It's a New Year!

I'm so totally stoked that it's a new year! I'm renewed, praise be to Jesus and my Father in Heaven, in hope. I have struggled these past six months with a certain discouragements. Forgetting that God is my number one. I am reminded to trust in Him for everything.

I am encouraged to seek Him in everything. That I can trust he has my back when I think of what steps to take next in life. I'm so excited. He has not forsaken me.

I spent Christmas watching my sister and brother in a Christmas play at their church. I was moved to be with family at a time where I was so in need of love. And surprisingly, I found myself comforted in the presence of my real father in church, in the presence of Love. I traveled to San Jose with my mom and stepdad and dog, and we visited for three nights and ate a big family dinner, opened presents, spent much time chatting and bonding. And then we traveled home with my step grandmother.

New Year's was spend with my friends and sister, eating a lovely dinner.

And it was literally New Year's eve, visiting with Mindy, that I was able to see with clearer perspective a renewed hope in the ways I was replacing God with idol-like expectations and hopes for myself in certain things. I am so glad for His ability to lovingly replace my fears and insecurities with the reminder of Himself and peace.

I am overjoyed for mutual friendship and encouragement. I look forward to this new year and have resolved to be on time-- and to work on this! I want to make an effort to walk more.

And I hope to push myself to try new things in the career world, and to be willing to search. I am hopeful.