Just in Case

I mentioned Scotland for Ken's studies without mentioning that we do have some backup plans. He is looking at several schools in the U.S. as well. We prefer to go overseas but if that is not feasible then we will hope to attend stateside. For these he needs to take his GRE which he is scheduled to take December 5th. The result of these scores will help determine where to apply. :)
So these days you can find Ken study math and vocabulary words.

Graduation!

Yesterday in my school mailbox I had a form that needed to be filled out for potential graduates. I was taken back, like how the Christmas Trees in BJ's jolt you, almost offend you of their early mention of a sacred date. I began to dwell on graduation. Can it really be this year?

This has been such a long road for me. It started right after John was born (he is now 8) when I was looking into a school in Florida - where we lived at time. After much thought and prayer it was decided that the timing was not right. Then about 5 years ago I began school at Biblical Seminary. After two more babies I am finally coming down the home stretch. And if I get pregnant again, from now on, I can still make it to graduation - if I deliver late like usual. :)

In other news, we are heading to the Franklin Institute today where we will meet up with home schooolers from South Jersey, most importantly my sister Robin and her sweet children. Rebekah will go home with her and get to attend our old coop and a girlfriend's birthday party. We are excited for her but oh so jealous! We plan to come down and get her on Sunday where we will go to church and mow our lawn down there. :) That is right! Our house has not sold yet. Please pray.

Burcham News Brief #1

Ken just sent an email to Trevor Heart at St. Andrews in Scotland. If I understand correctly you need to get someone willing to supervise you and your work to be accepted into their doctoral program. That is the reason for the email. His response is therefor pretty significant. I will post a link to the program Ken is interested in.

http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/institutes/itia/

Also, we have been invited to attend R.A.C.E. with World Team. This is the missions agency that took us over to Cambodia. To learn more go to http://www.worldteam.org/default.asp
We have not decided either way yet if we would accept this offer.

Please do pray for us as we continue to walk forward.

I start my internship at Amnion Pregnancy center this week. This is exciting and a bit scary for me. Also, I will need to find somewhere else to get all the hours I need to graduate. There is a possibility for me to intern with World Team and counsel with those on the mission field or preparing for the mission field. This excites me terribly! We shall see.

We have a growing sense for the need of prayer support. We so appreciate those who pray for us on a regular basis. Thank you!!!

Some other tidbits: Sept. 11th - Ken and I have been married for 14 years; Sept. 14 - I turned 38; Sept 29th - Nathan will be 2! October 8th - We will have our first teenager, Rebekah will be 13!

Cambodia, Showers and God

This is an email I just to one of the missionaries that we met while in Cambodia:

Dear Carolyn,

I am praying for you and enjoy getting the updates on what is happening there in Cambodia. I have shared, often, the comment you made about your favorite time of the day. You said turning on the air, taking your shower, and climbing into your bed. After being there for 10 days (short I know) I think I got a small glimpse of the reality of that statement. I really think that statement embodies what it means in a day to day basis to go to Cambodia or somewhere like that. It puts it into perspective from a practical standpoint. Of course that said, we must, like the author of Ecclesiastes, look up above the sun to God. Under the sun it is all meaningless but when we get the eternal perspective everything changes, even the mundane.

The harshness of the living in Cambodia is seen clearly to me in that statement. Because of this I am amazed at a God who could move in the hearts of His children, giving them the desire to move there. Surely you must be looking up above the sun to the Father. Kevin Cain just invited us to R.A.C.E. We are not sure if we will attend. I am humbled though, and fear he is mistaken, that we have what it takes to go overseas.

Here we go again!

I have tried at different times to start a blog but I am not good at keeping it up. Despite my husband's talent with computers I am not computer savvy. But I think that it will be a valuable way to communicate to those we love and who love us on a more regular basis. Ha! Hopefully. I am glad to have a blog site set up and ready! More to come soon! Hopefully. :)