Added Links

I've added some links to my sidebar. One of these days I should break the links section into several parts for ease of use. But for now, I just added to the one list, which is semi-organized.

One of the new links is to a favorite Bible site--it reads the Bible aloud, which is really great for those days I'd rather listen than look. And it's easy to find the passage if you know the reference (if not, my strategy is just to type a phrase into a search engine... usually several links on the first page will tell me the reference). I'd not been familiar with the ESV translation until recently, but a Bible teacher mentioned it in his list of good literal translations, saying it tends to consistently translate the same Greek (or other original language) word into the same English word, so the English reader will know when a word is repeated.

I also linked to a site with a lot of great resources. I love the Linked Word Project; it has each English word or phrase underlined as a link to an application box showing the original word (transliterated to use familiar characters), its definition, and a summary of its uses.

Some of the other links are to various health information resources. Rather than searching the Internet for health conditions and pharmaceuticals, I look them up on sites like these so that I know I'm getting good information.

Fresh Start

I decided (with some encouragement from Laury) that it was time to start blogging again. I never did get very far last time I started. :b

By God's grace, I've finished three of the four classes I took in residence at my university this past semester. For the fourth, I was able to get Incomplete status, meaning I kept attending class and did some of the work during the semester, and I have some time after the semester to finish the rest of the work. I'm still in my university town, taking a course offered during the first summer session. It's a counseling course, and I'm pleased to be able to take it. It's also the last course (besides the Incomplete) needed for my degree (it's a phsychology elective). It's totally amazing to me that I'm so close. This has been a long time coming. And I have to say, it's been possible only by the grace of God. I shared in church a couple weeks ago that I returned to school this semester not knowing if I would have the strength to stay. I did not have that strength. However, God provided it. It was totally of Him. Thank you, Lord!