{moment of appreciation for the iphone 5's camera.}
{moment over.}
being home without many friends here these last couple of weeks has given me a lot of alone time to really just think, and i decided i want to write some of those thoughts out here, because it's my blog and i can.
i've been reflecting a lot on everything i learned this summer at efy and even on some of the biggest happenings since this time last year. at this time last year i was headed into my second year at byu with my favorite people as roommates and absolutely no idea what was in store for me. i was confident in going back though. byu had become my stomping grounds and i couldn't wait to get back home to it.
and then so much happened last year that tested and tried me and hurt me and made me better.
i learned so much about relationships and love. i learned about being a feminist. i learned to rely on the Lord not only in times of sin, but also in times of pain. i learned how to let people take care of me and see me in tears. i learned how to walk out of the storm and into a new day with a smile on my face and trust in God's plan.
on thursday i leave zona to go back to byu again and start my junior year of college. and i'm realizing just now that a good part of my current situation is exactly how it was last summer. new roommates who i already adore, a new apartment, new ward, new classes, new boys to be interested in.
but i'm not going back the same person that i was last year. the experience is going to be different because i am different. i am different, but i am better. i am better because of the challenges and because of efy and because of my Savior.
in cleaning out my room last night i found a poem that i wrote for an english assignment senior year of high school. i changed the middle two stanzas to match my life now and i'm gonna pull a bachelor-chris on you all and share that poem, which is something i've never done of this blog before, so go easy on me.
