What Keeps You Humbled?
Let's journey back to the winter of 1993 when I first started teaching, and I was living 7 hours away from my parents. The phone conversation with my mother went something like this: "David, you're doing what!?" "Mom, it's fine. I've just decided to block off the kitchen and bedroom and sleep on the sofa." "And why do you think that's a good idea? You just graduated from college. How bad can it be?" "I know. It's just that I can't afford to heat my entire apartment. This old house must not be insulated very well because last month's heat bill was horrible. I just can't afford it. I'm even wearing a stocking cap to sleep. It keeps me warmer." "Well, clearly you need to work harder so you can move somewhere and not freeze to death." ------------------------------------------------------- Fortunately I did work harder. I moved to teach in Michigan, got married, and earned two