Hello, St. Mark Friends! David and I were asked to submit an article for our seminary newsletter about what it's like to attend seminary together. We took a humorous approach (hard to believe, huh?!!?) and thought you might like to read it.
The Truth About Attending Seminary With Your Spouse...
Before coming to seminary, our CPM identified one of our goals as “stay married!” We thought they were joking, but we soon learned there was wisdom in this statement. So here it is -- the good, the bad, and the ugly of attending seminary with your spouse…
The Good: We spend a lot of time together. In our life before seminary, we were like ships passing in the night as we juggled busy work, volunteer, church, and social schedules. Jill complained that she wanted more quality time with David, while David longed to have more time away from work to spend with Jill. The solution: find a way to spend more time together. Seminary has definitely solved that problem! We now spend as many hours in a day together as we did apart before we made the move, and in most ways, this has been a blessing. We work well together and truly enjoy each other’s company, and as it turns out, we’re good study partners, too!
The Bad: We spend a lot of time together. At times it feels like we have little privacy or independence. We’re in class together. We have the same assignments. Our high stress times are the same. Oh, and the big house we lived in? That’s now a small apartment. This leads to comments like, “honey, I love you, but unless you’re having a heart attack or the building is on fire, please don’t bother me for the next two hours.”
The Ugly: We spend a lot of time together. It’s midnight, and there is a NT final in the morning. One wonders whether a particular argument of Paul’s is found in Galatians or Ephesians, and the other wonders who is Paul? Why am I awake at this hour? Is this really a true call? And about that quality time…
The Redeemed: Whether good, bad, or ugly, we have experienced the grace of Christ who redeems our time, our individual lives, and our marriage, and we are grateful for the opportunity to experience our seminary journeys together.
The Truth About Attending Seminary With Your Spouse...
Before coming to seminary, our CPM identified one of our goals as “stay married!” We thought they were joking, but we soon learned there was wisdom in this statement. So here it is -- the good, the bad, and the ugly of attending seminary with your spouse…
The Good: We spend a lot of time together. In our life before seminary, we were like ships passing in the night as we juggled busy work, volunteer, church, and social schedules. Jill complained that she wanted more quality time with David, while David longed to have more time away from work to spend with Jill. The solution: find a way to spend more time together. Seminary has definitely solved that problem! We now spend as many hours in a day together as we did apart before we made the move, and in most ways, this has been a blessing. We work well together and truly enjoy each other’s company, and as it turns out, we’re good study partners, too!
The Bad: We spend a lot of time together. At times it feels like we have little privacy or independence. We’re in class together. We have the same assignments. Our high stress times are the same. Oh, and the big house we lived in? That’s now a small apartment. This leads to comments like, “honey, I love you, but unless you’re having a heart attack or the building is on fire, please don’t bother me for the next two hours.”
The Ugly: We spend a lot of time together. It’s midnight, and there is a NT final in the morning. One wonders whether a particular argument of Paul’s is found in Galatians or Ephesians, and the other wonders who is Paul? Why am I awake at this hour? Is this really a true call? And about that quality time…
The Redeemed: Whether good, bad, or ugly, we have experienced the grace of Christ who redeems our time, our individual lives, and our marriage, and we are grateful for the opportunity to experience our seminary journeys together.
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