366 days ago (because 2008 was a leap year) i rolled into new orleans, ready to start life in a new place. what a crazy year it has been...full of changes, laughs, tears, growth, and adventure. i moved here last january to be part of something bigger than myself...the rebuilding of a city and her people. in the last year, i've gone from substitute teacher to starbucks barista, to nanny. i experienced my first carnival season, what you all would know as mardi gras, turned 20 years old, watched my sister graduate from college and get married, went back to school part time to get a degree in fine arts, moved a block down the street, evacuated for a hurricane, came back to minimal damage, hosted a few friends (thanks for coming!), learned to cook for large crowds, helped build my new room, moved into my new room, and have learned more about myself than i ever thought possible. truly, what an amazing year it has been. my hope for 2009...and for all my years to come is this...to listen for God, and to simply follow where he leads.
James 4:15 ...if it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that...
366 days ago (because 2008 was a leap year) i rolled into new orleans, ready to start life in a new place. what a crazy year it has been...full of changes, laughs, tears, growth, and adventure. i moved here last january to be part of something bigger than myself...the rebuilding of a city and her people. in the last year, i've gone from substitute teacher to starbucks barista, to nanny. i experienced my first carnival season, what you all would know as mardi gras, turned 20 years old, watched my sister graduate from college and get married, went back to school part time to get a degree in fine arts, moved a block down the street, evacuated for a hurricane, came back to minimal damage, hosted a few friends (thanks for coming!), learned to cook for large crowds, helped build my new room, moved into my new room, and have learned more about myself than i ever thought possible. truly, what an amazing year it has been. my hope for 2009...and for all my years to come is this...to listen for God, and to simply follow where he leads.
James 4:15 ...if it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that...
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