changing of the guards

i love new years.  i love being able to look back on the previous year and reflect on it as a whole…see the ways in which God worked in me, the new ways i experienced life, and the mistakes i can learn from.

2008 was the year…

i graduated from college
i took my mcats
i started living completely on my own
death claimed a loved one for the 3rd consecutive year
i overcame my demon, once and for all
i took part in my first 2 political campaigns
i voted for my first president
i helped elect the first african-american president in the history of the united states
God taught me balance
colorado felt like home
i made a few of my worst mistakes
met my soulmate, in the form of a two-year-old
God provided jobs, housing, and opportunities
i worked my first manual labor job
i turned twenty-two
God loved me even when i was selfish

2009 will, God-willing, be the year i…

apply to medical school
go back to haiti
choose mercy over justice
run a marathon
finally tell the truth when the dentist asks how often i floss
reclaim my delight in simple joys
become fluent in french
work hard at my bucket list
let God direct my steps
find beauty in transitions and transience
pause and think before i speak
enjoy life sober (this sounds more serious than it is)
document life better

 

thank you God that i get to experience another year of life.  this gift is not lost on me.  rip jenny.