Dear Heavenly Father,

Thank you for our many blessings. It is easy to get caught up in this mess called life, where studying, work and extra curricular activities make up our daily routines. We often complain about everything we have to do and forget about all of the things we instead get to do. I pray that you will change our attitudes and help us realize how blessed we actually are.

Thank you for blessing us with the opportunity to further our education at this beautiful campus in the North Georgia mountains. Thank you for the moments when we walk by the gold steeple while the sun is setting and we are reminded everything will be okay. Thanks for the times class gets out early and we have a few minutes to sit on the drill field and soak in the sun while regaining our sanity. Thank you for all of the helpful professors and staff members for all that they do for us (sometimes we can get grumpy, but they are always willing to help in any way they can). And last but not least, thank you for all of the friendships we have made over the past few years here at school. I pray that you will bless each and every individual we have met along the way and give them peace as we go into our last two weeks of the spring semester.

This time of the year is very stressful for college students, and I pray that you will help remind us of what is truly important-leading others to YOU. Let our actions represent you and help others see your glory and blessings through each of us. I pray that our hearts remain pure and full of your love and that we are able to lift each other up during this time of exams, projects, and presentations. I pray that you will help us manage our time wisely and help us get a good night's sleep every night.

I pray that you will keep us all safe on our commutes to and from school and that you will protect our families as they travel into town to help us move out and to watch the seniors graduate. I pray that you will touch each student's heart and help us make the right choice as we start looking at internships, future careers, and new places to live. I would also like to thank you in advance for all of the blessings you have prepared for us that are still to come. I pray that we remember to keep you at the center of our plans in whatever we do after college.

Lastly, I would like to thank you for all of the memories UNG and the Dahlonega community have given us. From freshman move in day, Frog Week, our first Fall Jam, Gold Rush, snow day, hike to Preacher's Rock and intramural sports game--we've done it all. Our time here would not be the same without hanging a dollar up in Shenanigan's, eating on the patio at Pueblo's, grabbing a coffee or piece of cake from Picnic Cafe, fudge from the Fudge Factory or an ice cream from Connie's. May we always be thankful for Mama's Taxi and Foothill's breakfast.

I ask that we always remember these years and the wonderful people we have met. I pray we are able to make more memories in the short few weeks before we graduate or leave for the summer and that the incoming freshmen are able to enjoy their time here as much as we have enjoyed ours.

We love you, Lord and are very thankful for this place we have been blessed to call "home."

Amen.