This year has been remarkable! So many changes have taken place in my life this year, internally and externally. Today is the 1 year anniversary of the greatest job ever. God has moved in and through my life, touching every aspect, this year. I feel closer to Him than I ever have in my entire life, and without all the struggle and fuss. It’s finally an easy relationship; I hear His voice and respond. I feel His love, and am changed. I met the greatest man ever, and will be marrying him in just 2 weeks and will gain two beautiful daughters as well. I finished a semester of college and managed A’s in English and my computer class and a C in Algebra. Not bad for not having taken any math classes in 17 years. I got a new car and my finances are somewhat in order. Of course, more money would be better, but at least I’m making it from one payday to the next without much struggle. I’ve lost 35 pounds and still working to lose more. I have started an exercise program and I am continuing to modify my diet to a workable, healthy plan.  So many things are finally going my way.

I have waited and prayed for many years to reach a point in my life where I truly felt happy, and I really believe that I’m there. There’s a nagging voice in the back of my mind that keeps telling me that this is only a dream and I’m going to wake up soon and find it all gone. But I recognize that voice, and it’s not the voice of my Father. My Father tells me that I have been faithful, so this is my reward and it’s not going away. He loves me, and has blessed me. I used to listen to that other voice, and I stayed in bondage to what it said. But this year I have learned the truth, and it has truly set me free!

I am so excited about everything that 2009 has in store for me! I know that each year, for the rest of my life, will be better than the one before. Not to say that there won’t be struggles, but I have the heart and mind now to overcome. And I have the support system I have always desired. I can make it through anything. With God and Josh by my side, there is nothing that will keep me down. I pray that everyone that I know and love finds all the joy and happiness that they have longed for in 2009. Have a happy new year!