It has been one of the fullest, hardest, and most revealing years I've experienced so far. I have cried, laughed, gone without sleep and without rest. I have continued to learn the value of family and friends (and chocolate. I mean really though).
My last semester of high school began in the middle of a ridiculously cold week, and I started to agonize about where I'd be in the fall. I had it narrowed down to three schools, but the decision of which one to attend remained unknown for a couple of difficult months. Meanwhile, I was experiencing my first two college classes at a local community college, finishing up my last homeschool classes, and buckling down on Bible quizzing. As the end of the semester approached, I also started stressing about a summer job, fundraising for my trip to Kenya, and getting everything in order for me to attend my (finally) chosen university.
Over the summer, I worked two jobs, endured college orientation (the semester was still over two months away; I was not prepared to think about being a college student yet), and attended my last national Bible quiz meet as a quizzer. I finished up getting my shots for Kenya and packed a couple of days before I left. I loved the days I spent in Kenya, even those fifty hours I went with only two hours of sleep.
After Kenya, I had a week before college started. I spent one of those days throwing everything I thought I might possibly need into one room, and then we threw everything from that room into a vehicle the morning of move-in day.
Those first couple of weeks of college were completely exhausting, but I pulled through. Saturdays became my favorite days, and I loved the weekends I came home (or my family came down). Fall break and Thanksgiving break flew by, finals week lasted about a month, and then I collapsed into Christmas vacation. We got a puppy, I've been working part time, and I can't believe that it is New Year's Eve already.
I debated declaring any goals for the next year, but hey: I'm already doing the post, so why not go all the way? In twenty-fifteen, I want to grow so much closer to my heavenly Father. I want to live healthier, deal with stress better, and always show God's love in my words and actions.
This last year has been rough a few times. This last month has had its moments. But its good times far outweighed the rocky parts.
See ya soon, 2015.
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