It’s true… the end of the race is coming so soon.

I’m currently sitting in Black Mountain, NC, at a coffee shop on May 6th, writing what feels like my 1000th blog, and it’s crazy to even say that what has felt like a month and also three years at the same time is actually coming to an end.

I get home on May 21st. That doesn’t even feel real. And somehow, right after that, a whole new season is already beginning. On June 1st, I’ll be starting a summer internship on the creative team at Stonecreek, and after that I’ll be stepping into their “Leadership Development Program." Honestly, this is something I’ve dreamed about for a long time. Not necessarily in this exact order, but the Lord has been so clear in the way He’s laid everything out.

If I had gone straight to a four-year college after high school, I wouldn’t have even ended up at Stonecreek until probably 2029… and who knows what life would’ve looked like then. But now, I get to step into what feels like a dream role in the summer of 2026 while finishing my business degree online and doing what I love creating, capturing, and telling stories of what the Lord is doing. I really couldn’t be more excited for what’s next. At the same time, this ending is so bittersweet. It’s hard to put into words what it feels like to leave people you’ve done everyday life with for the past 9 months. These are people who have seen every version of me: the good, the tired, the overwhelmed, and the joyful. And now we’re all about to go our separate ways. But at the same time, I get to go home. I get to hug my people for the first time in 9 months. I get to walk into familiarity again. And I honestly think that day might go down as one of the best days of my life.

Even though the race hasn’t looked exactly how I thought it would, I’m so grateful I said yes to it. This has been the hardest, most stretching, most refining season of my life but also one of the most meaningful. It’s so easy to want to run back to comfort, to what’s known and easy. But I’ve learned that the Lord doesn’t call us into comfort; He calls us into trust. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight.” — Proverbs 3:5-6 And He really has. Looking back, I can see His hand in every step of this journey. Even in the hard parts. Even in the moments I didn’t understand. So as this season comes to an end, I’m choosing to walk into the next one with open hands. Trusting that the same God who carried me through this season and every season will continue to carry me and walk alongside me!