College really has been everything and more everyone has pumped it up to be. It has been an incredible experience. Throughout my time here at BYU, the Lord has extended so many tender mercies through my more difficult times and has blessed me with such wonderful moments that I vow never to forget. I know it is just Summer term, and there will be even more difficult and joyous times come Fall, but it has been a better Summer than it probably would have been had I stayed at home watching Doctor Who and Disney movies for three months. Sure, I miss my bed, my dog, my mommy, and maybe even the humidity, but I'm so grateful for the shocking surprise of being accepted to this amazing school for Summer instead of Fall as was planned.
It seems every time I get a little homesick, the tender mercies of the Lord fall into my hands before I pluck up the courage to buy a plane ticket I cannot afford and rush back home to my mommy's arms. Yesterday was one of those days.
I was coming home from the dollar movie theater with Amelia, Isabel, and Mariangel. We took a creepy shortcut and came out of the brush out into a sidewalk near the open road across from their apartment complex. There was a girl on the sidewalk. I didn't really pay attention to her because it's rude to stare, but I shouted something to Amelia who was being crazy, and I think the girl thought I was talking to her. We made eye contact and she said, "Jazmin?!" It was my childhood friend, Celeste. We grew up in the same ward until we were about twelve and she moved. I've only seen her three times since that move, and of all places to see her, it was such an awesome occurrence. Even though she has not been a part of home for a long time, it was still a strangely comforting reminder of the home that I was starting to miss. As I walked and talked with her for a bit, I was kind of super comforted.
My Heavenly Father is incredible.
It seems every time I get a little homesick, the tender mercies of the Lord fall into my hands before I pluck up the courage to buy a plane ticket I cannot afford and rush back home to my mommy's arms. Yesterday was one of those days.
I was coming home from the dollar movie theater with Amelia, Isabel, and Mariangel. We took a creepy shortcut and came out of the brush out into a sidewalk near the open road across from their apartment complex. There was a girl on the sidewalk. I didn't really pay attention to her because it's rude to stare, but I shouted something to Amelia who was being crazy, and I think the girl thought I was talking to her. We made eye contact and she said, "Jazmin?!" It was my childhood friend, Celeste. We grew up in the same ward until we were about twelve and she moved. I've only seen her three times since that move, and of all places to see her, it was such an awesome occurrence. Even though she has not been a part of home for a long time, it was still a strangely comforting reminder of the home that I was starting to miss. As I walked and talked with her for a bit, I was kind of super comforted.
My Heavenly Father is incredible.
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