It's been over a year since I've collected enough thoughts to compile into a post for this blog.
Thought may never be static, but it turns out I certainly can be.
In the last year I:
1. Got engaged (that was the last you read).
2. Planned a wedding.
3. Received what I believe to be God's two largest blessings and greatest gifts: My husband, and true reconciliation with a family that I hold so dear.
4. Married my best friend.
5. Moved out of my parents home and into my own that I share with the best roommate.
6. Spent 2 weeks in Europe.
7. Gained some weight.
8. struggled/cried/stressed.
9. laughed/rejoiced/sang.
10. ended my time mentoring 6 amazing young women after 6 precious years.
I made a promise to one person forever, and I watched the end come and go to the longest relationship(s) I've ever been voluntarily committed to.
Could anything have happened to make this a more change-ful year? Perhaps if I had a sweet babe in my arms, or if we were paying a mortgage. It seems it is safe to say that it's been the biggest and most impactful year of my life.
I adore my husband for so many reasons, and I feel many more blogs coming on just to brag about him. One of those, in short, is his awareness of the world. He reads. I mean reads constantly. You should take a look at his "read it later" list - it's almost absurd.
While he continues to learn more and read more, I find myself realizing how different I am now than I once was. I used to be obsessed with news, with domestic and foreign politics, war, etc. Now, I almost try harder to ignore it. The world and the people in it disappoint me over and over, that now I cherish tuning them all out and getting to know my man, or my niece and nephew. I want to chat with my mom and know how my grandpa is doing now that his mom has gone to be with the Lord.
There is a feeling of time slipping away and lives growing wider and taller that I want to cherish every bit.
I never thought I'd be this way - shutting out the 'world' in my free time, ignoring news and the lame political banter I used to live for. For all the reasons that's probably not the greatest place to be, I am certainly happy to know that I am a changing person, one who grows and alters as life rubs me this way and that.
Change is good - and this past year has been the greatest example of that.
