Ash...happy 22nd birthday to me...
Well well well. This time last year I was making a brilliant list of 21 things I wanted to do whilst I was 21. To be honest, I'm not even sure where that list let alone what it said in it, but I know that this year has been hard and transformational, and good. So without further ado, here are the 21 life changing moments of age 21.
1. Moving to Dave & Erin's house.
2. Having Katie move away.
3. Going to visit Amber in Winnipeg.
4. Quitting my job at ATB/Saying goodbye to the friends I made there.
5. Quitting cell group at my church/Saying goodbye to the friends I made there.
6. Having Fieshae die.
7. 5 cent candies from the convenience store in Marlborough.
8. Moving everything I own back to Swift Current.
9. Counselling at Keddleston.
10. Becoming friends with Amy.
11. Leading a Street Invader team with Joe.
12. Hearing prophetic words from God again.
13. Starting to draw again.
14. Starting to write again.
15. Dog sitting.
16. Going back to Grassy Lakes in Canmore.
17. Ministering to the homeless at the Drop-In Centre.
18. Going back to LifeForce to lead a team.
19. Becoming friends with Nathan.
20. Playing the piano in worship service.
21. Hearing God's will regarding the next part of my life.
Basically these things have changed my life and been used by God to do more developement on my character than ever before. Even as I made the list it was so much more the people involved in all of these situations that influenced the person I have become today--Amber telling me to write, Katie calling out prophetic worship in me, laughing with Amy, Nathan's honesty and grace, late night conversations/ice-cream eating with Melissa. I could go on and on about each of the homeless people I've met, every Street Invader and LifeForce student I've gotten to know, the East Indian lady at Mac's, the people that love me at my church, and the cherished life-long and new friends I've made. I'm extremely blessed. This year absolutely did not turn out the way I would have expected--and not worse or better. It turned out exactly as it should've. But if this is who I am today, I look forward with hope and a little bit of fear at the person I will be by my next birthday.
Which I will likely celebrate in Winnipeg. (Amber is a hoser.)
1. Moving to Dave & Erin's house.
2. Having Katie move away.
3. Going to visit Amber in Winnipeg.
4. Quitting my job at ATB/Saying goodbye to the friends I made there.
5. Quitting cell group at my church/Saying goodbye to the friends I made there.
6. Having Fieshae die.
7. 5 cent candies from the convenience store in Marlborough.
8. Moving everything I own back to Swift Current.
9. Counselling at Keddleston.
10. Becoming friends with Amy.
11. Leading a Street Invader team with Joe.
12. Hearing prophetic words from God again.
13. Starting to draw again.
14. Starting to write again.
15. Dog sitting.
16. Going back to Grassy Lakes in Canmore.
17. Ministering to the homeless at the Drop-In Centre.
18. Going back to LifeForce to lead a team.
19. Becoming friends with Nathan.
20. Playing the piano in worship service.
21. Hearing God's will regarding the next part of my life.
Basically these things have changed my life and been used by God to do more developement on my character than ever before. Even as I made the list it was so much more the people involved in all of these situations that influenced the person I have become today--Amber telling me to write, Katie calling out prophetic worship in me, laughing with Amy, Nathan's honesty and grace, late night conversations/ice-cream eating with Melissa. I could go on and on about each of the homeless people I've met, every Street Invader and LifeForce student I've gotten to know, the East Indian lady at Mac's, the people that love me at my church, and the cherished life-long and new friends I've made. I'm extremely blessed. This year absolutely did not turn out the way I would have expected--and not worse or better. It turned out exactly as it should've. But if this is who I am today, I look forward with hope and a little bit of fear at the person I will be by my next birthday.
Which I will likely celebrate in Winnipeg. (Amber is a hoser.)
posted by Ash-Am at 6:58 PM
1 Comments:
Happy Birthday Ash!!! (you are a birthday hose head). You rock. Move to Winnipeg. You are crazy. How does it feel to be 22? It's way too late for me to be typing this, but I love you and really appreciated our phone convo tonight! MWA
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