Well I did it. I have completely finished 25 years of life. I can't believe how quickly time flew by this year - just another reason to cherish what each day brings.
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| last year's celebration - birthday twin, Dudley Chancey |
After celebrating another milestone in my life - 3 years in Honduras - I would say I have been tremendously blessed the past 25 years. I have lived a quarter of a century, and this life has already been more than I could ever imagine or desire.
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| this time last year |
Since graduating college I have had lots of time to reflect and look back at how I have done things. I think everyone feels there are things you would have done differently, but I am happy to say I have no regrets. Mistakes have been made, but I have grown from them. Challenges have been many, but God was with me every step of the way.
Being away from my family has made me appreciate and love them more. Living in a different culture has made me appreciate how lucky I was to grow up the way I did. And having been surrounded by people who love me my entire life has only made me want to love others more.
So here’s to 26! I think it will be an amazing year....
It’s true what they say - life only gets better with age.
25 things I loved in my 25th year
- Being able to tell people I was a quarter of a century old
- Forgetting that I was 25 and telling people I was 24
- Feeling good about being halfway to 50
- Getting to go home several times
- Seeing my brother get married
- My parents coming to visit me in Honduras
- Spending NYE at Jovenes
- Making new friendships in Honduras
- Traveling to Roatan for Thanksgiving (it rained all trip, but was still great!)
- Seeing the Mayan Ruins in Copan
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| Copan Ruins |
- Spending time with Harpeth Hills in Honduras
- Going to several Honduran soccer games
- Getting to see Nelson finish his first year of high school with all A’s and B’s
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| Getting ready from 8th grade! |
- Being able to be home for our first annual JEC Fiesta 5k
- Seeing the green houseparents’ dream finally come true with a new house of their own
- Becoming a grandma (when poppy had puppies)
- Getting a new car (one that doesn’t break down every month!)
- Going to the beach for holy week with friends in Nicaragua
- Spending time with several members of the missions committee at Harpeth Hills
- Having Lindy, Scat, Emily and Richy come visit in Honduras
- Seeing some of the boys at JEC wear some of my grandma’s old work jeans (she only wore men’s Levi’s
- Experiencing the world cup in Honduras
- Luckily being home for three days and seeing a friend get engaged!
- Watching God bring sweet, new boys to Jovenes en Camino
And finally, #25 - Living another year healthy, loved, and so blessed
God is so good.
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