There have been a lot of developments in life lately. I'm 7 weeks away from having my associate's degree in Secondary Education. I'm approximately 15 weeks away from moving out my house and starting school at Calvin College. There's a scary thought. I've lived here since I was five years old, and aside from vacations I've never left. But I guess it's not only the idea of leaving home that scares me. It's the thought of having to adjust to this whole new environment, make all of these new friends. It gets worse at the thought that I'll be over 200 miles away from everything and everyone that I've grown close to over the past few years. I suppose it will be something like what my mom calls "broadening my horizons". Which, despite being character-building, is never comfortable or safe. And I like safe. I am, without a doubt, a creature of habit, and disrupting thing that have gone on for any length of time has always been a stressful thing for me.
Don't get me wrong, I'm excited for sure. I've been dreaming about going to Calvin for about three years now. And now that it's actually happening there are times that I want to just jump up and down and scream and laugh and go crazy. The thought of being in this place where I can be challenged academically and spiritually is amazing and I really can't wait. It's the light on the end of this long two-year tunnel called Henry Ford Community College.
I guess my point with all of this is that despite my nervousness I'm really looking forward to moving on with life in general. I know for sure this is where God wants me to be, and that's an awesome and reassuring feeling through all of this.
