Excuse me in advance for this nostalgic blog post. David and I still function by semesters and summers so it feels like this first year of life together is finally coming to a close. This time last year I was starting finals week and anticipating graduating, knowing that just a short four weeks later I would be walking down the aisle to marry my love! It feels like ages ago and like yesterday all at the same time.

This year has flown by, with all the transition and closing the chapter on formal education and opening the chapter of marriage there has not been much time to sit and soak it all in. We only have two more weeks until the Cru students leave for the summer. Although I will miss them all dearly in the next few months, I am anxious for rest and for a chance to be still. I’m anxious for them to come back in August and to be able to start all over again having learned much and with much to learn. That goes for me as well. I’m blooming and thriving here in Radford in ways that I know I couldn’t elsewhere, but I know I need this precious time to recharge and process and be my best self when everyone returns.

I’ve been getting the feeling I’ve had before summers my entire life, the one that most people get on December 31st. I’m ready for another beginning. A fresh slate and a chance to correct the mistakes I’ve made and put into practice the things that I’ve learned. One of these is that God is faithful to bring us through seasons. Whether that is the sun rising in the morning or the flowers blooming in the spring. Even the ever changing seasons of our lives.

Blog dwellers, thanks for coming with me on this amazing journey; I’m thrilled for what this next seasons has in store.

Here’s to new beginnings friends :]

Super thankful for this season of life including a home with a porch and flowers and a rooster :]