July - August

I now know what my future year will look like, in contrast to how we initially envisioned it. I love how God surprises me like that; life is too dull otherwise.

I thought I'd be in Queenstown for this season, working on my shred and heading home for Christmas, but now we are continuing the three-year streak of not seeing snow as a Minnesotan. I've been blessed to spend five extra months with my family, and then I’m invited to the Solomon Islands to get involved in the DBS that will be taking place there. I'll reapply for my New Zealand working holiday in anticipation of 2026, to spend a redemptive season snowboarding and retrieve my belongings.

I’ve spent the summer here acquiring a fellowship in dance and gaining a new group of friends through a book club. I’ve been able to reconnect with the big Fimrite family and acquire knowledge from new perspectives through life as a twenty-year-old. I’ve pushed myself to see the other side of conversations and ask God what He thinks about it. I’ve been reminiscing on memories, going on adventures, and acknowledging how many more stories are getting added to the books. I was blessed with the opportunity to visit my friends James, Daniel, and Caitlyn in Colorado after previously going on a family trip to California and seeing my friend Tom.

God, who is the best person I can become, and how can I get there? I feel so mentally at peace. This season is going effortlessly and well; I’m in a beautiful season of working at Kwik Trip and helping my dad flip a house, now transitioning into giving 50 hours into preparation for a 10-hour presentation. I'm so excited and beyond grateful for the position I have. The world gets more and more beautiful the closer I get to God. All it takes is spilling my guts out for Him to give me the answers for what's going wrong and how to go forward. I know now a way to bring about the Holy Spirit in any conversation is to be praying while listening rather than listening and preparing a response.

Life is precious, things are sacred, and I want to know how to steward what I have to emit love to anyone who sees me. Encouragement is so pertinent for feeling bulletproof. Responsibility is so pertinent for feeling purposeful.