Nwyr_125It is nearly 2005 (already is in some places), but it seemed like 2004 just started. I visited my old university town yesterday and it’s hard to believe I’ve been gone from there almost five years.  Wow, does time fly!

2004 was memorable for me in many ways and it’s hard for me to remember a time when so many important things in my life changed so much. First, my faith is very important to me and I made a huge step in this area in 2004: I left Anglicanism and converted to Catholicism. Secondly, I made a huge career decision. I had planned on being ordained in the Anglican Church with the idea of mixing a teaching and ministerial vocation. In 2004 I realized that my vocation was in teaching in the Catholic Church and decided to start my return to graduate school for that purpose. Finally, I knew that when it comes to forever being with the one I love, there is no time like that present, and asked my girlfriend to marry me. We are planning the wedding for the next year or so.

I’m not sure what resolutions I have in 2005, other than taking off a few of those holiday pounds. By God’s grace, I hope to get married in 2005 and get into graduate school with a big enough financial package to support a family. I would also like to to grow in the calling God has for me in his Catholic Church.

I want to wish everyone a wonderful 2005 filled with God’s grace and his many blessings!

Image from Kid’s Domain