OK, who stole January? Wasn’t it just the day before Christmas??
Speaking of, my Christmas was good. Kind of low-key this year, but still fun. Good times with family and friends as usual. Mike got me a vacuum, you know, since he’s so into them and wanted to make sure I got a good one. That was sweet of him. Don’t worry, I actually wanted that for a present 😉
The break from school was nice, but now we’re back at it. Earned a B in my Psych class and now taking English 102. I hate writing papers, but hopefully this will help. I took Eng. 102 at the local community college a little while back, but the credit didn’t transfer. Oh well, it’s certainly an area I need to work on anyway. I learned A LOT at the community college, so I don’t regret that.
I started taking a class called Perspectives also. This class is actually live and isn’t a part of the university program. It is a class that helps one learn about Christian missions. The history and all that of it. I missed a couple of weeks because of a funeral/memorial and another engagement, but looking forward to diving back in this week.
I’m, hopefully, going to Japan in May! I’m going to visit a friend of mine and her family and serve them and their vision however they need me. Will start fund-raising soon, tickets to/from Japan are expensive! God will provide a way though, assuming it’s in His will of course.
I know that in my last post I talked about the depression coming back. Things are better. Just talking about it helps. I’ve had time with family and friends, we’re past the holidays, I’ve spent more time in prayer and quiet time with God, and did some soul-searching. Not saying things are great yet, but on the road to feeling better.
I preached again this past weekend. I gave my testimony and talked about salvation, the baptism of the Holy Spirit, and healing. A bunch of people came up after and got prayer, 2 of which got prayer for healing and said they could tell something was happening!! Also, 1 guy told me after that he prayed for salvation!! Whoo hoo! Go God! If you’d like to listen to my story, you can here.
So, my birthday is tomorrow (Friday)! Mike’s taking me to a steakhouse that I love for dinner. We had dinner at my parents this past weekend too. Not making a big deal out of it, just another year older.
It’s been an interesting year! Met and fell in love with Mike, broke up, started dating again. My brother got married! Was overcoming a MS flare at the beginning of the year, but it went away. Unfortunately, my mom had a heart attack and dad’s health has gotten worse. It was definitely an up and down year. Learned a lot, count my blessings more. Praying for my family more too. That’s the short version of my 36th year anyway.
Good things coming in my 37th! Growing closer to God and sharing the Gospel message of Christ more, credit card debt will be paid off, house will be sold and closed, going on a mission to Japan, more schooling, weight loss, life in an apartment, more art, some other possible traveling, etc…. I’ll write as often as I can and let you all know how it all goes!
Blessings!!
Bragging on the Lord 