Looking back on my life, I never thought I would be where I am today. When I was in eighth grade I wanted to be a marine biologist for the navy and train dolphins. When I hit high school I stayed on the same career path, but I wanted to go to Notre dame ( I did not know how I would study marine life in south bend, but I really wanted to go). Sophomore year I decided I’d rather be a doctor. Junior year I spent the first half of it wanting to go to UNC only to go back to notre dame. Senior year was a whole storm of life plans shattered, new paths built, old plans torn down, lights turned out only to appear further ahead. But despite All the struggles and pain this year brought, I would not change it because it is all part of God’s plan for me.
Younger me would have never thought that I would be doing service thousands of miles away from anywhere I pictured myself before. I had plans to go to college but God was like “sike!” and drastically changed my life for the better. He took down my plans as well as my ego and that has truly been a humbling experience, especially when most of my friends are being called to college. I know we all have our own paths, but it is difficult to still be on the same path as everyone else when I know I’m not doing what everyone else is doing. But i have never been one to do what everyone else is doing, I was homeschooled after all! I am very excited about this new path and am consider myself truly blessed that God has called me here. Can’t Wait for the Race!!!
