i recently remarked to mom, "mom! i like firm endings and clear beginnings. and i haven't had time to have the ceremony and pomp that brings that clarity, but i don't have time!!! life keeps going on and i just have to keep going with it!" she laughed and agreed with me.
and so, my family, here is my 1 year update... a few weeks late. :)
I MADE IT!!! i made it due ONLY to the grace of God. This was my journal entry the night before:
"Thank you for your faithfulness to me, and bringing me here and establishing me. You have done exactly what you promised to do. You lead me here to an empty and desolate city, and began to woo me. You love has been full of tenderness and discipline. you have made a door of hope, bringing people into my life that i had never imagined. You have given me back vineyards- you've filled my life with a good, godly abundance. and i joyfully yield all to you, my Savior, my Husband."
Most of you know either from reading these posts or from talking with me the type of year that God has brought me through. Rejoice with me! Rejoice with me that we serve such a good God, who is gracious and compassionate, and loving toward all he has made!
as for future plans- most of you probably know too that i will be staying in the Chicago area indefinitely. while i am so excited about what He has done and is doing here in Chicago, my heart weeps at the thought of not sharing life with you. I told Katie recently that i'm realizing that your heart continues to expand as you grow up, and often in an uncomfortable way. Before moving here my whole life and heart was in Denton, and now it is stretched across 4 different states. in as much as i love life and friends here, I long for my family in Denton, Danielle in D.C., and Autumn in Florida. (thankfully M is moving back to Denton, so i'll only be in 3 states, until of course she marries the man of her dreams and goes to be a crazy missionary woman. AHH! can your heart stretch across continents???)
All that to say- thank you family for supporting me this year. i love you terribly! and miss you tremendously. i cannot wait to be home with all of you- you refresh my heart.
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope."
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