2018 Reflection

This year has been a fantastic one full of so many more highs than lows. For the first time in my life, I struggled with anxiety in a way that is completely unexplainable, but in Jesus Christ conquered it. And this year, I married my best friend of all time, the man beyond my wildest dreams, the man no doubt God, Himself, hand-picked for me. I walked away from my dream job working in graphic design and packed up my car and moved to North Carolina after marrying my best friend. God provided me a job to begin prepping us to get out of debt.

There is no doubt how much my life has changed drastically this past year, but the Rock that I’ve been standing on is Jesus Christ and He has not moved once. None of this shocked Him or surprised Him in the very least. I can attest to this because He has provided every step of the way and I’ve seen Him in more tangible ways this past year than ever before.

This past year has been an eye opener in my faith. I can’t really explain it very well, but if I could try to then I’d say that I truly had to abandon every thought, everything I was taught, everything I knew to be true to have God wreck me in the most lovingly way to piece it all back together slowly just to show me who He was and in that seeing my life through His eyes. I have experienced hurt and yet remained joyous throughout it. In the sea of bitterness, He was there pulling me out and saying “Peace. Be still.” In the moments of doubt, I held onto that thread of hope and can’t even explain why except that God is God and He’s all who I can trust to help me through.

This year, I’ve hurt people I’ve loved in the midst of all these emotions that have slammed me. I’ve had friends walk out the door without even letting me know, people I truly love beyond what they could ever know. People that don’t know that I still think about them, pray for them, and see all the potential in their life and all that God has for them. There have been times that I’ve felt offended, but what it boils down to is that they are my brothers and sisters in Christ and I want there to be no hard feelings. Sometimes, some people have to do what they think is best for them, and that’s okay. I understand because I’ve been there and I have had to cut people out of my life that felt toxic to me.

And over all these past years I’ve inconsistently posted to my blog. I haven’t known where to begun. I would post and not follow through with another one. I enjoy writing I think more than anything. So this year, I want to post as consistently as I can and over the course of this year find what my niche is. I’ve tried being a professional photographer (which I still haven’t totally given up on) and I’ve tried being a graphic designer (which I still enjoy) and there are dreams and ambitions that my husband and I have discussed with each other and can’t wait to see those things come to pass. But this place, I want it to be a place where I talk about things that I’m passionate about. I’m not sure what all that entails, but I plan on sharing recipes, marriage tips & advice, devotionals, fashion tips, finances and so many more things that run through my mind.

I can’t promise that I’ll be perfect at it, but this year, I want to see what happens and where I can go. I want to see where God is going to take me in this journey. And I would so love for you to be a part of it too! So please join me! Ask me questions. Right now, everything is pretty and plain and simple, but the website will expand!

I’m so excited to see what God is going to do in this! Below, you will see images of some of my favorite moments is 2018. Scroll through and enjoy and thanks for joining me in this journey!