Senior Year

This semester has been incredible. It has gone by way too fast, but looking back I seem to have learned so much. My 21^st birthday seems like just yesterday, literally. It’s amazing, however, to see my changes between junior and senior year. Moving in with 5 others girls last August was a large adjustment for me… thankfully this year has been much smoother, as I have learned that I am not always right and I have 5 great roommates that are always there for me and always striving to serve me. I can’t pinpoint where I started to change and mature but I think a lot has been happening over the past year. Last fall was a rough semester academically and that unfortunately affected my social life as well. Once I committed to studying abroad, I knew that I would have a few weeks before I left in February. Those 4-5 weeks I was in Athens where some of the most fun I have had in college. It really showed me how much I let my school work dictate my life and mood. Traveling abroad obviously brought maturity in different ways but nothing super specific. Now, months after being back in the states I feel like much wiser and mature. Don't get me wrong, I still have so much to learn and have lots more of maturing to do (Do you ever reach a level of maturity and stop? That's another discussion...) But its just encouraging to see that God is moving in me. He has totally softened my heart and has recently taught me that my life is so temporary and isn't even for me. This life is for Him and I am to serve Him by serving others. This year has been better just because I want to serve my roommates and my family. It's incredible that the Lord has given me this desire to serve other people. Every day I fight against myself because its not easy to constantly serve, but I'm learning how to lean on God to give me that strength. So this semester has taught me a lot. Know that it is coming to an end, I am facing the reality of my future. I am leaving UGA and maybe Athens in about 6 months, with no idea whats ahead of me. I am learning, now, how to take advantage of every minute of each day. I tend to dread about graduating and the season of change that is on its way, but I know that doesn't get much accomplished. Every day is new but God, thankfully, is always the same.

I am thankful for where I am and what I am learning. I am also thankful for the peace that I have now and the maturity that I have grown into over the past year.