Going away to school was one of the best decisions of my life. Being so far away and only being able to come home for long breaks and holidays is hard but so worth it. Being a part of a really close family that I have only seen twice in the last four months has been more difficult than I realized. It is not until I see my family that I recognize the how their absence has impacted me.

While I am away at school, I am so busy with work and social events that I do not really think about how much I miss home. I love being at school so much which is really a blessing in itself. But when I return home for the holidays I realize how much I missed being here.

I feel more than grateful to have a school that I love and friends that support me and when I come home to have a family who loves me like I never left and friends who adore me for who I am. I am so blessed and sometimes all it takes is coming back home to realize it.

I look to God and thank him for that He has given me. It is more than I could have ever asked.