Some Sentiments

I feel like one of the guys that crewed the boat in The Perfect Storm. My life has changed in some major ways recently and the result is a certain choppiness to it all. At the same time I am looking ahead to the calm of what it will be when it is over. God has been showing me purpose and direction that has given me a determination and a peace that really transcends words. Though I am assailed, I shall not falter.

I am graduating from Eastern University with a Bachelors of Science in Psychology this May of 2009. I've been growing quite nostalgic at the thought of leaving. It has been an incredible experience as a whole. God continually points out events and happenings in my life that could only take place because I followed through with the decision to go to Eastern, which I felt God was telling me in a very real way to do.

Living with my grandparents has taught me so much about growing and maturing in a healthy way. I praise God for their love- they have cared for me when others have not. Being a part of my church and some of the ministries they run has been so good to learn from. The jobs that I have had, working in a cafeteria, working with the elderly, working with autistic children, and even landscaping; each has taught me more than I could have ever expected about teamwork and leadership and confrontation/conflict resolution. I am truly blessed to have had so many awesome experiences in such a short time.

I have slowed things down this semester- only school and work for me now. I decided that I wanted to be focused on what God has in store for me in the next stage of my life. I am in a strange time because my life is coming to a close in one stage, and in another I am being born afresh. Here I run a race of transition, one in which it is difficult to know what pace I should be setting for myself. I am truly excited for all that God has for me in the coming years!