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The Musings of a Soon-To-Be Graduate

May 13, 2010

I'm sitting in a mostly empty room (which is a mess as it has been for the majority of the semester) waiting for 2 o'clock to roll around for yet another last as my college career comes to an end (Note in case you're wondering I started this blog left my last Yamatos Time at 2 and now I'm back waiting around time with some of my favorites).  It's hard to believe to that four years have come and gone.  They feel as if they flown but at the same time crept along.  It's bittersweet as I cherish the last remaining moments at Gardner-Webb.  College was nothing I expected.  It was so much more.  There have been tears and times of deep confusion and pain, but the joy and the laughter have always outweighed.

Endings always bring me back to the beginnings.  Back to where it all started.  I came to Gardner-Webb as I was just beginning to realize the God is a God who always loves us.  I came to Gardner-Webb in some ways to escape.  To start anew.  To reinvent myself.  I found instead that sometimes the place we want to escape is exactly where we want and need to be the most.  That starting anew does not mean forgetting what we have been brought out of as I once believed  Instead starting anew means rejoicing in God's sovereignty as depicted in our pasts through our pasts.  I did start anew while at GWU, but anew in my perspective of what my past means to me...the chance to cherish it and see the beauty in it.  The beauty in the brokenness.  Reinventing myself does not mean changing who I am to fit a mold.  It means finding myself in the One who calls me His.  It means living to glorify Him.

Here are some lessons I have learned and will always cherish as I set out on the next leg of my journey...

His dreams always surpass my own.
 He is truly the God who is able to do more than we can ask for or imagine.  Trust me four years ago I never fathomed that I would be going to Spain or that would get to travel to Ecuador, Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Wales...and Boiling Springs and Lake Placid...I never taught about being an ESL teacher or let alone pursuing foreign missions...But He did.



 Family...they're insane...but they are always there when I need them...they love you regardless...put up with you at the best and at the worst...keep you laughing...help you keep life in true perspective...give you the courage to believe in yourself because they believe in you...


The best friends are the ones you never expect to have...

The times which seem to be the biggest challenges are often the times where we find the biggest joys, too..


Friends are a gift...cherish them always...




Life is messy, but always worth it


God pieces our lives together perfectly...He brings us together for a reason...


Kids put life in perspective


Take time and enjoy the beauty of life around you


Take pleasure in the simple things




He is always faithful...always...




There are endless opportunities awaiting...we just have to be obedient and trust Him...



As stated above it's hard to believe that in a few days I will walk across that stage and drive away from Gardner-Webb...I'm excited for what lays ahead but I will always be thankful and blessed because of my time at Gardner-Webb...
 
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