What have we learned here?

Well one thing that we've learned, is that consistency is not really a strength of mine...but that's an old lesson when it comes to this little project of mine. But I come back to this, bearing fantastic news-

I'M DONE! (for now)

I have finished my first year of college and finished well if I do say so myself. I ended the year with a satisfactory GPA, and more importantly I passed all of my proficiency exams. More important than that, I ended up with some pretty stellar friendships and a stronger sense of self, and a different/ deeper understanding of my faith and Jesus. I did not accomplish all of my goals, and there is a part of me that is a little sad about that, but I do have to keep in mind that it was only the first year, and I've got A LOT of time left for growing (thank you Jesus!).

It's the strangest thing really- having two completely different zip codes in which you have two pretty separate lives. I have been home for about a week, and while it was definitely time to be away from Murray for a little while, I will admit to missing the people, and the familiar surroundings, the day-to-day routine, and the liberating independence that my first two semesters of college life afforded me. I miss being able to sit up with my suite-mate and watch dumb movies on netflix and talk until 3:30 in the morning. I miss being able to go over to the music building at any hour of the day and know who I'm gonna find in the practice rooms. I might even miss that random guy who was ALWAYS benching during my walk to class, making me wish I had taken the other paths (okay...maybe not that guy). However, I definitely do NOT miss having my family many hours away and I have LOVED being back at my home church. I have enjoyed the peace that is being in my own room in my own house and the productivity that I have, have not, taken part in.

The craziest thing, is that I have been blessed with an opportunity to be on staff at the church camp I grew up going to- Aldersgate, and I could not be more thrilled for the chance to serve, and ultimately show Jesus to elementary- high school students. Which means yet another zip code to add to my life. This one is still closer to home than school is, and I will be able to go home on some weekends, which will be a nice change, but it definitely is shaping up to be a very different summer than I had pictured. I am a little apprehensive about this whole ordeal and the voices in my head are my mental dialogue is going into overdrive with everything I feel like I need to do to be "prepared." But I know that there is nothing else I could be doing this summer that would be able to measure up to this experience, and I know that this is what the Lord has for me, and for that I could not be more excited. I believe that incredible things are going to happen this summer at camp, and I am so honored to be apart of them, and I cannot wait to see things unfold!