For lack of anything better to post at the moment, here's my biography (well, technically autobiography) I'm writing for the programs at my graduation. The problem is, it has to be 125 words or less. Do you have any idea how hard it is to sum up your life in 125 words? Any way to improve this? It sounds kind-of formal to me... Then again, if it didn't follow the English rules, people would think I never learned anything in school. (sigh)
The places where it says (edit) I cut out a word or date so not just any old person will know my private info. If you know me in real life, then you probably know what goes in the blanks anyway.
Graduation Biography
Josiah (edit) Keener, son of (edit) and (edit) Keener, was born on (edit) (edit), 1994. The sixth child of nine, he was homeschooled for 13 years. At age 7, Josiah was privileged to begin taking violin lessons. He played for 5 years in the Youngstown Symphony Youth Orchestra and 10 years in a
junior music festival held by the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs where he recently won a Grand Cup for accumulating over 75 points. In addition, he played community soccer and TEACH basketball. He enjoys singing, drawing, indoor soccer, blogging, and photography. If God opens the door, Josiah would like to pursue a career in voice. Philippians 4:13 is his favorite verse: “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”
Lord willing, I will be graduating June 1. Am I ready? No way! I mean, school is going fine (as fine as school can go, anyway), but I don't know what comes after. And it's killing me. But that's where the trust comes in, right?
All my life, my "job" was to be in school like everyone else. Nothing else was really expected but learn, learn, learn. But now that I'm almost done, I feel like I need to move on with life as soon as I can. Not that I'll ever stop learning, but it seems like the learning should be concentrated in a specific area so I can begin learning how to work hard and preparing for the day when I will have to provide for myself (and, who knows?--maybe a family). Scary? Absolutely.
I don't want to "leech" off my parents and be a bum when I get out of school, but I still am unsure of what I'm to do next. I pray--and I hope you will too :)--that God will show me in His perfect time. Hard? Crazy hard.
JPK
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