New

New is fresh. Freeing. Uplifting.

I've been learning that Change and New are not terrible things. They're necessary things. And if they're going to be in my life (which they are), I might as well embrace them.

Usually I gravitate toward the things in my life that I know are constant. In the sea of change I feel overwhelmed, lost. I try to get a grip on something.... old friends, old routines, my old room. Many of these things aren't even in my life anymore... But if I let myself think about it and get sad about it, I'd be a fool. I'd be missing all the wonderful beauty of New that I've been experiencing these past few days.

The excitement of a new hall leadership team.
New friends, experiences, bonding times
New hall decorations
New room with new furniture
New living arrangements... living with some of my best friends, including my wonderful friend who looks like me :)
New leadership opportunities, a New organization
New Growth.

But even in the midst of all the New, God is constant. He does not change even if everything else does. He's the Solid Rock I can grip onto even in the winds of chaos and change.

I am so excited to see where God will take me this year... but not just me... this whole hall, this whole campus. I am so excited for looking back on this moment and seeing it as the beginning; a catalyst for unforeseen, unprecedented growth!