The new job

About a month ago, I started working as an Assistant Public Defender. This is the most challenging work I have ever done. Never has so much been on the line. Never has the quality of my work had such impact on the lives of those I serve. The good part is that my awareness of my inadequacy prompts me to rely on God in every aspect of my performance. It is a great privilege.

Virginia Bar Exam Results

The Virginia Bar Examiners posted the names of the 1,000 or so folks who passed the July 2006 bar exam and my name was on the list! The results were posted a week earlier than anticipated, so it was an exciting surprise.

Now the next step. Where is the Lord in this and how does He want me to serve, using my new status as a licensed attorney?

Stay tuned!

High Tide Today

A nor'easter has been blowing off the Atlantic since yesterday. The water was high in the little creek that runs along our property. So, Michael and I dropped our small kayaks into the creek and we paddled about a mile down to the Elizabeth River!! This was our first float from our "waterfront property."

We passed behind house after house with slightly flooded backyards or submerged small boat docks. The creek was probably 60 feet wide or more in many places. If only I had taken my camera!!

The temperature is mild-- low 70s. It was overcast and we got sprinkled with an occasional shower. We upset ducks, geese, a heron or two, and some small dogs who ran up and down the fence of their backyard wondering what those huge things were floating behind their house!

At the end of the creek (and beginning of the river I suppose) we floated around marsh grass heading toward deeper water. If we continued on, we could paddle down the Elizabeth River into the Chesapeake Bay, and eventually into the Atlantic Ocean. Then I suppose we could paddle on to England. But then, we had forgotten to pack lunch. . . .

To Become a Lawyer

The 2006 Virginia Bar Examination is four weeks from today, and I'm purportedly sitting for it! The preparation drags on and on. Anxiety rises as the information piles on and the brain clogs up. No time to slack now!!

Inspired by Paul

So I logged on for a little study break only to learn that my friend Paul is in the hospital with another bleeping leg infection! To pass along my concern for him I tried to add a comment to his sister Carol's blog. Somehow I ended up creating my own blog in the process. Suddenly, I'm a blogger!!! Thanks, Paul. Once again you have dragged me along the technology highway, tied to your bumper and eating your exhaust.