Welcome to New York, it’s been waiting for you!! The day has finally come! I also should add that it’s been the best airplane experience in a while. There are probably like 30 people on the flight, and each person has an entire row all to themselves.
First off, it is weird leaving everything I know behind. Every school I ever attended, every friend I ever made, even every guy I’ve ever talked to. Weird.
It was a really odd feeling as I took my car keys off my keychain. Like, not having a car is not something I never would have expected!
Secondly, there is a sense of independence that overwhelmed me. I am about to do everything on my own, to an extent. My decisions are mine, and I am excited to see what it means for my future.
Thirdly, everything I own that to me has “value” fit into a few boxes and a couple checked bags. It’s pretty cool, actually. De-cluttering has a sense of accomplishment tied to it, a sense of growing up as well.
So here’s to the good part. The part that I’ve been trying to figure out how I wanted to share with you all in the first place.
My family is the most supportive, loving group of sillies God could have ever given me. And to this, I thank him so much for. I wouldn’t want it any other way and am truly honored and blessed to be a part of this awesome family. They each helped me realize that there is really so much more to the world than I’ve seen. Chances like this don’t always come around. No matter what I would have decided, they would back me up 110%. They would do absolutely anything for me. If it was the Hunger Games, they would pull a Katniss Everdeen and volunteer as tribute for me. There is no denying the love that they have over me and I over them.
I have met my friends for a reason. Sometimes, that reason is to bring me closer to God. Sometimes, that reason is to help me figure out who I am. Sometimes, that reason is to help me experience different things, to grow in different ways, to push me to try different things and accept who I am out of all of it. As I looked around at all the people in my life over the past week in Texas, I realized something dramatically important. Everyone there is so different, they each influence me in so many different ways. We may have known each other for a short period of time, or since the beginning, but for some reason we were supposed to be in each others lives. I am grateful for that tremendously.
I have never been so strong in my life. It’s important to recognize that I would not have been able to take this leap of faith without the strength within. I know that this is due to what I have been through. Love, heartbreak, studies, work, worship and all of it. It all happened in my life for a reason.
I have absolutely no idea what God’s plan is for my life, but I do know this: It. Is. Worth. It. God’s timing is miraculous and I see so much of how he has worked in my life. God has tested me, shown me who I am in the process. He is letting me know that I am capable of literally anything. A year ago I would never have imagined this is where I would be. Praise the Lord it didn’t work out how I thought it was. I know by trusting him with my life, I get to have the best relationship with him and experience everything he has to offer for my life. Sure I’ve made mistakes, I make them every day. We all do. But I know he loves me and forgives me. I’m worthy of the kingdom he has waiting for us all. All we have to do is live, breathe and be happy. Find the light in everything we do. Who knows, maybe you’ll find yourself sitting on a plane taking you to the rest of your life.
As Andy Grammer put it, "The world is yours, what are you waiting for?"
First off, it is weird leaving everything I know behind. Every school I ever attended, every friend I ever made, even every guy I’ve ever talked to. Weird.
It was a really odd feeling as I took my car keys off my keychain. Like, not having a car is not something I never would have expected!
Secondly, there is a sense of independence that overwhelmed me. I am about to do everything on my own, to an extent. My decisions are mine, and I am excited to see what it means for my future.
Thirdly, everything I own that to me has “value” fit into a few boxes and a couple checked bags. It’s pretty cool, actually. De-cluttering has a sense of accomplishment tied to it, a sense of growing up as well.
So here’s to the good part. The part that I’ve been trying to figure out how I wanted to share with you all in the first place.
My family is the most supportive, loving group of sillies God could have ever given me. And to this, I thank him so much for. I wouldn’t want it any other way and am truly honored and blessed to be a part of this awesome family. They each helped me realize that there is really so much more to the world than I’ve seen. Chances like this don’t always come around. No matter what I would have decided, they would back me up 110%. They would do absolutely anything for me. If it was the Hunger Games, they would pull a Katniss Everdeen and volunteer as tribute for me. There is no denying the love that they have over me and I over them.
I have met my friends for a reason. Sometimes, that reason is to bring me closer to God. Sometimes, that reason is to help me figure out who I am. Sometimes, that reason is to help me experience different things, to grow in different ways, to push me to try different things and accept who I am out of all of it. As I looked around at all the people in my life over the past week in Texas, I realized something dramatically important. Everyone there is so different, they each influence me in so many different ways. We may have known each other for a short period of time, or since the beginning, but for some reason we were supposed to be in each others lives. I am grateful for that tremendously.
I have never been so strong in my life. It’s important to recognize that I would not have been able to take this leap of faith without the strength within. I know that this is due to what I have been through. Love, heartbreak, studies, work, worship and all of it. It all happened in my life for a reason.
I have absolutely no idea what God’s plan is for my life, but I do know this: It. Is. Worth. It. God’s timing is miraculous and I see so much of how he has worked in my life. God has tested me, shown me who I am in the process. He is letting me know that I am capable of literally anything. A year ago I would never have imagined this is where I would be. Praise the Lord it didn’t work out how I thought it was. I know by trusting him with my life, I get to have the best relationship with him and experience everything he has to offer for my life. Sure I’ve made mistakes, I make them every day. We all do. But I know he loves me and forgives me. I’m worthy of the kingdom he has waiting for us all. All we have to do is live, breathe and be happy. Find the light in everything we do. Who knows, maybe you’ll find yourself sitting on a plane taking you to the rest of your life.
As Andy Grammer put it, "The world is yours, what are you waiting for?"