Well, you made it

(Our family has a favourite story that ends with the phrase started in the title of this post. I won't complete the phrase here.)
My thesis defense went very well--I received a clear pass, something I never would have expected. Thank the Lord for his mercy and for many, many faithful friends who have supported me in prayer.
To celebrate, we went out to a wonderful restaurant just a few minutes' walk from our NI home away from home.
Gwen has been calling everyone she knows and congratulations have been pouring in.
Again, we are so blessed!