i haven't updated this blog since the end of my birth month. October 2012 was perfect in so many ways, definitely a blessing from my provisional Savior. when i look back on this year, i can hardly believe that all of it fit into one consecutive calendar year. 2012 was full of happy highs and some of the lowest lows i've ever experienced. i learned how to make grown up decisions when all i wanted to do was be brave and spontaneous. i found that sometimes lessons are learned through the process instead of the outcome and that all of it, every choice made, email sent and dollar spent has a purpose.
2012:
-i was a college basketball cheerleader...
-i lived in an awesome old house with 6 other women
-i chaperoned my first middle school dance
-hosted my first bridal shower (but certainly not my last)
-i met Matt Thiesen
-i made a commitment to International Missions
-i graduated college with honors and without debt
-i got my first tattoo
-i drove to the Gulf Coast and lived there for 2 months
-worked my 3rd summer for FugeCamps
-became an Aunt (for the second time)
-moved back in with my parents
-became a kick ass substitute teacher
-got my SC teaching certificate in the mail
-got a passport
-i voted in my second Presidential Election
-became a vegetarian (expect for Chick-fil-a and bacon)
-i lost 22 pounds
-started wearing reading glasses
- and i turned 23
this year my Jesus continually reminded me that He hasn't given up on me yet and He never will. i learned that you can live with a broken heart and still manage to love others. i experienced depression and desperation. 2012 was a fight. i am thankful for it but am thrilled for this new year and everything it already holds. change is good and hard.
"but God demonstrates His own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
