As I watched the series finale of One Tree Hill last I became overwhelmed with emotions. Truth be told, I had never watched the show until about a month ago. I hadn't fallen in love with the characters, the story, or anything else about the show. So why did it have such a hugh effect on me? It shouldn't have but it do for some oddly reason. As I watched the show come to an end, I realized that that in a few short week that this season of my life will be coming to an end as well. I am going to have to say goodbye to this life I built over the past three years here. I never thought it was going to be hard to say goodbye to a place I hated. I'm not a big fan of my school or the town it is in and the fact that its so far from home. But for some reason I would never transfer to a different school. I know that God wanted me here for a reason no matter how much I hated it or not. If I had never came to Tarleton freshman year I never would have truly meet Him. Here is where I found myself in God. And I think that is the main reason why I always stayed. I didn't want to leave that. The other reason why I never left was because of the friends I made. I have found the greatest friends here. People I will never forget or lose contact with. These people helped me become who I am today.
When I first got accepted to go on the Race. I never imaged it was going to be these hard to leave a place I hated so much. But as I watched One Tree Hill last night, I understood that Tarleton is my home. That it will always be home to me no matter how far I travel away from it. I can always come back and it still be the same place I left it. I'm not ready to say goodbye yet. And these next few weeks are going to fly by but as they do I'm going to take in every moment I get to truly enjoy everything around. I challenge you if you are leaving to leave on the World Race or coming back home from it or even if you are just changing seasons in your life. Take in everything around you. Soak it up. You only have one life so remember all the things that you enjoy right now. Don't wish them away because once they are gone, you can't ever get them back. I would like to say thanks to everyone who has every believed in me either while I was here at school or any other time of my life. Thank you. Without you I couldn't be doing this Race without.
