Unplanned Milestones

Happy New Year! After being "encouraged" (mabye even scolded) by a friend of mine, I am entering another blog. I suppose I took a blogging-break over the holidays ... Greg and I had an incredible Christmas on the chilly east coast, complete with snowflakes falling as we excitedly opened presents. The trip back east was all too quickly followed up with a long, long drive down to sunny San Diego. Campus Crusade holds their yearly Winter Conference there from the 27th-1st and 18 of our students joined us! It was a full four days of sound teaching, stellar worship, crazy community, and the chance to be up on stage for a magic show act with Greg! (Which was awesome by the way). All in all, Christmas break has been much needed and thoroughly enjoyed.

On new years eve when the clock struck midnight, I recieved a new years kiss from my HUSBAND, and as 2010 ended I was overwhelmed with memories from the previous twelve months. I remembered new years eve 2009 when it turned midnight, and I jumped with excitement because it was finally 2010! I remember hugging Greg and saying, "We get MARRIED this year!". I remember the two wonderful bridal showers I was blessed to have. The generous gifts, good food, advice from older-wiser wives, and the chance to wear new sundresses :-). Or the time when my mom flew in simply because I was lonely and needed my mom to be with me. (She is, afterall, the best shopping partner and wedding planner assistant.) I have already blogged about other very special memories, and I could write for days of many more.

As I look into 2011 it is the first time in a while that I dont have any "planned milestones". No graduations, no wedding to plan, no moving to a new town. For a brief moment I was a bit saddened by this reality, but then the voice of God reminded me sometimes suprises are even better than anything planned. That He has milstones in store that I can not see on my horizon. Prayerfully they will all be enjoyable ones,  yet I have confidence He would get me through the tough ones as well. So here is to a new year. A new start. A chance for God to lead me on a journey, even if I haven't been the one to plan it.

(And just so I dont get bombarded with messages.. no Greg and I are not pregnant. The title "unplanned milestones" has no hidden meanings. Someday, I will VERY excitedly announce a new addition, just not anytime soon.)