This weekend it all came to the end as we wrapped up my senior season at nationals in Omaha, Nebraska. It is bittersweet, but i have nothing but good memories to reflect on.
My favorite year has to have been my sophomore year. Getting to play on an older team made the biggest impact on me on so many ways. It made me strive to be a better volleyball player, but more importantly, i saw the character of some of the girls on my team. Being able to look up to them as examples made me see the importance of a good foundation built in a relationship with Christ for going out in the world after high school. Because of the impact they had on me, and the way God used that to effect me, i grew the most in my sophomore year.
After losing those 8 seniors the following year, we had a rebuilding year. Finishing 6th in the state and with a winning record was not too bad of an outcome, though.
Then this year. Senior year, supposed to be the best year of your life, right? Well, in certain ways it was. Other ways, not so much. I absolutely loved my team, and we got along like a family. We were a family. Some challenges came, but we overcame them together and enjoyed every bit of it. Coming home with 4th place at state, we finished with a winning record of 46-12.
Then, off to national we went! Although things didn't go quite as planned, we all had a blast with each other, and even though volleyball season is over, we will be friends for the rest of our lives. I am so grateful for the impact CHIEF volleyball has had on me. I will miss it, but life goes on and people grow older. My prayer is that just as i looked up to the older ones and saw a Christ-like example, others can say that about me and i can have that influence on the younger generation to come.
