A Passage of Time
I have lived much of my life not wanting to grow up. I know I see it among toddlers who still want to drink out of the bottles they had as babies or still want pacifiers. I know I have seen it, especially in times of my life that I have deeply enjoyed, such as my sixth-grade experience at a nature school and college, which were two times in my life that were a lot of fun. Recently, having graduated from college, I know a little longing was within me, saying, "NO, GO BACK!" I was ready to let go of Cornerstone University for sure after everything that happened, but I did not feel ready to let go of college. I longed to separate myself from the specific school, but being seen as a college student was fun. I have also grown up for 22 years in Grand Rapids, and now I am faced with figuring out this new, smaller town. When I go back to Grand Rapids, I have this realization that really, there is no place to really go now that I would call home, at least...