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Birthday(s) Fun! / Feb 5, 03:26 PM
Troy and I usally have a lot of fun celebrating our birthdays, which are only 2 days apart, and this year was no exception. On Saturday, we invited several of our neighbors over for a party, and about 20 people came. It was a blast! It’s always fun to be surrounded by people you love and care about, and in these few months we’ve been here, we’ve definitely grown to love our neighbors, almost like family.
Mission Year is now almost halfway over. It’s amazing how fast the time has flown by. The gradual transformation in our own lives and in our marriage over the past few months is pretty remarkable. Day in and day out we’re faced with challenging situations at our service sites, with our neighbors and with living in community. It sounds crazy, but I think I’m finally learning that I have to do all of these things through Christ’s strength. I know in my head I can’t do things on my own, but it takes some level of brokenness and surrender to truly let the Holy Spirit lead. When I’m weary, annoyed, frustrated, or just tired, I can’t always be the “nice” person I’ve been trained to be. I have to search within and let the Holy Spirit lead me through his love. This is such an abstract concept and I certainly haven’t figured out how to well at all times, but I’m definitely learning (slowly but surely)!
So being another year older helps me reflect on all of the growth I’ve experienced in the past year. Troy reminded me it’s leap year, so I have one extra day of being a twenty-something before turning 30 next year! Yikes!
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