2011 IN REVIEW
*Cooking at SMBI
*Standing at Grandma's bedside as she entered Heaven
*Connecting with Miller cousins
*High heals, 6 girls, night out at Olive Garden
*New York City missions trip
*Visit to Waterloo Ontario in February
*Blowing bubbles in a parking lot with Lizzie and Annie
*Many many wonderful moments with friends at SMBI
*Heading out on my own to start a new life in Ontario. God's very real presence, sleeping in a Walmart parking lot. Driving through lots of snow and rain
*Job searching
*HARD decision about teaching school
*Beach, sunshine, flowers, blue skies, walks along rivers
*Bakery at Tim Horton's
*Bible in 88 days. God's very real presence, peace, and joy
*Trips to PA
*God providing with many pieces of free furniture
*Moving to another apartment. Setting up house
*Camping with various friends at various beaches
*Weeks of carpel tunnel and INTENSE pain!
*Visit from Twila, Graham, Dri, and surprise... ANNIE!!!
*MI reunion
*Many lists of daily blessings
*11 AMAZING third graders who make me smile
*PA reconnecting with sibling weekend
*Strangers and friends who drove 2 hours out of their way pick us up when are car quit
*Struggling with dividing
*Heart's cry for hurting, homeless, abused, rejected, children
*Practicing and singing at a wedding... It takes 5
*Christmas lights, decorations, programs, songs
*45 hours on the road.. 12 days. Food, Family, Friends, Funness
*Good times at home in MN!
*New Years Eve: After traveling for most of the day, and suffering from sore throat, I went to bed at 11:00
The last 12 months have seen a lot of changes. But God has been so good, and so real!! I KNOW I am where He wants me to be. That is such a secure, reassuring feeling, and no man is gonna take that from me. I have had many MANY specific answers to prayer in the last year. God has guided, and lead, and tested, and loved. Yes I have made mistakes, and yes there have been many times where I didn't trust Him completely, and started taking things into my own hands. But through it all God hasn't given up on me. His faithfulness and love make me want to worship, love, and serve Him even more in 2012. I don't know what the next year holds, but I know God will continue to faithfully lead me. I am in His hands.
