A Toast to the New Year

"Every day is always fresh. With know mistakes in it." -Anne of Green Gables

I think that quote explains why I'm  always so in love with a new year! A new days is nice, but how about an entire year that is yet flawless?

2010 was a crazy year for me. Usually by the end of the year I'm going, "no way it's over already?" and usually as I get older time seems to speed up. But so much took place in the last 12 months, that it's hard to imagine it all could have happened in such a short span of time.
     My oldest sister was engaged and married. I got my license and opened my first bank account. Started my senior year. Was baptized....those are only the first physical things that come to mind, if you look at the area of writing, I could say, wrote my first 2 songs, started and managed a blog ;), finished a short story that I would like to call my finest work, entered a writing contest (with a different short story), finished 2 journals (I usually only go through 1) and made headway on the book I'll eventually finish. As far as spiritually, I think I'm a different person. It's weird and amazing to look back because all the time the changes were taking place I was clueless. But looking at the relationship I had with God at the start of last year and looking at what we have now is something next to unreal! If I could match that growth throughout this year and accomplish nothing else, I could call the year a success.
     That's actually a hard thought for me to wrap my mind around. I want so much from this year...and I'm gonna get so much I'm not sure I'm ready for. It's crazy to think that I'll be a college student before this year is over. An adult...how did I not see this coming?
     I'm happy to say though, that I'm actually excited about the future. For the longest time I was only able to see the things I was going to miss and the things I was unsure of. But I asked God for a glimpse of my future, for inspiration and excitement about all the things he has in store for me. Now I'm chomping at the bit over here!
      In 2010 I also learned that I loved God. It sounds so strange because I've been a christian my whole life but I always took that part for granted. I believed that he sent his son to die for me, so it makes logical sense that he loves me. But outside of logic and reason, I love him! and I'm sure of his love for me...Let me just say, you can't beat that feeling! Not like there haven't been times since then that I've felt distant from God. It's not a fireworks feeling for me. It's just there as steady knowledge that I can always fall back on.

Thanks for reading my ramblings! Happy New Year =)

-Lorain