21

It's another mushy one year of my life has past post. Get ready for it.

In this moment of me writing, I am sitting in my bed at my home in Muk-Town on the eve of my 21st birthday. This is one of the most liberating birthday anticipations I've ever had. I'm excited to be 21 because I feel like I am now able to go and do anything with people, except for renting vehicles. So here is a compilation of 20 things that I have learned during my 20th year.

1. It's imperative that you don't hide who you are when trying to make new friends. Be yourself, be weird! Hopefully the friends that you make will like your weirdness!
2. Put yourself out there and work hard. If you fail at least you will know that you have tried your best. 
3. Once you become a tour guide you will sporadically pull tour facts out of your butt in non-tour conversations. 
4. Transparency forms trust.
5. Laxatives and Lamb rugs don't go well.
6. God will blow any expectation that you have for Him out of the water. He will continually surpass any expectations that you set for Him. 
7. You can't do everything. You can try. You will get tired and have to be okay with not being able to do everything.
8. Loving people can be hard. Do it anyway. The hardest people to love need the most love.
9. Creating blanket forts can be the best way to solidify friendships.
10. We are all sinners. Some are just saved by grace. Those who are saved are working to save the rest of the world.
11. Old friendships can be strangely and uniquely transformed into deeper relationships.
12. Making mistakes and messing up sucks. Realize that your worth is not formed around your successes and failures but your efforts and character.
13. God is so faithful. I continually doubt. He continually carries me. Stay the course.
14. Love covers a multitude of sin and is the best way to form relationships.
15. Being interrupted is God's way of relinquishing your plans and utilizing His. Welcome interruptions and be joyful in all you do.
16. I have no clue what the future holds. That's terrifying yet exhilarating.
17. God's timing is greater than mine. I'm not too good at waiting for God to execute that timing, but it's worth waiting when I do.
18. The things worth having are worth working hard for.
19. I can't please everyone and I have to learn to be okay with that.
20. Life is so good and worth living. I'm so in love with where I am and I am beyond blessed with all of the relationships that God has given me and all that He has trusted me with!

I can't wait for my 21st year of life! God's going to do radical things around me and I am blessed to be a miniscule part of His story. He is my rock and my savior. Praises to Him.


 Thankful for this life,