18 years.
That's how long I've been in school. I am fast approaching the end of an era; my graduation. With this ending comes joy but also a bit of fear. I am never one who has particulary enjoyed school. I enjoy helping people and getting to know people, not sitting in classrooms and cramming for tests (who really does though?).
I am graduating with a degree in Creative Writing, and with my last semester at Grand Valley State University I discovered that I really didn't want to do anything involving my major. Being a writer means seclusion. It means endless hours sitting in front of a computer screen, and I hate that. This scared me because now I was reaching the end of college and I had no idea what to do after it was over.
I prayed and prayed and talked with friends and family about what I should do with my life.
Then I found the World Race.
All my life I've found the most joy and happiness comes when I'm helping people and traveling. I've always had dreams of going to Africa too. Many elders and mentors told me they could see me doing missionary work and I always blew that off as silly. I said no.
But I've discovered that, many times, when you say no, God says, "Wanna bet?"
So here I am. I've found what I want to do with my next year and I couldn't feel more blessed and excited. It's cool too that I get to use my love for writing and blog the entire time about my experiences.
I know this is an About Me section, and I promise you'll get to know me better through more blog posts.
I will say that I grew up in an incredibly loving family who brought me up in the Lord and has encouraged me every step of the way. Because I have been so blesses in my life, I feel like I too need to bless those less fortunate and show them God's love.
This is going to be the adventure of a lifetime and I can't wait to see what challeges God has in store for me.
"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, I used everything you gave me."
