It's been a while...

Life changes so much in one year. Last year at this time I was in my second full week of senior year and this year I'm a freshman in college. Crazy to think about, but it's been a great journey so far. I'll spare the long story of how I ended up where I am now because the only people reading this probably know my story already, but I really wanted to share about my first day of college. After an emotional morning of trying to find a parking spot and driving around the University of Akron campus for about 30 minutes, I walked into my first college class. As the class went on for the next 40 minutes, I started feeling God's peace more and more. By the time the class was done, I was filled up with His peace and love, which cannot be explained. The only feelings I had this morning while getting ready at home were those of fear and nervousness. God replaced them with confidence that I can make it through my first year of college at the school that wasn't my first choice, and with comfort that I would do just fine here. Those feelings lasted and even kept growing during my 3 hour break and walking into my 2nd/last class of the day. They even kept growing when I got to talk to my best friend on the phone walking around campus before I left. They even kept growing when I picked up my siblings from their school and got to catch up with another best friend on the phone a little later. Right now as I'm finishing typing this, I can't explain how different I feel from just this morning. The only answer is God and I'm so thankful that He is my Rock!