Thursday, June 5, 2008

The Final Lap

So I'm going to give a little back round here. My college career began with the typical junior college experience and then moved on to the school of hard Knox for the past 14 years. Most of my life has been devoted to working full time. Those years have been good. I've learned so much about life and about people during that time. It is it's own education in a way.
I always thought about going back to school and graduating college but never pursued it resolving that I didn't have the time or money for school and who needs a stinkin degree anyway.
Well things changed about a year ago. After attending my friend Jasons' graduation from Biola. I was inspired. Here is my friend, my age, finishing what he started. The fetching Mrs. Dayneko and I got to talking about me going back to school. I have always wanted to teach high school and I now had over 5 years of experience with BMW. I would love to teach an auto shop class. Yet all the reasons for not going back to school came quickly to my tongue.
The wife quenched those reasons for not going back and encouraged me to go for it.
So last fall I began my college career again starting at Cal State LA. It was a little intimidating at first. Old guy suurunded by a bunch of kids who has not been to school full time for fourteen years. My fist math class was literally like a bad dream come true. He hands out a quiz the first day of class and says " I just want to see where your math skills are at". I look at the page and I know nothing. Absolutely nothing. I thought to myself " what have I gotten myself into".
Well, one school year at Cal state down and one to go. I'll be a Senior again this year which is a little weird. But it's good. I am well on my way to graduate next spring. I'm even enjoying my classes. who would have known.
Well I could not have done this without my beautiful wife who has sacrificed for my sake. I also could not have done this without the tremendous grace of God who sustains me in ways I could never even imagine. I'm on this final lap now. I just have to finish strong.