Goodbye.. and goodbye.. and goodbye.

So this week is full of goodbyes for me. First we have my youth pastor and his family. Oh what a journey I've had with them! They have loved and loved on me and poured their hearts and souls into all of us at First Pres. I can't even begin to say what an impact they have had on my life. Its been a great five years with them. They are headed to Charlotte as Stacey goes to study seminary and hopefully become a pastor one day. But they will be oh so missed.
Stacey, the real MVP. No but really. 

With Lia. One of my many second moms, big sister,  co-baker,  dear friend,
and someone who I will forever be indebted to.

Still learning how to add pictures. But oh the love I have for these girls.

So that was the first goodbye. I helped pack them up on Wednesday as they headed off, and believe me when I say there were many tears shed on all of our parts as goodbyes were exchanged. 
And then we have goodbye #2. 
Because of my amazing church youth group, aka p3, I am able to consider my fellow church members some of my best friends. I am also blessed in the fact that almost of these friends are older than me. I say blessing. It's also a curse in a sense that I hate it when they leave, which, inevitably they have to. So last night I said goodbye to one of my sweet friends who is headed off to Clemson. This is his second year there, and so goodbyes weren't nearly as hard as they were last year. But he will still absolutely be missed. And I don't have any pictures of him. So enjoy this one of our youth group last year on the way home from FiTS. 


And then there's goodbye #3. Probably the hardest. And it hasn't even happened yet. It's coming tonight. My sweet Taylor is headed off to USC for her freshman year. And while I know that it's an hour away, and I will be up there for football games… She's still one of my very best friends. And she's not gonna be living here. It's weird and sad and it just makes me feel strange. Taylor and I have been friends since elementary school all because of church, and we have grown up together. I'm excited for her to experience this new chapter in life.. but I sure am going to miss her. She's been one of my main supporters for a really long time, and I'm thankful that I know that while our friendship will be different now, we will still have one. I mean… she's my rebel!
Back in 2012

Two years and few months later!


So those are my goodbyes. It's been a hard week. And things are gonna take some getting used to. But I'm focusing on the big picture (thanks to some sweet friends who constantly remind me to) and I know that God's purpose is better than my plans. So come on Fall 2014! I'm ready for ya! 

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