This morning before class I sat with my friends who are studying to be counselors.  One person talked to me about her experiences as a counselor prior to needing to meet education requirements.  She took me on a journey through the seedy side of the recovery industry.  It was eye opening.  It was something that I was not familiar with but was not too surprised to hear.  I also got to hear about the various types of flawed personalities that go into the field.

In Personal Adjustment class I gave my final presentation.  I was the last person to present.  The people that went before me did really well and had good visual media.  I was a little nervous and intimidated.  A girl went before me who started her talk about being passionate about recovery.  I found this very helpful as I was the only one talking about the book rather than some personal interest.  I was able to open by talking about my passion for personal adjustment.  My presentation went well but I was a little disappointed to miss two key points.  All in all I am grateful for this experience and for the opportunity to take this class.

In the afternoon I took a final in Human Growth and Development.  I think I did well.  I also turned in my eulogy project.  My professor surprised me by saying that it was good and she was moved in reading it.

Once again I am deeply grateful for these great classes I got to take and the wonderful teachers who led them.

I was sad to here that my wife's friend's son died of an overdose this week.  My prayers go out for him and his family.

I got to throw baseballs in the back yard with my two sons this afternoon.

Thanks be to God for this day.