Megan Eyre

I
was born March 20th 1988 to Jim and Kim Eyre, and their daughter
Autumn. The first five years of my life were okay, though I do not
remember much of that time. When I was two my younger sister, Arminda
Giselle, was born on March 19th. When I was seven my parents divorced.
I did not know it at the time but my mother was abusing prescription
drugs, over-the-counter drugs, and alcohol, and it had been destroying
our family. My father gained custody of my sisters and me and we
started life a single parent home. I remember my dad drove my younger
sister and me to meet my mom for a visit on a Tuesday evening and my
mom never showed. I have not heard from or seen my mother since. That
was the toughest part of elementary school. Going to a new school,
making new friends, dealing with my dad as both a mother and a father
was challenging at the time, but I laugh at it now. High school was a
wonderful time! I was involved in the music program and made wonderful
friends. Though I’m not proud of the ignorance and stupidity of the way
I rebelled I have learned from those decisions, and in a way those poor
decisions brought me closer to the Lord. On March 21st of my junior
year my younger sister, Arminda, died unexpectedly. Though that was a
sad time, I remember rejoicing. Before Arminda’s memorial service I had
never experienced having all my friends and people in one place at one
time. It was a special time of being together. Soon after that I
applied for college. Out of the four schools I applied to I chose the
University of Washington. Although I was accepted to the UW I had to
complete a four-week program to “really” be accepted to the UW. That
summer was hard for me, because I began to realize that my decision to
not live a Christian life and seek anonymity at the UW was in fact a
lame decision. There are key points in which I began to second-guess my
decision, but I had to stick with it. I got to the UW, spent a week
there, and realized it was not the place for me. I began the
re-application process to SPU, got accepted, and started there in the
winter of ’07. My gracious aunt and uncle let me live with them my
first two quarters at SPU. For that I will be forever indebted to them.
Not worrying about room and board expenses allowed me to focus on
schoolwork and just tuition payments. I spent the summer at home with
my dad. I worked many jobs, one of which was beneficial for me. I
worked as a house manager for GreenStage – an outdoor Shakespeare
theatre company. I learned how difficult it is to be a Christian in a
very, very secular and biased industry. After all that was over I moved
into a studio apartment with my best friend, Shannon, and began my
second year at SPU. The past quarter has been wonderful. I’ve made
lot’s of friends, and met lot’s of new people. I’m thankful for the
hardships that transferring caused me, because I definitely feel I’m
where God wants me to be….Although I do miss the huge, beautiful
buildings on UW’s campus