Settled

Sometimes life has a way of just slipping by day by day but lately for me it has been weeks and months that have flown by. I spent summer serving others in Paris, different states and even in a different country, loving on my babysitting kids, and trying to spend as much time as possible with my favorite people. Eventually I found myself packing up most of my belongings and heading three hours Northeast to move in at Indiana Wesleyan University this weekend. I feel like I've experienced all of the emotions over the past week of being mournful telling most of my friends and family goodbye, giving a lot of people the classic eye roll after they tell me "you know what they say.." after I explain to them that I chose to room with my high school best friend, but ultimately being extremely thrilled to move away and get to establish myself and who God has called me to be somewhere other than Paris. Throughout the busyness of New Student Orientation and telling my family goodbye, I've found time to make new friends that I know are quality because they are rooted in the same Christian faith that I am and have found several moments of joy and laughter as I normally have a tendency to break things and be clumsy, however I've gotten to witness a few moments of someone else breaking things too (hotels need to take issues seriously the first time you call and then they would have less damage).  I've felt sorrowful for my mom this weekend as I would look over and see her eyes filled with tears (tears of sadness for herself, but ultimately tears of happiness for me). However, I am constantly reminded that no matter what, I have several cheerleaders back at home who are so excited to see me get settled here at IWU and spread my wings because I have dreams that they know I am so very capable of achieving with the right people behind me (them, duh!) and for that, I am so thankful. I am ultimately excited to meet new people, start taking classes in my majors (youth ministries and psychology!), and growing deeper in my relationship with Christ. I ask that you pray for my dependency on God's strength and not on my own, being present here whether that be with the people I meet or in the classes I take, and for me to be willing to just trust His will more.