patience & prayerfulness, may you guide 26...

26 steps, 26 dreams, 26 prayers, 26 hopes, 26 loves, 26...

recently i walked from twenty-five into twenty-six.  since that has happened i feel marked with a new maturity.  this rarely happens around birthdays.  i tend to notice maturity when big things happen that test my patience, faith, love, trust, etc.  though there seems to have been a lot of tests lately,  i can't say that i've always come out on the other side a spanking success story. however, i've learned so much and i guess that is where the wisdom, courage, and perseverance come from (a.k.a some form of maturity).  failures do not destroy me like they used to, they challenge me to keep pressing on.

more than anything i am learning to love...

it sounds crazy, but i don't think i really live my life in love.  love begins to happen when you really see people.  when i actually take the time to see people, they become real. working in areas where i am constantly dealing with people, intimately, or on the surface, as i begin to really see them, it definitely changes how i go about my work.  i know it is going to be a long process...but life is different this way & i like it.  i anticipate a lot of growth for twenty-six. i am beyond excited to see where God will take this dreaming timid girl ready to take on life with a great boldness!

the last two months have been an amazing adventure...i pray the adventure can continue as well :)