5.17.2015

Graduation Rumination XVIII - The Closing of a Chapter, The End of an Era

May 16, 2015.

I graduated from college today. It doesn’t even feel real, but I am so full of emotion. Joy, sadness, excitement, relief. Every conflicting emotion there is, I am feeling it in full. I’m not sure the true effect of leaving Gordon has set in yet, and I’m not sure when it will – I’m honestly a little nervous for that. But for now I am so thankful to family and friends who have loved me and supported me these past four years. And I am so thankful to God for getting me to Gordon and for gracefully sustaining me throughout my time there. Gordon has been home and it has provided me so many opportunities, ones that challenged me in ways I never anticipated, and ones that grew me immeasurably. I am so thankful for each and every one of those opportunities, for each and every person who made Gordon home, and for each and every joy I’ve been so blessed to experience. It is the end of an era now, and I can’t believe my college chapter has come to a close; it feels like just yesterday I was headed for orientation. But somehow four crazy years have passed, and now I look ahead to the next chapter while always holding close the memories I’ve made, and the love I’ve received these past four years.


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