Day 3--Three and a half years later

How is that even possible? I started this blog three and a half years ago and then quit after two days? Incredibly ironic since I started it as part of my attempt to be more disciplined. I suppose it was because I was continuing to write in my old blog. Even worse, though, I don't think I am that much more disciplined than I was three and a half years ago. I tried to think of ways to begin to become more disciplined and blogging came to mind. It stings a bit when I hear people say that people "just don't ever change." I disagree. People change all the time through the power of Christ. Unfortunately, I haven't changed much. Let's see. What has happened in three and a half years? Well, Noah was barely two and a half back then. Still a toddler. Colton had just taken his first few drum lessons with Jim. Gabrielle would've been only been seven and without glasses or braces. She's become quite pretty as she gets older. Kim and I have finished the Discovery Series discipleship program and I have finished a few semesters of Bible college. It appears I began an application in early 2010, but would not restart it until 2011 after a bit of a push from my friend Tom. I received a letter recently stating I had been accepted into Moody's Biblical Studies degree program (Sept. 13, 2012 in case I do not write in this blog again for a few years). I had a short coughing fit when I read the first few lines. I'm still kind of negative and thought that the possibility of not being accepted was very real (perhaps it was; I'll never know). I'm going to ramble for this first post in three years. There is lots of stuff that's been on my mind. Most of it is not incredibly important, but I'd like to get it out there and maybe work though it through my writing. I know that I would like to blog for years to come since I like to write and I like to have reminders of what I have learned. I'd also like to keep track of what scripture I have read and if I learned anything. I can be a slow reader. I just finished Matthew after a couple months of starting and restarting. What did I learn? Not sure. I should've taken notes. Mark is next. Even if I read just a few verses, I'd like to log it here, in my online journal.