It's my last official night at 6 Revival Street. While it's not my childhood home, it has been "home base" (and my permanent address) for almost eight years. Since my parents moved here after a brief stint in St. Simons, I...
So many of the aforementioned events occurred in other places, but this has always been the place I have come back to. There is comfort in the familiarity of this place, and I will miss that. This house has been the scene for countless memories, difficulties, joys, tears, and laughs. Above all, it has been my home and a place of incredible growth. And for that I am grateful.
- Took a semester off from college and served as an intern with Global Missions at Peachtree Presbyterian.
- Watched my big brother overcome one of his greatest challenges and begin and maintain an incredible journey of sobriety.
- Spent a semester in Argentina, where I lived with an amazing host family, gained some precious friends, and made lifelong memories.
- Spent a month in Spain to get some much-needed college credits and had my first black-out drunk experience.
- Graduated from Clemson University...twice.
- Had my beloved cat, Abby, put to sleep.
- Made the decision to pursue a career in counseling.
- Lived for three months in Ecuador, during which I spent my days hanging out in a nursing home.
- Lived for a year in Guatemala City, working with IJM and being challenged in ways that I never could have imagined.
- Returned from Guatemala jobless, carless, and without a clue about what the future held.
- Accepted my first grown-up job.
- Began and ended my first serious dating relationship.
So many of the aforementioned events occurred in other places, but this has always been the place I have come back to. There is comfort in the familiarity of this place, and I will miss that. This house has been the scene for countless memories, difficulties, joys, tears, and laughs. Above all, it has been my home and a place of incredible growth. And for that I am grateful.
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