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The End Of The Beginning

Life has a way of sneaking up on you.

One minute you're a little kid running around the playground without a care in the world.
Then, you're a middle schooler who has just discovered black eye liner.
But then suddenly, you become an adult and you're wrapping up four years of high school.

And you realize that in the blink of an eye, you're not a kid anymore, and you're heading out into the real world to try and make it on your own.


You're torn.

You want to be happy because of everything you accomplished to get you across the graduation stage.
But, you're also sad, because you feel as though you didn't get a chance to do everything you wanted and you want a second chance, a do over.


But hear me when I say this:
It isn't the end, it's only the beginning.

You will have more chances to do what you wanted with who you wanted.

You'll have an entire lifetime to love on whomever you want, and there will come a time when it an be whenever you please.

You are young and beautiful.

You have an entire world at your finger tips.
Go out there and experience as much as you can.


High school isn't meant to last forever.
But, that doesn't mean the memories don't have to.


Don't feel as though you will be lost once high school ends.
It's just the beginning a full and happy life, one that is completely yours and totally untouched.
But you can never experience it if you're stuck trying to replay the past.
If God shuts a door and chapter in your life, trust in him and leave it be.

And you will stumble and lose your way from time to time.
But hold tight to God and allow him to steer you in the right path, and you'll forever be blessed.




"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans for you to prosper and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

~Jeremiah 29:11~






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