It's so amazing to me how fast time flies. A year ago, I was anxiously awaiting who I would become friends with and where I would find my niche. From living independently to figuring out a meal plan, freshman year was a lot to take in last year. At times, it kinda felt like I was drinking out of a fire hydrant.

This year though, leaving for school was different. It was nice knowing that making new friends this school is a great blessing, but I am not coming to school knowing barely anyone like the year prior. Driving up to one of my favorite cities to be in was definitely a highlight of coming back for school.

From reuniting with friends to moving into a cute new house, life has been quite remarkable. It's not as nerve-wracking knowing that college is doable and that finding a new normal is possible. After a long summer of not being in College Station, it is fun to come back and remember how much this place has changed me and become a huge part of who I am.

With new adventures ahead for this school year, the ideas of what is to come are exhilarating. It is exciting to be on a pathway to the future with big plans and large dreams. If you are like me, it is easy to get carried away in thoughts about what the future will be like, and beginning this school year is another chapter of the book being revealed. Only The Lord knows what is to come, but pondering is amazing.

Being deep in thought about sophomore year of college has led to lots of anticipation. It is the brink of new stories to tell and new memories to laugh about. It is the beginning of learning more about myself and how to love other people. It is the start of delving deep into new attributes of God's character. It is the culmination of getting out of my comfort zone spiritually and diving head first into God's Word.

It's as if a new chapter is about to be written and merely the title is scripted across the page. This title is unknown to the characters, yet the author is well aware of what this new season is to bring. The Lord reveals things in His timing, and He is the perfect author that orchestrates so many beautiful things.

It amazes me how He can even take difficult pages of the story and them into something more beautiful than we could ever imagine.

This chapter book is full of adventures, life-lessons, new characters and faithful old ones. It's the story of redemption. It's the story of Jesus coming into my life and radically changing it from the inside out. It's a personal encounter of the power of the Gospel.

This school year is more than just words on a page, but it's a story of unfolding grace.