Obtaining my Master’s degree was hard work.  I remember going to Bible study one Wednesday while I was in graduate school.  My pastor made a statement that stuck with me.  I held on to it for the rest of graduate school.  Really, I reflect on it often when times get tough.  Now that I’ve created some anticipation, are you ready for what he said?  He said something to the effect that it’s easier to endure a trial when there is a set end.  I grabbed that and held on to it because there was a set end for my time at school.  The requirements to obtain my degree were clearly…