Growing up, I knew one thing--I would never be a teacher. My great grandmother, great grandfather, uncle, aunt, and mother were all teachers. I was going to be different. My attitude toward school swung between boiling rage and a desperate need to win approval. None of these things suggested teaching as my future career path, but God had other plans.

On this first episode of Pip Lab, I’m telling you the full and unexpected story of how a thirty-year-old wedding photographer jumped ship to become a teacher. This is the origin story of Pip Lab.