Posted by Chad on May 14, 2009
I’ve started taking classes again for my Master’s degree. It’s been a long time coming… I’m going through Liberty University. I’m taking two classes this summer. Seems weird taking classes again after being away from it for so long. One nice thing about being in the military is that my classes are paid for with tuition assistance from the Air Force. To pay it back I have to serve two more years in the Air Force after my last class is completed. Small price to pay for a free Master’s Degree if you ask me. I still have to pay for my books… but that’s chump change compared to classes at $250 a credit hour.
Taking classes online is a lot different than taking them in the classroom. However, with the use of the Internet, it does make it pretty straight forward. I would say to anyone thinking about going back to school for bachelor’s or master’s that they should seriously consider doing it online… and Liberty comes highly recommended. Not only do they have a great online environment, all their instructor’s are committed Christians and teach the classes from a Biblical point of view whenever possible.
Posted by Chad on May 02, 2009
The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors is a great program… read more about it by clicking the link below.
Chairman Lauds Group for Work With Families of Fallen Warriors
“All of us know that nobody goes through life alone — nobody,” Navy Adm. Mike Mullen told those gathered for the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors Honor Guard Gala. “[And] nobody should have to go through grief alone. It’s really that that TAPS does so well.”
Bonnie Carroll started TAPS after her husband, Army Brig. Gen. Tom Carroll, an Alaska National Guardsman, was killed in a plane crash in 1992. Seven others died in the same crash. TAPS, a nonprofit organization, provides ongoing peer-based support to anyone who is grieving the death of a loved one who served in the armed forces. It brings together survivors for comfort, healing, and hope through grief seminars for adults and its Good Grief Camps for children.
Posted by Chad on Mar 11, 2009
Jen and I have played host to several visitors lately. My parents left on Monday after being here for 5 days. While they were here my Aunt Ione and Uncle Guy visited for 2 days. My brother and his wife will be here Saturday and will be staying for a week. A couple weeks ago we hosted my friend Joe who is going through Marine Corps Officer Training at Quantico. We’ve had some issues though… our main line drain backed up so we had a bit of sewage come up the drains in our basement. As you can imagine that was not very pleasant. Thankfully we have a good landlord and he had someone out the next day to fix it. Those plumbers charged him $330 dollars an hour for the work. What a rip. Along with an annoying housing association, and trying to figure out my taxes… March is turning out to be a busy month.
Here’s a few pictures from the grandparents visit:
