The commotion was insane, the church was full of parents with flashing cameras trying to get a snapshot of their own child walking down the isle to the stage.
I had no idea where my own family was, I just grinned at the girl next to me, a dear friend I had come to love over the past year, as we walked down the middle isle to the stage. She took my lead as I led the way to go sit down in our seats at the back of the stage.
I couldn't really see much out in the crowd because there was so many lights starring me in the face. But I did manage to see the row my family was sitting in. Teagan waved exuberantly at me, and Tabitha winked. Mom just smiled, and then of course there was Loewen making his goofy face that made me almost crack up laughing right there on stage.
My breath got caught in my throat when I saw that the chair right next to Loewen was empty.
Now it wouldn't have meant much other then the fact that my family had the perfect seats that were great to see the whole class on the stage.
But that one chair was empty.
And I knew exactly who was sitting there.
Saturday, August 30, 2014
Here I Go Again....
I'm officially Royalty.
And by this I mean I'm officially a college student! I don't know how to really get my brain to wrap around this, its' insane to stop and think about. Only a year ago I was up in the Rift Valley in Kenya, and now I'm in the flat lands of Florida.
It's been such a blessed year though I will say. So many things happened to me that helped me grow in my spiritual walk. I met so many great friends, and made some unexpected relationships!
I met some friends I know I will never forget and always keep in contact with, along with a special someone who's become extremely close to me over the year.
I learned so much not only through my teachers and the subjects they taught, but also through all the people God placed in my life.
It was hard saying good bye to all those wonderful people, and so much more harder saying bye to my own family as they stay back in Africa and continue their ministry. But here I am now, settled in with my aunt's family, (I have inherited two little brothers.) and it's been great driving myself down to college, and learning to do stuff on my own but still have a family around that I can lean on when I need it.
It'll be a good year I think, it's going to be one full of uncertainty and adventures, but I think it'll be good for me.
And by this I mean I'm officially a college student! I don't know how to really get my brain to wrap around this, its' insane to stop and think about. Only a year ago I was up in the Rift Valley in Kenya, and now I'm in the flat lands of Florida.
It's been such a blessed year though I will say. So many things happened to me that helped me grow in my spiritual walk. I met so many great friends, and made some unexpected relationships!
I met some friends I know I will never forget and always keep in contact with, along with a special someone who's become extremely close to me over the year.
I learned so much not only through my teachers and the subjects they taught, but also through all the people God placed in my life.
It was hard saying good bye to all those wonderful people, and so much more harder saying bye to my own family as they stay back in Africa and continue their ministry. But here I am now, settled in with my aunt's family, (I have inherited two little brothers.) and it's been great driving myself down to college, and learning to do stuff on my own but still have a family around that I can lean on when I need it.
It'll be a good year I think, it's going to be one full of uncertainty and adventures, but I think it'll be good for me.
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