for candidacy)
   
   
2. Jess has collected all needed signatures and just yesterday turned in her paperwork for her Masters degree!
   By December 1st, it will be on my transcript that I earned my MA in November of 2006...and then several months later I'll get the physical certificate/diploma in the mail. Yay! Welcome to the blog-home of not ONE, but TWO Masters :-)