Here it is, at long last; the end of the year post.
I feel like this song couldn’t be more appropriate for this
post.
This last semester has been particularly busy, but it has
ended well. This whole year has been long and busy, but the ending is so much
more than the beginning.
In September, I started my first official (not part of
school) job.
On the 12th of December, I graduated college with
a B.A. in Bible, a minor in Computer Science, and a minor in Business
Management. I also got to see the last of the Hobbit trilogy, marking the end
of a long journey through Middle Earth.
I’ve heard that every ending is a new beginning.
Just as the ending of the Hobbit trilogy leads into the
beginning of the Lord of the Rings, the phases of my life lead one into the
next.
The 13th of December, I set out on a lifelong
adventure with my best friend. I don’t know what struggles we will face in our
new life, but we will face them together and we will overcome them together.
Bilbo and Frodo certainly couldn’t know the perils they
would see or the hardships they would face, but they grew to be better people
because of the journey.
Many places I have been
Many sorrows I have seen
But I don't regret
Nor will I forget
All who took that road with me
As this year ends, a new one begins; a year filled with
its own beauties, toils, lights, shadows, hills, and valleys. The important thing
to remember on any journey is to stay the course, to not forget the purpose.
Without a destination, there is no journey. It’s important to keep your focus
on God. Remember Him in the good times and bad. Remember Him when the path is
clear and when all seems lost.
The best part about living a godly life is that there is
no final farewell for Christians. Many of the friends I have parted with in
airports in other countries and at graduation, I will see again. Either in this
life or the next.
