Thoughts by Hannah Michelle

Endings. The end of a semester, the end of a year. At endings, it’s tough not to be reflective.   2018 has been a year full of changes and I have grown a lot over the past 12 months. I’ve gotten a new incredible job, got a degree from one school, started at a different university, been given the opportunity to preach and help lead a church for two months, led a mission trip, and have begun to realize what I’m supposed to be doing in my life.   I saw Ed Sheeran for the third time, have traveled out of Nebraska a good amount of times, won some national trophies, and even got to be in the ocean again this year.   All in all, it has been a really good year with a lot of growth. However, 2018 is a year I will remember for a long time, because for the first time in my life, I failed a test.   …And it wasn’t a test I could study or prepare for: my hearing test in June.   It seems to be this common thing that confusing things happe...

21. What? I’m 21 years old today, which seems a bit unreal. I normally am not a big fan of my birthday (I mean usually its super cold, and I’d really rather have something cool to do, but normally I have school, etc.). However, I always try to make the best of it. I’ve made it 21 years without drinking, and tonight I’m not going out to be wild either; but instead, I’m spending some time at my pastors’ house.   I am excited to turn 21, however, because my license is finally sideways like I’m an adult, and I can now apply to be a CASA (Court-Appointed-Specialized Advocate) for children who are going through abuse/neglect cases.   Birthdays are such funny things.   For me, I always end up reflecting back on how I’ve changed over the past year.   And this year?   This year has been full of changes. The past year - December 2017 – I began my winter quarter at MCC, and had to drive to the Fort Omaha campus. I got my bangs cut, wh...