Thankful Thursday

Today I went on a field trip with my precious sister to the McWane Center. We had a great time, but today gave me fuel for today's blog. Today I am thankful that I am not in highschool anymore. I loved school and I love EMCA, in fact I hope to one day teach there; but I would never wish to be a student there or in any high school ever again. This revelation humors me, as I never wanted to leave the hallowed halls and actually cried about graduating. Looking back, I had some good times and made memories that I can share with the few people I still keep up with; but overall the whole experience is nothing compared to my life now. I thought it could never get any better, but boy was I wrong. It could ONLY get better. Who loves constant drama, friends with crazy boyfriends, seeing people who annoy you to no end 6 days out of the week (I am including Sundays as well) and the constant nagging that you will somehow have to figure things out come that crazy day in May when you embark on the journey of life? I can honestly say that I don't miss any of that. I miss the carefree attitude and the feeling that my mom and dad would take care of everything, but things have changed and gotten 100 times better. I have an amazing husband, who I obviously could not have been married to had I stayed in highschool. My sweet friend Jenna & I are a million times closer than we were, say Senior year. Those crazy times taught us things and in alot of ways, perhaps the crazy times made us as close as we are now. Another thing I feel like I have gained is wisdom, I don't claim to be extremely wise or even knowledgable, but I see now that growing up and getting older isn't a bad thing. God's plan is for us to grow and learn and become the best person we can for Him. I remember Ms. Marilyn Elston telling me not to be sad about graduation and growing up, because doing those things would open doors and bring things my way that I could never imagine. She was so right and I see that now. While I don't encourage anyone to wish away their time in high school, I do encourage them not to hold on too tightly to the here and now, because who knows what it is God has for you in the future?