It's the truth.
I'm one semester away from graduating with my Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology.
I've taken my final final (pun half-intended).
The Praxis test and two internships are all that stand in my way.
As I look back on the past year and a half of my life, I can't help but be grateful. Grateful for the challenges I encountered, the friendships I made, the love I earned but lost, the clients I (think I) helped, the tests and papers I spent hours preparing, the nights I didn't sleep, the tears I shed, the times I just smiled and laughed.
I wonder who and where I would be if my life didn't take this course. I wonder if I'd be writing for The New York Times while living the single life in Manhattan. I wonder if I'd be married to a wonderful man and starting a family. I wonder if I'd be traveling the world until my money (and sense of adventure) ran out. I wonder if more items on my "bucket list" would be crossed off. I wonder if I'd even have some of the same items on that list at all. I wonder if I would have experienced even half of the trials I've experienced. I wonder if I would have grown in the gospel as much as I have. I wonder if I'd be as pleased with who I've become.
No matter what could have and "should have" happened, I'm grateful for how my life has played out, curve balls and all. I'm grateful to the Lord for shaping me into the person I am today. And I know that if I continue to seek to know His will for me, I will continue to be blessed and guided.
Pitch me the next curve ball!
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