As most of you know Josh and I have been working on our doctorates in music. Over the last 3 years we both have finished all course work and recitals and comprehensive exams. You would think that all of that work was the hard stuff, but we are ever reminded of that one lingering test.
The one last project that will solidify our education and cap off the last 10 or 15 years of college study....the thesis. What many don't know going into a doctorate degree is the cost once you are "all done" with coursework. The university that both Josh and I attended, like many other universities, charges a fee per semester once you are considered ABD (All But Dissertation). What we and others are not prepared for is how much that fee costs when you are just starting out in the work force.
Don't get me wrong, I relish the fact that I invested in my college education and I do plan to pay off these student loans, but it is a burden of which I have had since 1994. I know that God has this handled and I know that somehow both Josh and I will be able to pay the registration fees that we incur every semester until we are done with our theses. It is a daily struggle sometimes to get up in the morning with this looming.
Some would say "Just do it" or "Just get it done" like it's easy to sit and write about something that is a requirement. In fact, this is THE hardest thing I have ever had to put my mind to and the more I work on it the more I feel overwhelmed, but I will press on. One thing I am learning the more I face this fear of writing is that God has never left and he never will. I will finish and so will Josh and someday soon I will be signing this blog as Dr. Bynum.
God Bless
HB
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