Assignment 4: Annie Bohannon Growing Up

I have grown up going to church every Sunday and Wednesday without fail. My parents have made sure of that. They are the reason I continue to go to church now even when they’re out of town or sick. My brother and sister and I will still get in the car and go without them. I’ve often thought about why that is and I think it is because they made us go for so long that we grew to like going. The problem I am now facing as I am getting older and getting ready to go to college is that I have been simply borrowing my parents' faith. Their faith is the reason I still go to church and believe what I believe. But in college when the workload gets heavy and its just too easy to just stay in bed their faith won’t be enough. And if people try to poke holes in my beliefs and point out contradictions it won't be enough either. I need to figure out what I believe for myself and if that still aligns with what they do. I don’t know if it will be. But I think that discovering it for yourself is a part of growing up and becoming your own person.