Voice in the Wilderness

This is still new to me in a lot of ways. Travis has invited me to post to this blog. It's kind flattering to know that someone wants to hear your views - and humbling to a degree. This is just a brief intro so you'll know who I am when you see my posts.

I grew up in a small town in rural Kansas - by small I mean 500 people - where most people are pretty conservative - and I include myself in that although I have the feeling I may be a little more moderate now than I was in my younger days. I have a degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from Kansas State University with a double major in advertising and public relations. I did a year of graduate school in advertising and some post-baccalaureate studies in education at UT.

After working at UT for several years in the Wasserman Library at the School of Public Affairs, and in the Registrar's Office, I left UT to work for the TX Higher Education Coordinating Board, which is where I've been for the last 6 years. I work with student loans and student loan repayment assistance programs. Because I was the first one in my family to get a college degree, I firmly believe that anyone who wants a college education should be able to get one.

I've started my own blog called "The Land of Awes (Oz) at http://aweslife.blogspot.com/ I figure that since I'm not in Kansas anymore (sans Toto), I must be in Oz. You'll find that my posts both here and on my own blog site will reflect my Judeo-Christian world view.

As an aside, I may be sporadic in posts for a while as I leave tomorrow (11/2) for a 2 week study tour in Israel, where I really will be in the wilderness part of the time. The study tour is led by Rob Harrell who is the Sr. Pastor at First Evangelical Free Church where I am a member.

I look forward to sharing with whoever else is out there, and getting your feed back as well.

Shalom for now!