1.) When you are first accepted as a Content Creator for your community and are filled with ideas:

2.) Sharing your first article on all forms of social media:

3.) When you can't find a good non-copyrighted cover image that fits the required size:

4.) Getting lots of positive feedback on an article:

5.) When it's the day that your article's due and you still have no idea what to write:

6.) Writing something that may be controversial or a hard truth be like:

*"I don't care what they say about me, I just want to write this."

7.) Sharing an article that you're proud of but that gets little to no response:

8.) When your article needs revision:

9.) When The Odyssey's Twitter account likes your article:

10.) Looking back at all your articles with a sense of writerly pride:

11.) How you feel when you get to share your thoughts and heart on issues with the world:

12.) When your time writing for The Odyssey comes to an end:

*Simply put: It was wonderful.

I've been writing for The Odyssey since September 2016, and now, nine months later, God is calling me to move on to the next chapter of my story. I'm so grateful for the lessons learned and experiences gained from writing for The Odyssey, and for the chance they gave me to let my voice be heard through this platform. Thank you, dear readers, for taking the time to read these articles every week; it's been a joy to share my thoughts with you, both the silly and the serious. I promise you that I will keep writing no matter where God leads me next, and that all the glory will go to Him, always. To The Odyssey: Thank you for this season. It's been an honor and a joy to be a part of this beautiful thing you've got going.

Love, Emily