Every year at this time I have such bittersweet feelings, as a hectic year comes to a close and graduates begin their transition away from Lynchburg College. I am both exhausted and excited, grieving and yet grateful. I turn to this short reflection every Commencement week because it resonates so much to my own experience. I\u2019m not sure who wrote it but I\u2019m guessing they worked at a place much like our own Hornet Hive and I hope their words speak to you as well:<\/p>\n
For many of you, these weeks are filled with exciting exits for your grads and others, Well done, good and faithful and creative and talented and accountable and underpaid Get some rest, grieve as needed, rejoice as able, Thank you to all LC students and staff, faculty and administration for your faithfulness to our community. Have a blessed and renewing summer!<\/p>\n Peace, Anne<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Every year at this time I have such bittersweet feelings, as a hectic year comes to a close and graduates begin their transition away from Lynchburg College. I am both exhausted and excited, grieving and yet grateful. I turn to …<\/p>\n
\nleaving you sitting in your office or some quiet place
\nwondering how the year went by so fast and how you feel kind of lonely, a bit left out and likely real tired. <\/em><\/p>\n
\nand very much appreciated changers of lives
\n(even if some of those changed lives don\u2019t stop by to tell you so).<\/em><\/p>\n
\nkeep the faith, do the job, and ask for help.<\/em><\/p>\n