A Quarter of a Century!

In one month, I will turn 25. When I was younger, I thought that by the time I was 25, I would be close to becoming a lawyer. By the time I was 25, I would be married to a Catholic man and we would own 20 acres of land with lots of animals. I had no doubt that I would already be a mom because, in my head, any age past 25 was too old to be a mom. I was a big planner, and still am in a way. I like to have my daily tasks and cross them off. I like it when I know ahead of time what I will be doing. But I've learned that my plans are not always the best for my life.

Clearly, a lot of what I planned has turned out the way I thought. I am a few weeks shy of 25, I did marry a Catholic man but we don't own land or any animals. I work for God through the Catholic Church so I never followed through with becoming a lawyer. I did become a mom of a little saint but not in the way I thought it would turn out. I never anticipated most of the events that happened in the first 25 years of my life but I am thankful they did.

It was in losing friends, changing my mind about majors, grieving over a pregnancy, and loving my husband every day that I drew close to God and knew Him the most. It is in the turned paths of life that He has shown me His love and power towards me. It was when my plans did not come together that I learned to trust Him.

I hope to live a couple more "quarters" of a century. I still have plans for those years but I now trust in God so that even if they are not the way I desire, I know He will be present.

I do want to share some of the goals that I have set for myself in the next year.

• I want to develop a new skill or hobby. 
• I want to love harder.
• I want to make a new friend. 
• I want to journal more.
• I want to become more focused, more organized, and keep an even tidier home.
• I want to be more intentional about evangelization by example to others.

CHEERS TO ALMOST 25 and 25 MORE!

 (A picture of me turning 22 with my then boyfriend, now husband)