By Lauren I.
When I came to The Family Times I was a very different person.
It is hard to believe it was almost a year ago. I only knew a few people in the class and I had no idea how to work a camera. Now my best friends sit next to me and I am the co-editor.
Being able to watch each other grow makes our friendships so special. I didn’t have much to offer when I was first in the class. I am one of those people that has good ideas but don’t know how to put them into action.
When I was home I loved to write and paint but I never thought I could do anything with these interests.
At that point in my life I saw the glass all empty. Sometime along the way I put these traits God gave me into good use.
I did this by making a lot of mistakes. Unfortunately, mistakes are very public when you are part of a newspaper but this is how I made improvements.
Learning is the product of our mistakes. And I never feel alone because I get to witness all of my friends in the class make mistakes too.
I appreciate my classmates flaws and they appreciate mine. To truly love someone you need to love all of them. Because of this I have become so close to all of The Family Times workers.
This being my last issue, many things are going to change. I will no longer have the security of this class, I will have less work, and many of my friends in The Family Times are graduating.
I have grown, I have watched people grow and now it is time for a new experience.
