INSPIRATIONAL
For Such A Time
As
This
Julie Arduini
It’s not a matter of “if”. But “when”.
Defining moments come to everyone.
How will you respond when yours
comes knocking?
We just wrapped up our son’s first
semester of college and as always, I
marvel at God’s hand in our lives.
Brian is a commuter student, and the
university has a policy that if you live
50 or more miles away from campus,
you must live on campus. We live 49
miles away. He qualified as a
commuter, but it definitely took a toll
as it was an hour away one way.
As the weather changed and the
assignments increased, it was a
challenge for him. Professors
explained he would be at a deficit
because there were group projects.
Most students lived on campus and
met at night. Our son didn’t know
how he’d make the schedule work.
That meant he wouldn’t get home
until midnight, traveling on a busy
highway known for accidents.
At one point he wanted to just be
done, quit. He knew with the other
campuses associated with the school
would most likely transfer to a closer
one. That didn’t help him at the
moment. He was tired. The drive was
draining. The homework was
demanding. He needed
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