Hey Blog! It’s been quite some time since I have written a post, but I am back Life has been really fast and crazy lately, but I finally decided to get this site back up and running because I love all my readers and I have missed each one of ya’ll so much! For those of you who don’t know I am about to start my second semester of college in just two days. It’s crazy to think that the last time I wrote on here I still hadn’t even graduated high school, but here we are. Time has most certainly flown. I wish I was sitting here writing about how amazing my first college semester was, and although it was great, it has been the most changeling and toughest time of my life. If you are a high schooler, college student, or maybe even a middle-aged adult I hope you can relate to this blog and that it can be a blessing in your life.
Some of the negatives I had in my first college semester was…
• I cried for three hours straight because I missed my family
• I woke up in the middle of the night surprised that I wasn’t in my bed at home
• I experienced the most stress I’ve ever had in my entire life
• I had many bloody noses due to stressing myself out
• I had a full-on panic attack because I missed an assignment I didn’t even know I had
• I made my first F in college
• I dealt with head lice
• I got sick and my daddy had to come pick me up from school (shoutout to my dad)
• I had my first car accident (yes, it was my fault)
• I got hate letters from a fellow dorm student
• I saw somebody overdose
• I boo-hoo cried every time I drove back to school after visiting home
Don’t misunderstand me, I love my school, but it’s been hard. I began to realize how much I missed the familiar things I had grown up with back home. I began to miss things I hadn’t really ever given a thought to prior to moving out. I hated/hate how much I felt like I missed while I was away…all the memories…all the milestones of my siblings and high school friends. Although it has been very trying I have also learned so much during my first college semester.
I didn’t think college was going to teach me as much as it did. I was so wrong. And I’m talking about outside of the classroom. College is huge change, at least for me it was. I learned that…
• You’re not the only student who has no idea what they are doing…even the upper classmates are just as confused as you are
• It’s totally okay to ask for help, we all need it
• Don’t be afraid to step outside of your comfort zone, sometimes that’s how you met your best friends
• Your GPA is important, but it doesn’t define who you are
• Study don’t procrastinate (I learned the hard way)
• Don’t neglect to spend time in the Word of God no matter how busy you may be, God should be more important to you than your grades
• Just because you go to a bible college doesn’t mean everyone is/acts like believers, choose your friends wisely
• Go to office hours!! I can’t stress that enough.
Although I have had a semester filled with many lows God has stayed faithful and I am so thankful for the continuing goodness of God in my life despite the emotional rollercoaster I have been on lately. I have seen and felt God working all throughout this semester and experienced many highs as well. Some of my highs were…
• I started to see my faith as my faith and not my just my parent’s faith
• I met some of my best friends, I seriously couldn’t have gotten through without them
• I received the sweetest messages from my siblings when I needed them the most
• I began to truly start valuing my parents, they are my best friends I am so thankful for them
• I learned so much throughout my classes
• I made many lifelong memories
• I got plugged in with a great church on campus
• I served in my new community
• I got a job
• I had middle school best friends while classroom observing
• I got accepted into college missions’ program
• I became an intern at my denominations international mission’s office and had the best time with the best people
• I had deep conversations with friends back home who valued what I had to say and gave me the best advice
I am continuing to thank Jesus for this amazing, chaotic, emotional, and epic college semester and I am looking forward to many more with many more stories to tell in the future. No, it hasn’t been easy, but it has been so worth it. Shoutout to all my family and friends who helped me survive when it felt like I couldn’t keep going. To the person reading this, if you need someone to support you or listen to you no matter what stage of life you are currently in don’t hesitate to reach out to me via the contact sheet at the bottom of my blog. I love ya’ll so much, and He loves you so much more