Bittersweet

As you may know, I am really excited to go back to Grove City. I know it is just a little town in Pennsylvania near some sweet Prime Outlets and the intersection of routes 79 and 80, but there are some wonderful people there and Slippery Rock is the home of what I consider one of the best churches in the country. It is a comfort zone for me.
But I really love the Tetons too. If I didn't, I wouldn't have come back here this year. There are a lot of wonderful people here too (though I haven't know any of them near as long as some of the folk back at school) as well as the most gorgeous mountain range in the whole country. Just the other day it hit me how much I am going to miss these mountains. I will confess, I am a mountain addict. The thought of not being able to hike for months is terribly depressing. And not being able to look out across Willow Flats at Jackson Lake and the Tetons will be like having my backyard confiscated by cruel monsters.
I know I need to go though. I am ready to go. It is time to move on. And I've decided that I'm okay with bittersweet endings. My life is so full of transitions right now, I think it's good to be ready to move on to the next thing. At the same time, if I'm sad about leaving the place I'm in, that means I've had a good experience. So, I'm really going from one good thing to another.
Sometimes I get so excited for the future it's hard to remember to live in the present. God has a purpose for me here. He has a purpose for me each day. And I want Him to fulfill that purpose. I don't want to get too distracted. I can't wait to see my friends and go to church at Grace, but I also want to finish well here and have a good sense of closure. May God continue to give me the grace and bring me through this coming transition.