January 10th,2019
December 20th,2019
Just under 365 days is the time between these two photos (I don’t take pictures as often as I should and these were the closest to January 1st that I could find :/) Besides the obvious differences of a filter on the first picture and some weight loss in the last year, the biggest difference between these two pictures is the peace and joy of Jesus Christ following through her. One year ago if you told me that I wouldn’t recognize the girl I was then I would of laughed in your face. I honestly thought that was the best my life could be, that it was normal to cry everyday and be dispassionate about my life. I mean you are supposed to hate waking up on Mondays and spend your entire shift looking forward to the time you go home right? It was decent paying and my hours had me off work by 5pm plus freedom on the weekends. What more could I want from life?
I remember the exact moment I woke up and realized something had changed inside of me. I had woken up to a text from a friend complaining about starting work on Monday after a weekend off and realized that there hadn’t been a day in months where I dreaded waking up. I woke up each day excited about what lay ahead of me and the people I was going to be working with. When I let go of the expectations of what I was supposed to be doing and started running full force into what Jesus was calling me into I discovered peace and joy far greater than anything I could have ever imagined. Jesus has awaken apart of me that I never want o let go of again, I don’t know what I’m going to do when I go home, where I’m going to live, or how I’m going to make money. The one thing I do know is that I never want to let go of the joy that Jesus brings into my life each and every day. I’m never going back to the shell of a person I used to be.
Prayer: that Jesus continues to work and heal in my life; that I’m able to share the joy of Jesus with others; and for fundraising
