Plenty has happened over the last few months, but I'll skip over the boring things and summarize quickly:
1) In June, I competed in my second (and final) NCFCA Nationals, this time in Minnesota. It was an interesting week filled with old friends, new friends, the Mall of America, and lots of speech and debate.
2) In July, our family joined our local YMCA. This doesn't sound too exciting, but we have all spent a good deal of the remaining summer there, swimming, taking various exercise classes, and working out in general. Jordan, in particular, has enjoyed her time there.
3) We're now past the halfway point of Dad's 8-month deployment on the USS: New York. Counting down the days to Thanksgiving- he'll be home only a day or two after that!
Speaking of Thanksgiving, this brings me to the elephant in the room! College. In less than ten days, I will take off for Appalachian Bible College in the beautiful mountains of West Virginia. I'm still in a little bit of denial. I don't think the whole thing will seem like a reality until I've officially been moved into my room and on campus for a couple of weeks. Taking some classes will probably help with that too!
I'm certainly excited about beginning this chapter, but can imagine some rough moments during the semester. Just saying goodbye to begin with will be difficult. Having grown up in the military, I've always felt like a bit of a pro at saying goodbye to friends. But my family is a whole different matter. Even when I have sadly said farewell to the best of friends, I have always had my mom or dad, my brothers or sister around, so this will be a new and painful experience.
On the other hand, I'm beyond grateful for the job my parents have done in preparing me for this moment and can't wait for the adventures that lay ahead of me. Praising God for bringing me here and trusting that He is the only One who can carry me through.
~Hannah Grace
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