Wow! It's been a long time since I've been on here. Life just got so busy and I thought about writing but I never did. I decided to get back to it again because life is exciting and amazing and I'm learning so much and I wanted to share with you.
It's hard to believe, but I'm a Junior in college now. This is the first year of college that I've felt like I know what I'm doing. Classes get harder, but college gets easier as you go along. I feel so much wiser this year. Maybe it's the car. Maybe it's paying rent on a house, or buying my own groceries and cooking my own meals. But I feel like I know so much more than I did before. And yet, the more I know, the more I become aware of how little I know and how much, much more there is to learn about life and the world and God and everything else. That's scary, but also exciting. I can rejoice in the knowledge I'm gaining, but also look forward to all I will learn. There will always be more to learn, and that is exhilarating!
College has taught me so much. The classroom learning is great - anatomy, math, physics, history, etc. - it's all very fun. But I've learned so much more than that, both inside and outside the classroom. I've learned to ask questions and not be content with the easy answers. I've learned that the world is a much bigger place than I realized. I've learned how to relate to people of different cultures, backgrounds, and ethnicities, as well as learn from them. I've learned how to communicate effectively . I've learned that nothing is as simple as you want it to be. I've learned more clearly than ever that this is a sadly broken world filled with misery and pain. But I've also learned that I have an important place in it, and I believe God will use me for great things, no matter how small they may seem. I know college isn't for everyone. And I know college isn't the only place you learn these things. But college has been absolutely right for me, and I am so incredibly grateful for God's provision to allow me to attend Calvin College. I hope that I can honor His faithfulness by carrying out the works that He prepared beforehand for me, that I should walk in them.
