Where
do I begin? Words can't describe the year that you had and I hardly
even know where to start. I've decided though to call this year the
"Year of Surprises" because trust me, it was full of them.
It
started off with your dad losing his job, and this effected your family
probably the most this year. You always trusted in the Lord that He
would care for your family, but you were all tested. You struggled but
it brought you to realize that everything you and your family had
belongs to God.
During
this time your faith will also be tested again, and unfortunately you
will stumble here. You were so passionate to know God's truth and wanted
to know all the answers that it became too much to bear. Instead of
letting God's word lift you up, it discouraged you. You put down your
bible and let it sit there for too many days because it was just too
hard to understand. You pushed away the people who wanted to help you
see the truth and relationships changed. You were stuck in a rut of
frustration and depression.
Although
these times were difficult, there were many things that caused you so
much joy that you will never forget. One of the things that will bring
you the most joy in 2014 is the littles in your life. You will teach 11
one year olds and they will quickly become your best friends, diarrhea
or no diarrhea! You will also get to meet your best friends baby Kenley
(aka Lenny) and get to love other littles such as Puggie, JoHammy and
Shelbers (clearly this year you were also queen of the nicknames)! Along with the new littles, your Smoochie Smooch will turn three this year.. THREE! You can't believe how old she is already, and will cry on several occasions because your partner in crime is growing up too fast. This all
may sound silly to others, but children will be a huge part of your happiness this year. Teaching them is something that you will be very proud of and is something that you love doing.
Around
the fall time things will start to change for you, although you won't
really have an understanding of why just yet. You finally start to get back up on
your feet again and you come out of this funk that you have been dying
to get out of. This is probably because some people in your life start
turn to you for help, and you needed to be ready to serve them. You will
spend many hours talking, laughing, crying and sharing experiences with
people that you won't forget. Remember, these are the moments that really matter.
During the fall time, you will experience another shocker that you did
not see coming. You were taught at too young of an age that love was
something difficult and painful, and this has stayed with you for a long
time and has broken you. This year though, a wonderful man will decide
to put up with your messy self. You will try to be independent and act
like you don't need someone to take care of you for awhile, but he will break down those barriers that you had built up for so long. He will show you what love
is through his love for God, and this will be something that you
cherish the most about him. Your relationship will be one of the biggest
blessings this year.
You
end 2014 with quite the cliff hanger Miss Ashley Jane. You are working full time and
going to school part time, you start a new business and you have
boyfriend.. craziness! This is all very overwhelming for you, but in time you
learn your greatest lesson of the year. This is the year that you learn
that you are not in control of your life, God is. Looking back there
were so many cases where you desperately tried to make things go your
way. You got mad and frustrated when God has a different plan than you,
when you should've trusted him. This year, you will take this
lesson and apply it to your future.. do not forget it!
Thanks for the memories me.. Here's to a wonderful and exciting 2015!
