At age 26, I had the world by the tail. As a new Ph.D., I had my first academic appointment, a new house and a new marriage.
Three years later, all of those things were gone. The job didn't work out like I wanted and I took a research position. My wife decided she didn't want to be married anymore and didn't come with me. So, by age 30 I had learned that I wasn't in control. A hard lesson for a control freak.
I had grown up going to church, but it didn't have much meaning for me. I decided to start going again during this rough period.
The pastor at the church I started attending was a really great guy and seemed to be genuinely interested in me, rather than recruiting another member of the congregation. After attending a weekly bible study at his house, I decided to give over control of my life to Jesus. It was actually an easy decision as I was pretty sure he'd do a better job of it than I would.
Since then, I have felt a lot more fulfilled in the last 10 years than I did in my first 30 years. I've got a new wife and wonderful stepson, a career I love and a much better attitude.
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- Name:
- Chris Womack
- Location:
- Harrisonburg, VA, VA
- University:
- James Madison University
- Department:
- Kinesiology & Physical Education
My Life
- My friends describe me as:
- humorous
- Hobbies:
- running, reading, watching my stepson play high school football.
- Fantasy dinner guests:
- Jesus (Have to have that one, right?), Thomas Jefferson, Arthur Lydiard, Bill Cosby
- In college I drove a:
- 72 Plymouth Valiant. Ugly green color. It was beautiful.
- My worst subject in school:
- Geology. I could have done better, but I took this freshman year and didn't concentrate on it much.
- College for undergrad degree:
- James Madison University
- Best advice I ever got:
- Hard to say, a lot of things my dad told me over the years have proved true...
- Favorite books:
- Once a Runner, Running with the Buffaloes, Screwtape Letters, Blue Like Jazz, The Junction Boys, The Great Divorce, The Bible
- Favorite movies:
- Wedding Crashers, Old School, Good Will Hunting, Dogtown and Z-boys, Juno
- Favorite city:
- Harrisonburg, VA
- Favorite coffee:
- Whatever's coming out of my coffee maker, not picky...
- Nobody knows I:
- have grown to like my wife's little yappy dog.
- If I weren't a professor, I would:
- be an engineer.
- Latest accomplishment:
- qualified for the Boston Marathon.
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Deon says:
July 28, 2011 at 8:20pm
Now I feel suiptd. That's cleared it up for me