Every Thursday following chapel everyone heads off to the refectory for breakfast where we grab our food and then sit down with our small groups. Each group is lead by someone here at Nashotah and mine happens to be Father Klukas who entertains us weekly with his storytelling skills and encouraging words. There are five other students in the group besides myself including Susi, Matthew, Kevin, Jake, and Dr. John. Several of us are new to Nashotah and it was good to know that some of the others went through similar experiences when they first arrived. Not having been a student for quite a while there are definite setbacks in not knowing things like you did in your "other" life. As I teacher I actually knew what I was doing from time to time. Now the tables have been turned and I'm finding myself the needy one. I no longer can answer my own questions and I don't always know where the money is coming from. Having a steady paycheck would be a great asset here but many of us have sold homes and are now living on limited budgets. Since I've been here I'm not sure I've completely slept through the night once. I seem to wake up around 3am with my mind thinking about something or other... than I pick up something to read until sleep claims me once again. It was nice to learn that my fellow seminarians could relate to many of my experiences. Susi asked if I needed someone to pray with and Jake offered study support. Without such a caring and encouraging community I'm not sure how I'd make it...and I'm not interested in finding out. Thanks be to God.
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