I am not sure whether it was the day I had today or what, but i spent the majority of today thinking about my future. What is life going to look like after college? The scary thing is at some point, i actually have to grow up. And to be honest, i really don't want to grow up yet.
I have been blessed with two loving and caring parents could not have raised me any better and an older sister who although we tend to butt heads often, loves me unconditionally. My parents are two very successful professionals who have worked hard their entire adult lives to better my life and the lives of others. Both have servant hearts and have always gone out of their ways to help others. Meaghan (my sister), a recent graduate of JMU, has continued the generations of educators in the McElroy family and has her first teaching job at the middle school she and I both attended. Interesting to think of it this way but Meaghan, similar to my parents, is helping others by means of education.
So now to me... what do i do? Well, obviously it is in my blood to serve. At this current moment, i have absolutely no idea what my "service" will look like, but i know that is what i am supposed to do. I want to be able to make a lasting difference in peoples lives, i want to make others lives better. But how???
For those of you that feel similar to me in that you do not know what life is to look in the future, i have come to just this conclusion: I am to LOVE God, my family, friends and everyone i come in contact with. Treat everyone with the same respect that you would like them to treat you with. And each day, challenge yourself to make a difference in someone's life, whether it be big or small, show someone the love they deserve.
-B
