Long Road to Art School
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Life Changing Moment #4 - Back to School & Driving Trucks
Back to School
It was at this time that my wife encouraged me to call Indiana Wesleyan University, where I began to study art. My professor was only a year older than me, and we really hit it off. One day he said to me, “Why don’t you get your degree, and then you could get this professorship. I’m getting ready to switch schools.” I remember it like it was yesterday. That was when I uttered those famous words that have since defined my life - “I’LL NEVER TEACH ART.”
Driving Trucks
In order to pay my way through college, I went to truck driving school so I could make a living while studying. I started working part time driving trucks while going to school. It was working out really well because the routes were local and I could work around my school schedule.
As I was beginning to get settled in, I got a call to go from a trucking company that specialized in “over-the-road” long haul driving. They were trying to fill spots for their two-man teams. I was really struggling with the financial end of my life at that time, so I figured the money was too good to turn down. Of course, I had to quit school, since I would be gone 10-14 days at a time. Just as I was beginning to work my way back into my art, I allowed myself to get sidetracked again.
As I was pulling out of town with my partner on my very first run across country, I looked down at the pictures I had brought of my family and said, “I can’t do this.” Everything and everyone I cared about was back at home and I would be driving all over the country. The experienced, somewhat crusty, trucker I was with looked at me and said, “You’ll get used to it.” I replied, “I don’t WANT to get used to it.”
On one of my layovers back at home, I got together with my pastor and explained to him the situation. He assured me that God would give me another opportunity.
Amazingly enough, it happened sooner than I expected.
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