Twenty-Four

It's a strange thing to grow up. One day I'm graduating High School, then, 7 years and 2 kids later I realize I'm not a teenager anymore.
It's quite a relief if you ask me. Most people ask you on your birthday, "how does it feel?" and this year I actually had an answer.

"It feels great!"

I feel like I am finally comfortable in my own skin. No more awkwardness. No more comparing myself to others or feeling inadequate in some way. I don't feel the need to explain myself to anyone. I don't feel like I have to always say the right thing to spare someone's feelings. I'm not setting out to be hurtful, but I am comfortable with the truth.

Some might think "why did you get married before you knew who you wanted to be, or felt like yourself?" and my answer to that would be that I would never have found myself without my Husband. He is as much a part of me as anything else in the world. I am so thankful I found him.

As I feel a season of change is upon us all, I am filled with excitement and caution. Excitement because God always has a way of blowing my mind! Caution to not jump head first into anything without first consulting the part of me that knows what's right.

I'm ok knowing I'm not done making mistakes, but I know now I can handle them. I am what I was always meant to be. A wife. A mother. A woman. I can't wait to see what else goes on that list.

So in love with life.
Lindsay

Mid-Year Resolution

Anybody cringe at that title?

Today is June 1st!! It's always been easy for me to break my year into 2 parts: First half birthday, second half Christmas. (My primary love language is GIFTS if that explains anything.) So when my birthday comes around, it's always a good time for me to think about the year ahead. Where do I stand on the things I set out to accomplish on that first midnight in January?

What about my health? Everyone puts their health on their wish list for the coming year. Have the holiday weekends and birthday/ graduation parties thrown you for a loop? Yes.

All is not lost, though. We have time to catch it, to readjust. To make an actual effort. Think of this as your mid-term grade for the year.

Because it's time for a change. Everywhere I look, I see change happening. People's lives are changing, people's outlooks are changing and just the overall feeling day-to-day is changing. So let's all hop on board.

If you're the one with all the changes happening to you, embrace it! I mean, really, what choice is there?

And if you're thinking that not much has changed in your life lately, well.. maybe you need a change in perspective. Mine lately has been love. Thinking about other people and what they're going through and trying to love them despite their choices. Lord knows I'm glad He does that for me.

Let's all make a point to actually meet our goals. Not lose sight. Run the race and feel what it is to succeed at something personal.

Because next January, I'd like to start a new journey.
Lindsay