My name is McKenna. I am 20 years old and I have spondylolysis and spastic Cerebral Palsy. despite all of these medical challenges, I am determined to live life to the fullest! I have graduated high school, and am now attending college in Colorado (13 hours away from where I grew up). I wanted to start a blog to show others (especially those my age) that living an independentand fulfilling life is possible. Now, I didn't say it was easy, but it is possible! Since I am now living on my own I have experience many high's and low's in my life. I have learned new ways to do things by myself and be independent and been humbled while I realize my personal limits.
My whole life my parents have always supported me in all that I wanted to do, even if they didn't always agree with it. So when I told them I wanted to move to Colorado for college they were a bit nervous and skeptical, as any parent would be when their oldest leaves for college. They tried to convince me to go to a school close to home, But for me it wasn't as much about the school's location as it was being away and proving my independence. I knew deep down that if I stayed close to home I would remain dependent on my parents in ways that a typical college freshman wouldn't. As a young woman faith I decided to pray about what i should do and to just put it in God's hands. During my senior year I was listening to a christian radio station when I heard them mention Colorado Christian University.
After hearing about it on the radio I looked at the school online and I thought it looked simply amazing! I applied and got accepted along with a few other colleges, But I immediately decided to go to CCU, I didn't even preview the campus before this. Once I toured the school in March I just knew that this is where God wanted me to be.
So here I am loving the college life! Plus I am learning to be a woman of God along the way. What could be better?!
