22

last year at this time, i was feeling so grateful for what the days of 20 held. i toasted my year of 21 to be just as great... another year in which i could experience the teachings and blessings of the Lord and to live this life with others. my year of 21 was wonderful. and now, at 22, it is on my heart to ask and seek out new adventures that this year will hold.

having a birthday to celebrate on a tuesday was fun; i was simply hoping that the day would have more to it than any other tuesday. and it did. i had small expectations that stemmed from that hope, and at the end of the day, i declared that yes, it was a good day.

love hopes. and just as we should live in love, we should live in hope. a hope that's based off of faith. i have been able to do, see, and experience so much since my twenties began. but so often, we only focus on the big things or the things that are yet to come in our lives. after talking with some of my sweetest friends last night, we concluded that we need to remember the past and how the Lord has already worked in our lives... and the present and how the Lord is currently working in our lives. without the past, we wouldn't even be close to where we are now. and without the now, we could very well take the future for granted once it becomes the now.

so at 22, i am drowning in grace. i am overwhelmed by love in small and big ways and i am excited for this moment in time. this day. i am hopeful that what is to come in the next year will be greater than i can dream of, but i want to relish in the right now. each day can hold an adventure, and just as i hoped my birthday day would have more to it than a "normal" day, any day can be more.

i'm sure that i'll learn a lot at 22. and i'm sure that 23 will be here before i know it. so with today, marking day 2 of 22 and revealing that there are 363 days left til 23, i am ready. for more opportunities to explore, dream, and discover... more of Him, more of life, and more of the world.

so here's to 22, my third year of "twenty", i trust that you're going to be awesome.


“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
— Mark Twain