Well today I am saying goodbye to the 20's. What a crazy decade that was! Can't believe I started that time in college with no one to worry about but myself. Back then it was all about what I wanted to do with my life whenever I would finally grow up. What I wanted to be, who I wanted to marry, and mostly me, me, me! Well the 30's are starting a little different. I'm married, I'm a mother, the idea of having a career went out the window about 7 years ago and occasionally I get "me time". If I learned one thing in my 20's it was...Don't plan, God has that part figured out, just hold on as tight as you can and try to enjoy the ride!
Its fun to think about where God has brought me. I actually remember my 20th birthday. I went home (from college) for the weekend with a few friends to celebrate. My mom made my favorite meal and afterwards one of my guy friends offerred to do the dishes. My friend Jaime told me I probably should marry him and I am sure my response was something like this, "We're just friends!". I'm so glad that same guy did my dishes last night! And for the record, we are friends all you Murray State people!!!
If I reflect too much on the past 10 years my mind will explode and I would become exhausted. Overwhelmed by the ups and downs, tough times and great ones. I remember finding out I was going to be a mother and crying my eyes out with fear! Then watching God turn that fear into one of the deepest loves I have ever felt when Libby was born. Then years later fearing I wouldn't be able to have anymore children, and then watching God once again crush that fear as I held little Alice in my arms. And through those 2 little girls, God placed it on my heart that I would stay home and not pursue a career and invest in 2 little lives. I can honestly say I didn't see any of that coming when I turned 20 but as most of you know, I wouldn't trade it. There are so many great memories in the 20's but the highlights were Sam, Libby, and Alice for sure! Three very special gifts that my sweet Father gave me.
I'm not going to try to figure out what the next 10 years will hold. My life belongs to Another!
13 Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money." 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. 15 Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that." 16 As it is, you boast and brag. All such boasting is evil. 17 Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins. James 4:13-17
He holds my past, my present, and my future. My one plan for the 30's is to Seek HIM! I hope I do it well.
So goodbye 20's! Sam says I'm officially wiser today because I'm now a 30 year old...so this should be good. I think I will make sure my family knows just how wise I am:)
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