Surprise before leaving

With only days until leaving for Iceland, I was asked to travel to my university for a meeting. Little did I know that this was no ordinary request. My colleagues in the School of Psychology and Counseling can keep a secret better than the NSA.

As I heard the award introduction, it took a few sentences before the information clicked.
I received the Regent University Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching. This is an overwhelming honor for which I am profoundly grateful. As I tell my students, teaching is about investing in lives of students who become our legacy in professional counseling.

Here I am with Chancellor Dr Pat Robertson, who presented my award. And in a few days I am traveling to teach in Iceland. After three years of chaos and family distress, I feel like emerging into the sunlight. I am indeed blessed.