It is official. It is the last day of Summer. The population of Provo has quadrupled. My internship has ended. I had to say goodbye to some of the classes I coach. And school starts tomorrow. But no worries, it has been an incredible summer and school isn't so bad once you get into the swing of things. Plus, ONE MORE YEAR TO GO and then I am done! That is a strange thought, I wonder where I will be. Interestingly enough we talked about this in church yesterday kinda, we talked about faith. As the teacher asked how faith plays a role in our journey, my thought was that there are just a lot of unknowns in the world, and in life. We don't know everything. There are things in the past we don't understand, there are things in the present that don't seem logical, and the future sometimes feels like a giant abyss of a question mark. This is where faith comes in. Faith that what happened in the past happened for a reason and helped us get where we are and where we eventually want to be. Faith is knowing that with the Lord on our side everything will work out and will be for our benefit. Faith is knowing that we have a loving Heavenly Father who sees our potential, has a plan for us and knows how we can best get there. We sang "Lead Kindly Light" today, the first verse explains this perfectly:
Lead, kindly Light, amid th’encircling gloom, lead Thou me on!
The night is dark, and I am far from home; lead Thou me on!
Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see
The distant scene; one step enough for me.
It is ok if we can't see very far into the future, as long we trust in the Lord and continue onward one step at a time in faith.
This plane was made by one of the girls in my gymnastics classes that I had to let go of because of school. She gave it to me as a going away present. Coaching gymnastics has to be one of the most rewarding things that I do with my time. I love gymnastics and I love the kids that I get to interact with.
This is a huge book that I took a picture of from my internship at the State Archives in Salt Lake City. The internship was an incredible experience. I loved the work that I did there and the people that I met.
The Stewart end of Summer lunch :) Josh, Kristie, and Alex made us sushi and pot-stickers(nicely making me my own veggie ones fish free). It was a lot of fun!