When we look to our future, we can’t help but be reminded of our past. The versions of us that make us who we are. In Sydney’s case, the little girl that would rather be barefoot and dancing in the rain. What would she think about the person she’s become? What would she say about her last soccer season and what it means to love something with such a conviction? What questions would she ask about her favorite things and how those have changed? I think that when she looks to herself she’ll see the same kind hearted girl that loves to explore and soak up this world but with a fire lit in her heart for building a future she’s excited about.

Sydney,

I loved getting to celebrate your senior year with you. Your heart is full of so much joy. I hope that you can soak up all of the final moments that are to come the same what you soak up the rain and it breaths life into you. The last time you unlace your cleats will come all too fast. The last time you walk the halls of your high school as a student will be here before you know it. Live in this season as much as you can and know that your future is waiting for you. I will forever be cheering you on!