Disappointment

It never fails, the feeling of disappointment. As the end of my high school career is close upon me, I'm overcome with a sense of disappointment. Suprisingly, I'm not disappointed with myself. It seems like everytime I accomplish something academically or even extracurricularly, it's just one noch below what is expected of me. I don't know when I morphed into this ideal student who just "does well" but I resent it. My family seems to think that I am just destined to succeed with little to no effort on my part. I recently recieved a scholarship to attend Saint Louis University in the amount of $12,000/year. I then recieved elligibility for the Missouri School Bright Flight scholarship in the amount of $2,000/year. I was pretty proud of these scholarships because of all the effort I have put into my academics as well as my extra curriculars over the last 4 years. I guess I just expected a more excited reaction from my parents than a simple "Wow, well good". In the end, I'm only trying to impress myself but a little appreciation would go a long way. So much for congratulations...

2 Chronicles 15:4
"But in their distress they turned to the Lord, the God of Israel, and sought him, and he was found by them."