Right now, I’m sitting on the couch while Josh blows things up in Modern Warfare. Seems like now is as good a time as any to reflect on 2011.
First I think of the teeny tiny thing of getting ENGAGED. Whoa, how’d that happen? I remember at the beginning of last year praying that if it were at all possible to get married before we had planned that God would make it happen. Then promptly dismissing what I felt was such a silly, immature prayer. Or I remember how back in March I strongly suspected that Josh was going to propose and talked to women at work and begging them to tell me that I just needed to get over it. I even emailed Randy (our esteemed worship leader) for advice because he was the only unbiased man I knew that could possibly shed some light on the situation. Kinda funny now.
I discovered that ladies ministry doesn’t have to be old ladies drinking tea and knitting doilies. I think I have to add to this that I learned how sneaky Lora Ebeling can be…she sucked me in to women’s ministry and I am very grateful that she didn’t let my whining get in the way of experiencing something awesome. Josh joined the staff at Discovery, and while sometimes it seems like just another thing to worry about doing, most of the time it has been a tremendous blessing to be more connected with our church family.
Josh took his first plane ride ever to watch my sister get MARRIED — in a hurricane at that (check out the post here). I learned that Josh has a tremendous sense of adventure, can become friends with anyone, and can protect and look out for people.
Who knows what 2012 will bring?