The minutes are ticking away on the clock tonight. I'm watching them. With every second that passes I get that much closer to the third decade of my life. It feels strange, but it's exciting.
Twenty-nine was a year I will look upon very fondly. I found a lot of things buried in this year. Things I had been looking for for a very long time. I am so very thankful for the people I found myself surrounded by and the experiences I was able to be a part of.
The very best thing about twenty-nine is that I can look back on the year as a whole and see myself in every step. Not the me that other people wanted me to be, but the real me ... perfectly created by my Savior Jesus Christ. That person found its way to the surface this year and I am so very thankful.
I can honestly say that this has been a year of seeking the Lord with all of my heart. There was no compromise. There was no distraction. I found contentment in my surroundings and in my place in life. This year has defined me in so many ways and so, I will always look upon it with a happy spirit and be forever thankful for it.
I know thirty isn't old, but it's a big step. It's what's next. It's a new chapter in my life and in my heart.
I like to think of it like reading a really great book ... when you turn the page and start a new chapter you're still reading the same book but each new chapter reveals something critical to the story. Each page gives you a new and fantastic detail into how the story will one day end. Oh, I cannot wait to turn the new page, to start the new chapter, and to see all the details of my life unfold beautifully ... just as the Lord has planned.
My most sincere thank you's to each of you who have played a part in my life. Because of you I have been changed for the better and I don't take one single one of you for granted.
So here goes nothing ... there's no turning back now. May the Lord continue to change me and mold me and use me for His glory and His glory alone!
