Until Every Heart Has Heard: The Year In (Mostly) Pictures

In a few days, I will no longer be a resident of Owen Hall. It has been such a wonderful yet difficult year. As I look at the first picture of move in day, I almost feel like I'm looking at a different person. Yes, I mostly look the same, but only I can really know and remember what was going on inside my heart, and it's not something I really enjoy remembering. Though I finally had some friends by then, I still didn't feel like I belonged anywhere, not even in Alpha Gam really. I loved my friends and my sisters, but I always felt out of place. I was confused and didn't even know who I was. I was literally clinging to God to get through every single day. I cried more than I laughed. My heart was hurting, and I couldn't figure out why. I don't know exactly when things started to change, but I'm happy to say I am not that girl anymore. I have learned to define myself totally and completely in Christ, not in friends or a boyfriend. I have found joy in every circumstance. I feel like I hardly ever stop smiling, and most of the tears I shed are because something is sweet, not out of heartbreak and despair. I have some of the greatest friends a girl could possibly ask for. I don't know how I lived so long without them in my life. I have never felt the Lord working in my life so much before and I love it. I absolutely love spending time with Him; my whole day feels off if I don't and I am restless until I do. I am the happiest I have ever been in my entire life, and I can't wait to see what this upcoming year holds.

move in day