2018 was my year of New Beginnings. My year of being an Otter. Otters transition fluidly from the land to the water. They live on both comfortably. They are so much stronger than they look. Their tails are so heavy and can hurt if they wack it against you. They are so curious. But my favorite thing about them is they hold hands when they sleep in water so they don’t drift.
This year has been amazing for me. I went from working for an amazing financial planner, to working for a phenomenal international non-profit dedicated to inner-healing by bringing people to Jesus directly, to launching on the World Race. Every month of my life this past year looked so different. And yet every month felt like it was a fulfillment of dreams.
I have grown so much. Knowing more about myself and how I handle different situations. God has blessed me with wonderful community back home in Tally (shout out to my fam, friends and Capital City Church), across the nation (with besties in NE, AR and NC), on the world race (P-Squad! And Team Surrendered), and now in three different countries: Nazarene Church in Independence Belize, Hope at Hand in Honduras and Mi Casa in El Salvador. I’m surrounded by people who see, know, and love me and who call me higher.
I am excited for the upcoming year. I got one word on my Birthday (Dec 3rd when I was made into a cake). That word is LOVE. But as I was praying and processing today. The last day of 2019, I got another set of words: Fearless Faith.
I don’t know what I’m walking into come 2019 but I do know that perfect love casts out fear. If I begin with love I can walk in fearless faith.
Thank you to all who have loved me so well this year! I pray 2019 will be your best year yet! Please feel free to comment or email me anytime if you have any prayer requests or need encouragement! One of my goals this year is to love people better and that means being more intentional during my prayer time for others!
Love well and live fearlessly.
P.S. New Years looks very similar here in El Salvador as it does in the states. We shot off fireworks in a park (which was crazy because the park was closed but the guard called his boss and they made an exception for the 30 of us). They weren’t the little ones either. They went high in the sky and the boys had a blast teaching me how to light them. And I’m ending this post because we are about to sing Karaoke with the girls.
