growing up??
as my junior year starts to wrap up (or atleast i try to think it is) i start to think more and more of the last year of my high school career. when i have to start thinking of college, and a career, and all that “grown up” stuff. am i getting a little ahead of myself?? i think we all do at this age!! but as i look back on my junior year, which has been the most up and down year ever, i think i have started to finally figure out some things….
one! my faith life has grown exponentially! the student leadership team has taught me so much! it is amazing to see how a bunch of kids from all over Texas can come together once every month or so and create amazing experiences for youth in our conference! so many of the SLT kids have taught me so many things and they dont even know it! but more importantly its taught me how to lead by example, and how to make an experience for a camper. so many kids come to a retreat and arent there to get a spiritual high, but its our job to lead them to that! but, its also our job to let kids have fun. ive learned its ok to be crazy and goofy! being crazy and out there could help a kid open up and start to enjoy the weekend. you can totally impact a kids life by just having fun with them, it doesnt have to be all about shoving the bible down their throat or whatever, haha.
at rhumc, i was sad to give up veritas…. and kinda worried about our praise band playing at the early service every week. shoot, who wants to get up at 7 o clock every sunday to play music??? But it has amazed me. I have found its ok that our praise band is not normal and not as modern as some i have played in! we have fun, we do for God, and everyone has a passion for what they do. i have learned to not play drums to look cool, i do it to make someones worship experience better. i am even slowly branching out and learning to play the guitar! i think it would be awesome to be able to lead worship one day!
so as senior year comes closer and closer i continue to think about what i wanna do. i want to continue to grow in my faith, push things that arent as important to the side, and worry about what is more important to me!
