Back at Acton

This week has been very eventful back at Acton. Tuesday through Thursday we had a door to door "Sales Challenge". This was something I have been looking forward to all year. As many of you know, I started my Edward Jones business by going door to door in Cleburne; it's how I sparked many of my relationships. Thus, I felt I had a good chance to win the challenge; we were selling Austin Junior League cook books. One of my friends and teammates, Jason Herd, plays guitar, so we had the idea to play a Cook Book Jingle to get our foot in the door (literally) and sell some cookbooks. It worked great! Unfortunately, our team ended up getting 2nd. Thankfully, I learned more about myself and how I can be more effective selling (which I will hopefully do one day when starting my own business).

On Friday we had a debreif at Acton on our service projects. Each student was asked to spend 8 consecutive hours with someone in need. Fellow students shared some very compelling stories; each story reiterrated what life is really all about (Mathew 22:36-39). I shared my story about spending the day with my ninety-four year old great aunt. The experience was indelible. Time "stopped" and I was able to reflect on how precious our time truly is.

So, I am excited about this last semester at Acton. I really want to thank you for your support and prayers throughout this time in my life. I met with many family and friends over the break and was very encouraged by your kind words and thoughfulness for my future. It was also a blessing to hang out with you Murf (my close friend Charlie Hutto pictured above) in Nashville. My prayer this last semester is that I will absorb as much as possible from this spring classes and wonderful master teachers. I also hope and pray that I can be an encouragement to others. Have a wonderful and blessed 2009 and take some some time off to think about "what's most important".

God bless,

Travis