Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Movin on.....

And i'm done. I just finished my final year of softball at BYU. It's so crazy to look back and think of how fast it all went. It seems like just yesterday I was graduating from high school, and now here I am a college graduate with four years of division 1 softball under my belt. Its an interesting feeling to think that I am done. It doesn't seem real to me yet. I mean I have been playing softball for a REALLY long time. Its overwhelming to think that now I have to move on and find something new. My life has always been very predictable.. go to school, go to practice thats just how its always been for me. I liked it that way, i like consistancy. I have to be honest the unknown is pretty scary. A Job? Kids? I'm not quite sure where to go from here. I think at this point I just need to know that everything is going to work out just like it is supposed too.

SOFTBALL

As I sit here and reflect on the past 4 years, I am overwhelmed with gratitude. I am thankful for the opportunity I had to play division one softball. Because of that opportunity I have gained so many others. I want to write down some of my favorite parts of that journey.

My first year of college was spent at Idaho State University. I was able to be a part of the first ever softball team at ISU. What a great thing to know that what you do now is going to forever affect the future of this program. To be the first is a pretty exciting thing. We struggled that year trying to figure things and win games. I realized at that point that it is not all about winning and that it is more about being a part of something bigger than yourself and making a difference.

Toward the end of that season I wasn't feeling a hundred percent good about going back. I rarely was able to go to church and it was just a hard thing for me. I was sitting in church one sunday when i felt imressed to read Helaman 5:12. Basically the Lord was telling me to move on and build my "foundation on a rock". I didn't quite know what that meant until I recieved the opportunity to attend BYU!

This was one of the greatest blessings in my life. I was able to recieve a first class education, play on an astounding and very successful softball team, meet my sweet husband, and make friend that will last a lifetime. I have so many memories with the sweet girls on my team. I dont think any team laughed near as much as we did! It was more than just softball for us, it was enjoying life and friendship along with learning great life lessons that would benefit us in the future! Because of this experience I was also able to travel to many of the States in our great country. What a blessing this was for me...I will never regret my decision to play ball and go to school, what a great blessing having my degree will be! I'm also grateful to my many supporters who made it possible for me to have this experience. My parents, my Grandparents, My sisters and My husband. It required a lot of sacrifice and patience on their part for me to do this! Thank you! Here's some pics of all thats been going on!









1 comment:

  1. awwww your a graduate!!! It seems weird to me too that we are this old...time is going by soooo fast!!

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