there's no distance that could hold us back.

2010. it's been quite a year.

holy moly.

when i look back over the events of the past 12 months, to be quite honest, i'm surprised i made it through with any sanity at all! between buying a house, wedding planning, and being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, i was a giant stressball for most of the year. i am so thankful for a tremendous and caring God, and a family and friend support group that have really helped float me along on their encouragement. i couldn't have made it through without them...

or without chris.

this man came into my life at precisely the right time. God is so good with His timing. i have come to understand love so much more fully through chris' patience, actions, and through his own love for me. i cannot begin to express what an incredible blessing it is to be married to this man- God really knows what He's doing.

and so, 2011 is almost here. i'm reminded of a Christmas song lyric by john lennon- "and so this is Christmas, and what have you done? another year over, a new one just begun." i've been asking myself lately, what has this year been about? and i get the same one word over and over again: me. this year i have been so focused on myself, and that's scary. i can't and shouldn't live this way. God commands us to live a life not of our own flesh, but a life lived for Him. so with 2011 around the bend, i have committed to a new way of living: God's way. i will use this next year (and those beyond) to see outside of my own walls and live for others, not for me. to build a foundation with chris that is seen as holy and good, and to keep that foundation strong for our (hopefully) future children. after all, our lives are like a mist, and i want mine to be worth something in the eyes of our Lord. so this is God's year. i will do with it what He desires. may i have a heart open to direction. and may i do something worthy of His call in my marriage, my future endeavors, and with all those i am blessed to meet.







hugs and loves.