2012!

Streamed across the back wall at my 5th grade graduation were the numbers 2011. I remember looking at those numbers and saying to my friend, what is that? Little did I know it was the year I would:

 -graduate alongside my brothers

-find my true identity in Christ

-have the best summer of my life serving God in Ocean City

-meet some of the most amazing people I know

-discover a deeper love for my family

-learn to leave my fears behind and trust God with all I have (leave home for 6 months in Europe)

-move Garrett into his first apartment

-watch my sister shine in her art

-get my first “official” job

-go skiing with my second family the holzmans!

-learn the importance of relationships, whether leaving some behind or pursuing others

-discover the importance of Skype haha

-fall more in love with my Heavenly Father

It blows my mind how much I have learned this year, it is almost too much to process. 2011 was jam packed and sometimes overwhelming but I wouldn’t want it any other way, every detail counts! Before the earth was created God knew what I would do this year, He knew the impact it would have on me, and everything thus far has worked out in His timing. Amen! 

Yet, 2011 may not have been your favorite year. Maybe it was full of heartache and pain. Maybe you lost someone dear, or perhaps it simply wasn’t what you had planned for your life. And I really feel God wants me to share this: The future is now and it is an opportunity to start over! It is the chance to fall back on God’s love daily and leave behind the sorrow and pain He bore on the cross and has already taken away from you. He has dreams and treasures beyond your wildest dreams stored up and wants to share them with you, let Him! Allow Him to take control and be the pilot. 

I hope this has been encouraging, I am really excited to see what 2012 brings each and every one of you!