Change is Great

So, this year marks the last year of school before I head into the real world! It was scary to think about when someone asked me how I felt.  I just gave a response that was simple, saying "if I talk about it, the year will go by fast and I do not want that to happen yet."  However, I am pumped that it is my last year because I have accomplished so much and learned even more than I thought I would ever learn!!!  This year has started off great! I have a set schedule as to what I do everyday and it repeats itself most of the time.  One of my favorite parts of my day is the time I get to spend with the Lord in his word and prayer each morning!  I have been reading in 2 Timothy and have been encouraged and challenged by what I have been reading.
      2 Timothy 2: 3-7: Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.  No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits; since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him.  An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.  It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops.  Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.
   I was challenged by these verses when I read them because it made me think about so many things.  I thought about how much the Lord has been using my life in the last 4.5 years that I have been in Des Moines.  I was pumped to think about how much of my life has changed these last few years.  I have seen so many changes happen in other people and even in school.  The Lord has made changes for the good and some have really tried my walk but made me stronger and who I am now.


 This weekend is my family reunion and I am pumped to see some people that I haven't seen in almost a year.  This side of my family brings entertainment and hilarity to photos and the reunion.  The people at the left grew up together minus the one in the middle because he is the youngest.  My family is quite unique and always brings something to the whole shebang.  I am pumped because I get to hear stories and learn so much about them and the past year.  These are from last year and I plan on taking more this year.