So, 2 weeks from tomorrow I will be 30…
Ick. The thought of it really makes me sick at times. But, So much has happened
in the last 10 years that I am truly blessed. They say time flies when you are
having fun, and I guess that is true.  In
the last decade of my life I have accomplished some big things, but I also know
that there are GREAT things to come in this next decade of my life. I want to
focus on some key things from this last decade that I am grateful for.

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I have been to almost 30
countries with 4 different groups.

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I graduated from college

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I have made many friends
around the world that I can call family

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I am the whitest person to
ever sing with an African choir.

o  
Went on a cruise and then
did ministry on the island

o  
Moved to West Virginia,
Ohio (for a summer), Georgia, and then back to Iowa

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I fell in love… with TONS
of kids around the world

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I made it through 2 risky
eye surgeries, 1 week apart

o  
I became certified as a
Pharmacy Tech

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Learned what real community
is like

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Understood what a real
relationship with God is like

o  
Gained Spiritual Parents

o  
Discovered real healing

o  
Mastered the Squatty 😉

o  
The list can really go on
and on…

 

People may look at my life and think that I haven’t accomplished much;
there are times when I think the same thing.  But, tomorrow is a new day, filled with new
memories and new milestones.  I am
excited for the next 10 years. God has something BIG planned, just wait and
see.

 

Jeremiah 29:11

GOD’S
WORD Translation (GW)

11 I know
the plans that I have for you, declares the Lord. They are plans for peace and not disaster, plans to
give you a future filled with hope.