It’s been a rare occasion to get on Facebook lately and not
see graduation photos. I love to see the
pictures of friends and family celebrating the completion of their studies. And it hit me a couple of weeks ago: it has
been a year since I graduated with my master’s degree.
A year.
On the one hand this realization that it’s been a year was
“Really?!? It’s only been a year? Look at all that I did and all that happened
in the past year!”
And on the other hand the realization was “It’s already been
a year?!? Where did the time go?!?”
Anyway I look at it this past year has been pretty amazing
and filled with blessings.
In the past year…
- I spent a month in El Salvador
- I was a part of many hours of dirt and sweat working in the community garden at my church that led to over 900 pounds of veggies being donated to food pantries
- I have been a part of an amazing group of young adults from my church who have met weekly for Bible study, food, and fellowship. I have seen this group grow, I have formed relationships with some incredible people through this group, I have grown in my faith, and I have been inspired and motivated by the energy and passion of this group.
- I turned 25: life in itself is of course an incredible blessing
- I got a job at Feed My Starving Children: I have worked with some incredible co-workers, seen millions of meals in our warehouse go out across the globe to children in need of food, and worked with thousands of passionate, fun, and energetic volunteers.
- I went sky diving!
- I have been a small part of the planning of my very good friend’s wedding
- I taught a weekly Bible study on various social issues (human trafficking, hunger, refugees, criminal justice, economic justice, war and peace, politics) to a remarkable group of people at my church
- I started working as the Communications Coordinator at my church
- I met Anne Lamott (one of my favorite authors) and decided I’m going to be a writer
- I found a great group of people from my church to travel with me to El Salvador
- I bought a new car
- I celebrated my sister’s graduation from college
These are just some of the big, exciting things that
happened in the past year- there have been so many other wonderful small and
big events and moments. A year ago, I
had no idea what the next year would bring.
Of course not everything went as I would have liked or as I imagined,
but this kept me on my toes.
This past year has been pretty great, but I’m even more
excited to see where God takes me over the next year. There are things brewing and in the works and
I’m so eager to see what will come and what God will do.
I’m eager for more…more life, more blessings, more work, and
more challenges.
So here’s to the next year!
