2011: What a Year! Wow! This was the year I truly fell in love wholeheartedly.... with Jesus! Yes, He romanced me and showed me that He was enough in this world. We can't control what is thrown at us in life but we can control who we love and trust and just live life for. Through surrendering it all and trusting Him, I was overwhelmed by the blessings He gave me. The most important of which was the unexplainable peace through all circumstances, the peace and surpasses all understanding. That is such an irreplaceable gift. One I have been searching for for years after I dedicated my life to Christ. And though i went through some of the toughest trials i have ever experienced, the end was so much rewarding than i could ever have asked for. and if for no other reason, God should be praised :)
Other things that happened... I settled into my job beautifully. I caught onto things quickly and I realized I am gifted for a job such as this. Also I established friendships at work that make it a joy to come to work daily. (one of which is Megan Ann, who is amazing and irreplaceable). I love my Supervisors and Co-workers and most of my tasks and for now this is where i know God wants me to be. I got really involved with Suzette and GOBA and watched that transfer into ROCK ministries. God is doing big things there and I get to be involved on the front lines as He is doing so... such a blessing. I also got super close to the Woods during this time. Its definitely my second family, filling a gap that has been empty so long here. I also worked with the summer team and was a Big Sister at House of Hope which ultimately led to me creating and running Girl Talk at the Orlando Union Rescue Mission Home. And shortly I will be teaching business classes as well. and i was a youth leader for Refuge as well.
During my free time, I spent time at home with Sammy and Milo (I seriously have two of the most loving cats ever)... the shocking thing i learned about myself is that even though i used to freak out at being by myself and have anxiety at being alone, i know welcome that time with open arms and cherish that time i have to myself. I also bought a car. I mean my first nice car, on my own. Eli, the Elantra (2010)... I am still paying on it... but this is my first huge purchase in life (minus college i Guess).... it was such a big deal and i love that car so much lol......... Also throughout the year, I was able to sit back and see what friendship was truly about and some people left my life and some people were added (the other Megan ... so yes now i have two Megans i am close to where there used to be none so there are confusing times).....
the only not so good things is physically it was challenging... the displaced knee meant that i had to face facts that i actually have CP ;) jk... but my body decided to struggle with my back and hip so i spend all year in PT... and right before thanksgiving, someone broke into my home and stole all my jewelry and laptop. So I now have no personal computer and all the jewelry i received for special occasions over the years is now gone and cant be recovered. its sad... However, my back was spasming at the time so the physical pain overshadowed this and i handled it better than i thought i would have... so maybe things work out in perfect timing... and i learned a lot about materialism as well... you can be happy without a computer and pearls ;)
So I got to go home for Thanksgiving to see my family and I spent Christmas here with my two Orlando families and I welcomed 2012 which a lot of Thanksgiving and Praise to God for all the wonderful things He brought into my life over the past year... numero uno on the list = PEACE :)
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