year one

i’ve spent a year saying “yes” to the God of his promise

i’ve been to new countries

started learning new languages

slept in countless different beds

fallen in love with villages and peoples

learned what love is, how to look more like it

i’ve stood in doubt as the Lord flipped my life upside down

and now i stand in awe as i watch him put it back together

i’ve learned a lot

ive learned i never want to settle for what my plan offers

i’ve learned to dream with the one who holds my dreams in his hands

i’ve learned to cocreate with the first creator

i’ve learned that goodbyes don’t get easier, but that it’s so worth it

worth it to love and to be loved deeply

to know and to be known intentionally

i’ve learned that God always has a plan, and it will always be better than mine

I’ve been humbled by his patience as i figured that out

i’ve learned not to let God sink to my expectations- because what he has for me is so much more

i’ve learned with him there is more joy, love, and hope that abounds

i was captivated by his beauty in the people, places, and things around me

i learned to taste and see the abundance of goodness at his table

now i know who i am, because i learned who HE is

in the past year i was pushed to seek

and i fell in love with what i found