New Years.

For many years growing up, I spent New Year's Eve with my Gramma. We always stayed up til midnight, eating way too much good food and watching all the bad acts of Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve. A few of the years my cousin Luke spent NYE with us, which was always a good time.

I am so thankful that I grew up very close with my extended family. They are all amazing people with beautiful hearts. I am blessed to have been born into such strong love with a beautiful example of that love in my Gramma and Grampa (who I never knew).

New Year's Eve is always hard without Grandma Rose, who is now spending it with Dick Clark (har har, I'm so funny). New years come and go, but some traditions will not die. I will cherish those times and I will watch Dick Clark's special tonight, dang it, and enjoy very little of it.

Prayer Request

I have an interview with SIAS University on Wednesday night. I am excited and nervous all at the same time.

All I know is that this little one's face is in my head and I can't get it out.



*3.5 months*

"Well, she's willing..."

"I wasn't God's first choice for what I've done for China…I don't know who it was…It must have been a man…a well-educated man. I don't know what happened. Perhaps he died. Perhaps he wasn't willing…and God looked down…and saw Gladys Aylward…And God said - "Well, she's willing."
- Gladys Aylward

(That's me. ha.)

One year.

This past year I've been absolutely amazed at how many youth leaders (Youth Pastors and such in various churches) have so much time for blogging, tweeting, facebooking, and keeping up their websites.

I mean, for honest people? Between writing Bible studies, teaching Confirmation, doing events, having prayer time, going geocaching, having movie nights, equipping parents, planning mission trips and vacation Bible school, overseeing Sunday School, helping with worship, leading worship, planning and leading retreats, conversing with parents, counseling youth, going to concerts and soccer games and basketball games... HOW IN THE WORLD DO YOU EVER HAVE TIME TO WRITE?! And that's just the stuff for your job. Attending or leading a small group, being a good family member, being a strong force of Good in your friends' lives, getting into the Word and having quiet time with just you and God... Yeah. I don't get it. I mean, how do you have time to research and muse on huge things and write giant blog posts every other day about them? I question everything about you.

I haven't even had time to eat today. *Le sighe*