Looking to the future...

I loved college. And I love college students. This is why I have mixed emotions about my future. On one hand, I'm incredibly excited about my future schooling and career in medicine and science, but I also know that in about two months I'll be leaving my home of five years, Belhaven College. This saddens me, as I've had an amazing time here.

Unlike the typical student, I never suffered from senioritis. In some ways, I wasn't ready to be done. The issue wasn't that I didn't feel mature or responsible enough to be in the real world. The problem (and blessing) was, I was enjoying myself tremendously, and I didn't want it to end. I made amazing friendships in college, and a major reason why I decided to work at Belhaven was to continue to deepen those.

I've always been the type to be content with the stage of life I'm in. If anything, I look to the future. I don't dwell on the past, and it could even be said that I forget about it too easily. Those who have known me in different stages of my life would say that I am terrible at keeping in contact with them, and regrettably, this is the case. I get caught up with what's going on in the present, and sometimes forget to stay up to date with friends. I'm working on this.

I know that I'm not moving far to attend medical school. I'll still be able to hang out with my current friends at times. My life will be completely different, though, and not knowing exactly what it will be like is a source of some anxiety to me. What I have been working through recently is learning to trust God in everything, which is much easier said than done. I like Matthew 6:25-34 for this, and of course, Philippians 3:6-7.