Chapter 41

Chapter 41

3 down, 1 to go

It’s beautiful

May 2015

Every single day something beautiful happens. No matter what. 

On May 5, 2015, I took my last final as an undergraduate junior. 3 years are gone, and only one remains. On the morning of my first exam, I woke up before my alarm to be blessed with a reminder. My alarm, set for exactly 6:50am, didn’t do any good that morning because God was showing me something beautiful. I woke up to the sun rising and shining its radiant beams through my bedside window.  Awestruck by its beauty I raced outside to snap a photo. Picture taking in the morning, while your phone is suspended in the air 10 flights up, can be quite nerve wrecking. However, I successfully snapped the picture without any harm to my phone, and captured something beautiful.

Throughout my time in college, my eyes have been opened to bigger things other than the rising sun. I have met successful people, been new places, and have learned how to do a statement of cash flows. I know you’re jealous about the last one. I’ve learned that college can truly open your eyes to HUGE beautiful things. I have said a thousand times, but I am from Valdese, NC. A small, quaint town that has a special place in my heart. However, Valdese was holding me back. College has my back. If you let it, college can do some beautiful things. 

A year from today, Mothers’ Day, I will graduate from college. A new chapter will end, and another will begin. It’s scary, exciting, and all the other emotions you can think up. However, when I was driving home after my final exam on May 5, I was reminded of something.

Every single day the sun rises, and the sun sets. That day I saw both. It was beautiful. It reminded me that no matter your status in life (college, marriage, or retirement) you have to take time to appreciate the beautiful things in life. As I wait to board a flight to London, which will eventually take me to South Africa, I wonder, what’s next? What is the next sight I will see that will take my breath away, or that will give me a new perspective? What it will be, I will never know, but God has been doing HUGE things in my life, and I know it will be something beautiful!