And in the End.

My life is not what I thought it would be. In so many ways, my perception of the future has been altered and rearranged. Earlier today I reflected with a friend of how I used to view myself in high school.

An introvert.
A homebody.
A nerd.

And then, all of that changed when I went away to school, had a chance to stretch my wings, and realized that I could fly so much higher than what I had thought before. I got used to certain things and viewed myself differently in college.

An extrovert
Independent.
A leader.

So now here I am, a professional in the business of teaching young minds. It's been a year and a half, and I'm still standing. My perception of who I am has grown in the process of being a grown up. Now I see myself as something more.

An adult.
A teacher.
A survivor(?).

My perceptions and views on myself will continue to change, this I know without a doubt. I anticipate a new chapter in my life as I make a move from Middlebury to Goshen. Who knows what will happen after that. I can only hope and pray that all of these changes in perception are the result of growth in becoming more and more aware of who it is God created me to be. In becoming more and more aware of the way God already sees me.

Because in the end, that's all that really matters.