Turning the Tassel
On August 2nd I walked Auburn's campus one last time as a undergraduate. I took everything in, shed a few tears, but most importantly felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude. Gratitude for everything that made up my last four years. I guess that is where the inspiration to write this blog post came from.. that day and the love that filled my heart. So here goes nothing..... the thoughts of a 22 year old graduate about the school that changed her.
A sweet Goodbye:
Walking on to Auburn's campus four years ago I would have never known what impact this place would have on my life. I had no idea what I was about to embark on or where this road would take me. But I was excited... excited for the great adventure unfolding before my eyes.
Over these past four years I have changed. I have changed a lot. I have become someone who I didn't know existed. I didn't know this person had so much strength, boldness, and kindness in her. In all honesty, Auburn introduced me to myself. Auburn was the place where I met the woman I was becoming.
You know its funny... because you go through college and things are really hard. You fall in love and get your heart broken, you make friends and lose them... but all at the same time the Lord strategically plans out this roller coaster. This roller coaster that changes the very person you thought you were. Because he makes you into his image.
During my freshman year the Lord showed me beauty I had never seen before. He showed me excitement in the eyes of new friends, grace in the eyes of mentors, and love in his eyes. Then sophomore year came and he hit me with the realization that life is hard. People disappoint and things are difficult... because we were not designed for this world. This is when I realized who the Lord was. He was not only a spontaneous loving father... but is so merciful. He was gracious in my short comings, and revealed to me that it is okay to mess up..... because lets be real, we are not him!
Then these past 2 years... he has made me fall in love all over again. He has made me realize that I was made to be a nurse, he created me to love people during there most vulnerable times, and created me to see beauty where the world would say it doesn't exist. And he changed me. I am not the same person I was when I walked on this campus 4 years ago and that is only by the grace of God.
I am strong, beautiful, intelligent, and quite honestly ready to change the world. I am boldly seeking Jesus, and passionately seeking his plan for my life.... and it is so exciting!
So to all my family and friends. Thank you for supporting and loving me. This has been the best four years of my life. And thank you Auburn for four years that I will never get back, and honestly would never want to. Those 4 years were so jammed back that I don't think I could have done it better.
This place changed me, it made me into the woman I never thought I would be. The woman boldly chasing after Christ and his plan. The woman real enough to admit she hurts. The woman who loves to love. An Auburn Woman.
"For the vision is yet for the appointed time; It hastens toward the goal and it will not fail Though it tarries, wait for it; For it will certainly come, it will not delay." - Habakkuk 2:3
A sweet Goodbye:
Walking on to Auburn's campus four years ago I would have never known what impact this place would have on my life. I had no idea what I was about to embark on or where this road would take me. But I was excited... excited for the great adventure unfolding before my eyes.
Over these past four years I have changed. I have changed a lot. I have become someone who I didn't know existed. I didn't know this person had so much strength, boldness, and kindness in her. In all honesty, Auburn introduced me to myself. Auburn was the place where I met the woman I was becoming.
You know its funny... because you go through college and things are really hard. You fall in love and get your heart broken, you make friends and lose them... but all at the same time the Lord strategically plans out this roller coaster. This roller coaster that changes the very person you thought you were. Because he makes you into his image.
During my freshman year the Lord showed me beauty I had never seen before. He showed me excitement in the eyes of new friends, grace in the eyes of mentors, and love in his eyes. Then sophomore year came and he hit me with the realization that life is hard. People disappoint and things are difficult... because we were not designed for this world. This is when I realized who the Lord was. He was not only a spontaneous loving father... but is so merciful. He was gracious in my short comings, and revealed to me that it is okay to mess up..... because lets be real, we are not him!
Then these past 2 years... he has made me fall in love all over again. He has made me realize that I was made to be a nurse, he created me to love people during there most vulnerable times, and created me to see beauty where the world would say it doesn't exist. And he changed me. I am not the same person I was when I walked on this campus 4 years ago and that is only by the grace of God.
I am strong, beautiful, intelligent, and quite honestly ready to change the world. I am boldly seeking Jesus, and passionately seeking his plan for my life.... and it is so exciting!
So to all my family and friends. Thank you for supporting and loving me. This has been the best four years of my life. And thank you Auburn for four years that I will never get back, and honestly would never want to. Those 4 years were so jammed back that I don't think I could have done it better.
This place changed me, it made me into the woman I never thought I would be. The woman boldly chasing after Christ and his plan. The woman real enough to admit she hurts. The woman who loves to love. An Auburn Woman.
"For the vision is yet for the appointed time; It hastens toward the goal and it will not fail Though it tarries, wait for it; For it will certainly come, it will not delay." - Habakkuk 2:3
This is a beautiful post, Hannah! So happy for you as you begin life's next chapter and for all the lives God will bless through you.
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