"Time to Say Goodbye". [bittersweet endings]

One week from today is the day I board a plane and say goodbye to one of the best summers of my life!
I will be returning to Michigan to finish my LAST year of college. (Crazy!)
Seasons change so fast.
Sometimes I don't feel quite ready.
Saying goodbye to loved ones and loved places is never easy.
This is one of the times when the "bitter-sweet" ending feels more bitter than usual.
Maybe this is because I have learned so much about Life this summer. (yes, Life, not life.)
Maybe it's because I don't know if I will ever get to spend another summer like this in Santa Cruz.
I really have no idea what is ahead of me.
So much in my life seems really uncertain right now, but since when is anything in this world certain? That's what makes life an adventure, right?

I know that God is so good.
His timing is always perfect.
ALWAYS.
And HE knows the plans for my future even if I don't.

So I'm excited for this year.
I'm excited for what Jesus has for me.
I've learned so much recently about following Him into the valleys and up steep mountains because He knows what lies ahead. It is all worth it. Even if I can't see it all now, I will some day. I can't wait.

"The Lord is my Light and my Salvation. Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the Stronghold of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?" ~Psalm 27:1

I will follow.



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