One year!

It's hard to believe that just over a year ago I was packing up my car and getting ready to take the drive down state to start my new life. MY.NEW.LIFE. . .  I couldn't believe it, was I really ready to take this step? Was I ready to move out on my own for the very first time, to have a real full time job for the very first time? I honestly didn't know the answers to any of those questions, but the excitement of starting my dream job made me feel like I could take on the world! This year has been full of ups and downs. I've had days where I missed my family and friends back home so much it ached, but thankfully I've made great new friends who are there when I'm down.

All in all this year has been one of the best I've had. I'm so thankful for this job, where I get to work with some great people and incredible dogs. I'm thankful for the opportunity to grow in ways I didn't know I could and I look forward to keep on growing and learning in the years to come. 

My favorite quote when I moved here was this,

"Home is where you will always have a place, where you will always feel loved, and you will never be alone." I didn't think my little apartment would feel like home, but it's already starting to and I love my little Brookside Cottage. I'm still trying to find that church that I feel at home at, it's been a struggle to find a place that I feel comfortable at after being blessed with such a great church family back home, but I am trusting to be able to get in touch with a church very soon. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and he shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5 & 6"

A friend told me that the first year goes by the slowest and you feel like you've been here longer then a year, but then you blink and it's been 10 years. I can't wait for the next year ahead of me (and the next 10+ years hopefully with this organization). We'll see what new adventures I find in year 2 and where things will take me. I know it will be full of fun, exhaustion, happiness, and memories.