I got up way too early today and it affected my entire day.\u00a0 There was no amount of coffee that was going to keep me awake.\u00a0 It didn\u2019t help that I was studying US History and Geography today; two subjects that I am a little less passionate about (but have gained appreciation for in recent years due to a couple of east coast trips).\u00a0 I started studying in a \u201cfog\u201d and sort of stayed there.\u00a0 By the time lunch rolled around, I was sleepy, yet buzzed on coffee.\u00a0 I did not feel well.<\/p>\n
Lunch today was with some of my old ASD friends.\u00a0 We talked business (of course), and a little about hearing God\u2019s message for our lives.\u00a0 I have heard God\u2019s clear message for my life (teach!), but Julius has not, and it\u2019s concerning him.\u00a0 He has been through several positive interviews only to get shut-out at the last minute.\u00a0 It\u2019s a real trend in his life right now.\u00a0 He needs money, and hates staying at home with nothing to do.\u00a0 I see it as God directing him to that perfect job.\u00a0 He\u2019s a little frustrated at the moment, not wanting to wait for the perfect job.\u00a0 Because he doesn\u2019t currently have a job, he has enrolled in SJSU\u2019s MBA program.\u00a0 Perhaps this is where God wants him.\u00a0 Jeremy recommended that Julius read Rick Warren\u2019s \u201cPurpose Driven Life\u201d in addition to his daily Bible studies.\u00a0 I couldn’t’ agree more.<\/p>\n
I also found my dear friend from Scotland (Andrew) on Facebook over the weekend.\u00a0 He replied this morning and I posted his most recent purchase on my Yellow Car Blog.\u00a0 I put it there because he bought a midlife crisis car \u2013 a Porsche (Boxter) Spider RS60.\u00a0 That\u2019s the good news.\u00a0 The bad news is that his wife was diagnosed with cancer in January and died in April.\u00a0 She was so young!\u00a0 Andrew\u2019s family and my family are about five years apart.\u00a0 The loss of Catriona really hit me hard.\u00a0 She was a school teacher just like my wife (and Andrew is a layout engineer, just like me).\u00a0 His two kids are now college age (whereas both of mine are in high school).\u00a0 I feel sad for Andrew and his kids; they all relied so much on her.\u00a0 Andrew says he is trying his best to adjust, but I have to believe that he\u2019s really lonely right now.<\/p>\n
Anyway\u2026 Once I got back from lunch, my kids arrived (first day of school was short).\u00a0 It was a little noisier in the house, so I opted to watch some college lectures on US History rather than attempting any book study (That and Courtney was obsessing about finding a homework assignment online that didn\u2019t exist \u2013 the teacher never posted it.\u00a0 This sort of thing generates a lot of drama.).\u00a0 Jeffrey and I both fell asleep by the end of the first half an hour lecture.\u00a0 After a nap, I was able to watch two more lectures before calling it a day.\u00a0 It was nice that the lectures complimented what I had read earlier in the day; it allowed me to understand all that he was saying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I got up way too early today and it affected my entire day.\u00a0 There was no amount of coffee that was going to keep me awake.\u00a0 It didn\u2019t help that I was studying US History and Geography today; two subjects … Continue reading