So this weekend, my older sister and I took a road trip to our old city seven hours away. We went to her best friend's graduation party and her old school's graduation. The next morning, we went to church where some old friends from our church went. (They no longer go to the church we met them at, but a church planted by that church.) That family was probably one of the best reasons to go back to VA. We went to church with them, then had lunch with their small group, then headed out. It was interesting to see how people have changed. For example, Drew is now taller than Ann and has facial hair. (Drew is a member of that family mentioned above.) I was thinking about how I would not have said that I had changed that much until we came back. Since then I have become much more socially aware and can now partake in conversation with adults. I'm also much more confident. It took some serous reflection to come to that conclusion, though. Well, that, and people saying things like "the last time I saw you, you were only this tall!"
Basically, what I've been trying to say is that God used this trip as an eye-opener to my growth In the past five years, and especially the last year or two. I have changed, and that's a good thing. And a God thing.
