Wild & Free

JMP
Aug 29, 2017
2 min read

Life is hard. Life is busy. But it is good.

I just began my Senior year at FSU! When I think about this, it feels wild. I feel so under prepared to enter the "real-world" in a few short months. I'm two days into school and I already feel the pressure and stress of what this year is going to bring. I sit back and think, I have no idea how I am going to get through this year. But then I am surrounded by some sweet reminders. They are, in no particular order, as follows:

-The Good Lord. I am reminded of the Lord's goodness and faithfulness, everyday.

-My sweet, sweet friends. Truly, without them, I would probably be dead or still a freshman in college, whichever is worse.

-My Family. They are my rock, my support system, the coolest people I know, and they are behind me, in everything, 100%.

My days are long and my sleeps are short. And if anyone knows me, you know this is NOT the life I wish I was living. My "Naps at Night"1 campaign has begun far earlier than I wish it would have and my body and mind are exhausted.

I say all this to remind you, this life is GOOD. SO GOOD.

This year, I have the opportunity to serve on Young Life's Student Staff in Tallahassee. In recent months, I have felt the Lord tugging at my heart that Young Life is where I find life, where I find true joy. My heart beats a little faster thinking about the camps we get to serve at, community we get to be a part of, and lives we get to change in such a unique, raw, and intentional way.

This life feels wild. But this life feels free. I am excited and scared to see what this season will bring me, but I know I have some real sweet people to lean on in it.

What I've been up to this past summer!