2014 was another eventful year in this life of mine. I got to experience many ups and downs that every year brings along. But when I think about the ups and downs, the only thing that comes to mind is the incredible grace and joy that God has shown me throughout my years. I believe that only the proper way to express it is in a list. So here it goes (not in any particular order):
1. Graduation- It was an incredible experience to finally graduate college. God taught me that promises are worth fulfilling even if there are many and I do mean many bends and turns in the road.
2. Friendships- My friendships have changed tremendously in 2014. I have to say though that God has placed some incredible people in my life who constantly remind me of his goodness and love that he has for his people. I'm constantly challenged by these friendships to be in the word and continue to grow in my faith. It's awesome!
3. Family- If anybody has been around my family ever, you would know that we are super close. I am also very protective over them. (Don't mess with my family!) God has definitely blessed me with an incredible family and I think 2014 just showed me that a little bit more.
4. Teaching- 2014 has shown me that my calling in life is to teach. As someone once said, I think it's in my blood. 2014 just ironed it out even more and made me completely see that I love teaching students period. Whether that be at school or church, I love teaching students. No matter how hard I tried to get out of the family business, God always had a way to point me back to where I am suppose to be.
5. Love- Oh you're probably looking at this category name and be like what?!? Love? Well it's not Love as in I found a boyfriend to marry. No, it's love as in God has really laid on my heart to love his people. I think this is why I love teaching. I get to show students the love of Christ by just simply using love and everything that comes with simply loving someone.
6. Thankful- God has truly taught me a lot about being thankful over this past year. I am very blessed by the people around me and the experiences that I encountered over this past year. It would take me a lifetime to thank each and every person who has had a part in establishing the person I am today. A simple thank you doesn't seem to say the amount of gratefulness I have to them.
2014 was a great year that I don't want to forget. I want to learn from it and build on it this year. I am super excited to see what 2015 brings to this so called journey of mine. So instead of saying New Year. New Me. I'm going to say New Year with Just Me.
