Right Here

Today as I was walking to class I saw a group of families standing in front of VLSB with a tour guide showing them the sights. I thought of how it's already been 2 years since I was standing there with them, checking to see if Berkeley could be a place I'd call home for the next few years. The ever so familiar look of "can my kid really survive here??" on some of the parents' faces made me laugh inside as I thought of my parents as they tried to decide if this was the best choice for me. The prospective students looked excited and nervous, trying to picture themselves at a place like this. And it hit me, that season for me has passed, and it's never coming back. There will never be another period like this again, and it's already half done. That means...I have to make the most of the next few years. And....get ready to transition into the next season. It's all about having one come to an end and diving into the next. The idea is kind of scary and a little unsettling but it is what it is and it's going to happen, whether I'm ready for it or not. I wonder what my next season will look like...

Today I was at Bear's Lair with Joanne and out of nowhere I started singing the Right Here song by Jeremy Camp & KJ-52  (I recently discovered it in Matt's car and I can only remember the main chorus but I still really like it) and sometimes when I'm singing I don't realize it's happening out loud bc I like to sing in my head but today I guess Joanne heard it. And as I was serenading her with my version of Right Here it occurred to me, He is right here. In our conversation, in our El Tacontento date, walking with me to class. So easy to slip and think I'm alone, like He doesn't know, like He doesn't see me. But He does! And You're right here...next to me as I'm writing my blog. Thank You, for seeing me, for remembering me, for being right here with me. If you haven't heard the song, you should! You might just like it :)