This summer has been one of the most eventful summers I have ever had. Its been filled with countless church services, Kingdom Family dinners, laughs, and endless worship sessions. Its going by faster than all of us would like, and its becoming bittersweet. Skyler & I have been on the phone for about an hour now, and we have come to the realization that this is our last high school summer. Next year will be filled with things in order to prepare for our next chapter; college. For some reason that's making me very emotional. Why? I still have another year being in high school. Another year filled with memories with my best friends right next to me.
This past week put it into perspective when I walked onto a college campus, and I felt so at home. The worship music playing around the campus had me instantly captivated. It made everything so real. Being so excited for the new adventure, but also sad to close this chapter of my life. None of us have any idea what to expect when it comes to college. We're all separating. Skyler is going out of state. I'm either going 4 hours away or 16... that's a big difference. The change is happening. With time, comes change. Whether your ready for that change or not, it's going to happen.
I never thought I'd be sad to see high school come to an end. But after this past year, I just want to stay in our little Jesus-loving friend group, forever. But I know wherever God puts us, He has amazing things planned. We have some adjusting to do as this new year approaches. Cynthia is going off to college. She's the 'mom' of the group, always making sure everyone is alright, so that's going to be an interesting adjustment. She has already been doing huge things in her life. Like common, what 18 year olds do you know, that have their real estate license? Oh, right... Cynthia does!!! (Sorry not sorry, proud best friend moment!!!!) She is going to do so much good over the next year. But change is happening & its inevitable. Our lunch group will change. The whole dynamic of the friend group is going to change. But not all change is bad. Yes, we will miss Cynthia everyday. But that doesn't mean we won't make senior year the best year of high school yet. And after junior year, we have a lot of work to do.
Throughout this year, we all grew in so many different aspects of life. In faith. In relationships. In trust. In maturity. In wisdom. We all came out of this school year completely different then the way we went in. This next year will be the same way, a lot of growth.
My goal for senior year is to not only strengthen my relationship with God on a daily basis, but to strengthen my relationships with others. God has placed some amazing friends into my life, memories with people that I will hold near and dear to my heart for the rest of my life.
God has come in and wrecked all of our lives for the better.
How many teenagers do you know, that when they hang out, they go to church? Because that is basically all we do. Church. Church. And more church. But no one said we were complaining. We love to learn more & more about our amazing Father and Creator. We love to worship. We love to experience different types of worship, and be surrounded by different people.
This year will be a new experience for all of us in the Kingdom Family. Filled with growth. Filled with countless opportunities to make memories, and ultimately become closer to God.
This went from a sappy post, to being excited for what senior year holds... not how I planned, well anyways. Love all of y'all.
"Lord, direct me throughout my journey so I can experience your plans for my life. Reveal the life-paths that are pleasing to you." - Psalms 25:4 (TPT)
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