Currently January

Y'all, I move this weekend. I seriously can't believe it. I've been so productive the past few days home and am so thankful I decided to spend them getting things set in CT instead of taking the extra week in OH. I've been cleaning, packing, reading, working out and even blogging. Let's keep this energy up, shall we. Seriously though. Can I bottle it somehow? Work starts again tomorrow morning and I am already dreading that alarm. I'm a little late to the game but still wanted to join in on Anne's "Currently" link-up this month. It's a great way to get some creativity flowing and even begin some of those to-do lists. Choosing - joy. Actively, intentionally, and radically....

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Braces and Imago Dei

For those of you who haven't noticed as I've slowly allowed it to be seen on social media, I got braces. Like actual I'm-an-awkward-middle-schooler braces. For some reason when the dentist told me they would be clear braces, I assumed like an Invisalign type deal, but alas, they were not. And I didn't realize it until they were on. And then I cried. A lot. I don't know if it was the shock of seeing something completely unexpected, the pain of the braces themselves, or my lack of self-esteem that did it, but I was a wreck. My smile has always been something I am sensitive about. I have a severe overbite (that can only be fixed by breaking my jaw, yikes!) and odd gaps and crowding that...

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Welcome 2019

2018 is going to be a hard year to top, but I have a feeling 2019 is up for the challenge. This is the year I move home to Ohio after 7 years away. The year I begin my dream job in college campus ministry after three wonderful years in secondary ed. The year I marry my best friend. And the year we move into our home and begin our lives together. There's a lot happening. Some soon (I move in less than 2 weeks). Some later (179 days until our wedding). Some that I don't even know are coming. New Years seems to be the time that everyone sets goals and resolutions to make the coming year the best yet. I am all for goal setting, but why is it we wait for January 1st to put our best selves...

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