2 years

It's been two years since this wee blog began. So much has changed and so much has happened! I am amazed every time i see the new things and people around me how quickly the world changes and moves. The pace of life is fast (and picks up speed as i age) though i do believe it is only humans who are stunned by the passage of time.

And I got to thinking...what can you do in two years?

I've done this:
quit a job
sold most everything i own
moved to MI
started a master's program
shoveled my driveway 13 times (then got lazy and let the snow pile up!)
traveled to Peru
thanked God for rainbows
visited Jordan
praised God for Jesus
met my niece
shouted for joy at Chloe's beauty
watched my friends get hitched
met new babies - Megan, Caleb, Oliver
continued school
broke an arm
watched God heal my arm quickly
raced in a group triathlon
prayed
said bye to winter
said hello again to winter
went to the Tulip Fest
sang in public
painted buildings
stood on the temple mount in Jerusalem

What a life! What a joy! How blessed I am! And more than anything it is not the things, the stuff, the doing that is so great. It is the living. It is being able to experience, to try, to learn, to grow that is the blessing. I like the way Solomon puts it "Everyone should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his work, it is the gift of God!" Eccl 3:13

Have you celebrated your gift today?