I find it hard to believe that the summer is nearly over. As you’ve no doubt noticed, Mandy and I have taken a bit of an extended hiatus from blogging. As Mandy already explained, we were not accepted into any of the PhD programs we applied to this year. Even so, our summer has been more than busy enough.

Things began with commencement ceremonies at GCTS in May. Both Mandy and I graduated with honors on both our MA degrees. The two weeks after commencement saw us teaching a summer module at Davis College, our alma mater. It was a great opportunity, and we’re very thankful to Dr. George Snyder and Davis College for giving us this great opportunity. Nothing like starting your summer with a fast paced jaunt through the Latter Prophets.

Within two weeks of the class finishing we were moving to Maryland, where we’ll be living as we improve our applications in order to achieve the desired result when we apply again to PhD programs. Of course, the rest of the summer has been packed with unpacking (no pun intended), finding jobs, and otherwise doing all the things that are required when one relocates.

With that said, I hope to return to blogging with more regularity soon. I have a dozen very interesting thoughts swirling in my mind, and since I’ve no papers to write, presentations to prepare or other ways to allow these thoughts out of my mind, I expect to make use of our blog for that purpose. In the meantime, I encourage you to check out Ancient Hebrew Grammar, a new blog that has now officially opened.