Come what may and LOVE IT!

Hey, so recently my life decided to happen all at once. But I am not about to complain about all of the things that have been hard. I'm going to tell you why they were all worth it :) My mom always tells me that I can do hard things. I didn't believe her until I actually accomplished something difficult, like grow up.

In the past week, I have become an adult (I turned 18) and my sister lost her sweet little daughter at 35 weeks along. I realized as we were trying to get everything taken care of that I wasn't exactly a kid anymore. Don't get me wrong, just because I am 18 doesn't mean I suddenly have the emotional maturity of any adult figure in my life, but I just grew up.  My priorities are different, my perspective on life has changed, and yet I still feel the same. I didn't grow up overnight, I have been growing up for a while I just wasn't aware of how much.

The first time I ever saw the movie, Peter Pan, I never wanted to be a grown up. I wanted to fly to Neverland and I even would stare at the stars and try to guess which star would take me there. Then something bad or sad or hard would happen; I would want Neverland even more. But something sad happened this week and for the first time, I didn't want to be a kid and fly away to Neverland. I wanted to power through it.

This does not mean that I am never going to have fun ever again. I am now living by a motto. "Come what may and love it!" I can have fun and be strong through the trials I have in my life. I will always remember what being a little kid felt like and I will always need my Mom and Dad. I am still the baby of my family. I will always love that people tell me I look just like my beautiful mother :)

So, to my friends who know how big of a dork I am, that will never change. To my family who looks at me and sees the little sister and the little girl, I will always need your support and guidance. To the people who are afraid to grow up, its not as bad as you think. I am enjoying myself much more than I thought I ever would :) Come what may and LOVE IT!

Come Unto Christ (ASL)

This is the updated version that you guys learned! Make sure to practice and pay attention to the verse we haven't learned so that when we practice its easier :) Thanks! :)