This past year

I am sitting here watching a movie at my parents house in between Thanksgiving parties and I am just thinking about how blessed I am. I have the most amazing wife in the whole world. This year has been hard in many ways however it has been a year where I have been able to search for what I really believe. I have been able to dig into what I believe and why. It is a whole different experience from learning in college. It has been a very freeing experience and one that has blessed me greatly. It has prepared me so imensely for teaching and leading teenagers. It has been a time where I have been able to move away from preconcived overly fundamentalist ideas to what the Bible says about living. Christianity is a lifestyle... it is a way of life that should consume every part of my life.

This past year has been another great year for Natalie and I to grow closer together. This year led us through a lot of trials but we have weathered them together and have become so much stronger together and closer to God through this.

So I am just so thankful for this past year. (cue the cheesy music)