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I have been a horrible blogger lately! (hate that)

Since our last blog entry, we have more big news for our family! Brian has been aggressively pursuing his bachelors degree for about three years now. He has been taking the quick classes and our schedule has been that he takes a class that lasts 5 weeks and then he has the next 5 weeks off! During his breaks, he would order his books for the new class so he could get a head start on the reading!

Brian has done great but he feels like he is sacrificing our family during the 5 week classes. He also has felt like he is neglecting some projects around the house. Both I know are great burdens for him to carry!

In February, Brian only had 6 credits of humanities remaining. His university said they would accept the CLEP tests in place of actually having to take the classes. He decided to try to CLEP them before signing up for the classes. He studied and watched videos for a couple weeks before the test. The spectrum of the humanities CLEP was overwhelming to say the least! They suggest reading 50 classic books!

Change of subject, but stay with me... In church and our bible study group, we have been talking about prayer. We are God's children and I believe he wants to hear from us about every detail of our lives! The night before the CLEP, we were at bible study group. Kevin said that he tells his girls that it is OK to pray before a test at school. He joked that when he was in school his prayers often were "Lord, help me remember the things I have learned AND help me remember the things I have not learned". We all got a giggle out of it and then moved on.

The next morning Brian was started to panic about the test. At one point he even said he was just going to sign up for the classes and order books. I told him that he needed to at least try by taking the CLEP. After all, we don't have to pay for it so he needed to try. Before Brian left we all prayed for him and we prayed, "Lord, help Brian to remember the things he has studied AND help him remember the things that he has not studies".

A couple hours later I got a call from my ECSTATIC husband! Not only did he pass but he scored a B+!! That was after guessing on half the questions!! Now some would call it coincidence or just good luck! But not me, I know God had his hand over Brian during that test!!

I thank God that Brian passed the test but the relief comes from knowing that Brian doesn't have to take any more classes!! He is now free to spend his down time with his family and conquering projects! (no more classes for now, but knowing Brian, someday he will again be a college student)

In the last week I have noticed a great change in Brian's demeanor! He is relaxed and easy going! It is like the weight of the world has been lifted from his shoulders! He was able to change out bad bearings in the back tires of his car, change the oil in both vehicle and build the workbench he has been dreaming about! He completed those projects with the help of his three little men who are always willing to lend a hand!

Over the last couple weeks as we have enjoyed the freedom, but we have both had concerns about if the university would actually accept the CLEPS. Well, yesterday Brian pulled up his student profile and the word "COMPLETE" was written in bold on the top of the page!! So, it is official! My husband is a college graduate!