Well seniors, we've finished our final fall semester!! How crazy is that?! It feels as though I was a freshman just last week, and here I am. Getting ready to graduate college. Remember how I said I was terrified...pretty much every day this semester? Well, I figured I'd spend today focusing on how far I've come.

Alright. Freshman Molly. Yikes. She was lost...and confused...and a theatre major? So I wasn't completely helpless, but I sure have grown a lot throughout my years in school. I've grown wiser in several areas of my life (including school), I've seen friends come and go and I've seen parts of myself fall away so that I could be better.

College has provided me the opportunity to learn several subjects through introductory courses. My goodness am I thankful for those! If I hadn't taken Introduction to Public Relations my freshman year, I might not have discovered my passion for telling stories. Even better, without public relations, I wouldn't have met some of my nearest and dearest friends. Those friends have been such a joy in my life! Whether it's study groups where we become delirious or struggling through a class together, they have become my right-hand and my encouragement when things get complicated.

Of course, college brought me Delta Gamma! I could go on and on about how wonderful my sisters are, and maybe I will next semester, but these women have become my rock. There were so many moments in the four years where I doubted myself, battled illness or needed a family as my family went through a rough patch. My mom, for instance, was diagnosed with cancer my sophomore year (she is healed, to God be the glory!) When I felt like the world had fallen from beneath my feet, it was my sisters who placed me on my feet again. The 280 women who embody Delta Gamma are the most kindhearted, genuine, selfless people I have met and they have become my family. They have given me confidence and assurance in the path I have chosen for myself and they never to cease to amaze me.

I've also grown spiritually which, I think, is the most important. When I began college, I was...mediocre at best. I didn't really devote any part of my love, forget all of it, to my relationship with Christ. It wasn't until sophomore year that I fully began seeking His plan for my life. I think that's when things began to change. I have experienced a joy so heavenly, I can hardly describe it. Other than, it gives me hope and safety and it fights for me. I have found I am worth fighting for. I would have never believed this idea when I began school. I also, didn't have a close-knit community. I had friends, yes, but not a community. However, God has provided and placed people in my life who will challenge me, keep me accountable and do life with me. They are each such a blessing to myself and to others they meet!

I don't think it's fully set in - the fact, that I only have one semester left. But I'm excited to see how I grow in the next few months and I'm proud to see how far I've come! The awkward, freshman has somehow found confidence in herself, her field and life all together! So, thank you for pushing me to always be the best version of myself. Here's to one more semester and living in the now!