Don’t take life too seriously.
Don’t take life for granted. Anything or anyone for granted.
Use your time wisely.
Listen to those older than you - they have wisdom.
Being defiant gets you no where.
I am not weak for leaning on Everlasting Arms.
(Whoever told you in the first place you should be guilty?)
Love God. Love people. Love God. Love people. It’s a continual cycle.
Obedience really is better than sacrifice. I can tell you that first hand.
Breathe.   

Everyone says that you’ll go through this thing called, “senior-itis” after you graduate. Seems to me it’s just that transition in your mind and heart from having each year set with a certain schedule, a certain this, a certain that. Now, we’re told to break the mold. Be free. The world is ours. I don’t ever think that really goes away. I mean, there’ll always be some obstacle in life, something to overcome, something to face, some hardship, some type of something… and that’s okay. One day at a time, just one day at a time. Everything is gonna be alright :] It’s a beautiful world we live in and I’m blessed to know (and continue to get to know) the God who created it all.

I think we’re all just trying to find balance. Balance between the crazy radical and the one who lives in neutral faith. I’m in the balance right now. I’m seeing the whole “art world” that I’m diving into soon that I’ve been wading in awhile now and where I need to stand in all of it. It’s a continual process. That’s all I can say. I most definitely do not have all the answers, but I would love to find out those answers with those around me.

Love and be free.
-lauren