2009 draws to a close

Wow. what a year. As this year draws to a close, I cannot help but to be nostalgic, and reflect on this past year. So, I decided to go through some of my old posts, to read about this year, and wow. Some of my posts bring me to tears.

March 1, 2009 Jim was baptized into Christ. After praying for SO LONG that he would understand this relationship I have, this love that I have for my Savior. He did, and he gave his all to the One who matters most. He's grown a lot since then, though slowly. Jim never does things quickly. Ever. It took him 6 months to buy our TV. No joke.

There have been multiple times where I have fallen to my knee's crying out to God to heal my friend Holly. Starting in February she had some pain in her abdomen, that continued to get worse, until she was unable to walk because the pain was so bad. She has been diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and has been receiving nerve blocks in her legs and abdomen. She's getting married this April. And I cannot wait to see her walk down the isle at her wedding!! Holly and I have grown a lot closer this year. She's been an incredible source of strength in my own life, and I'm sure in a lot of others as well.

Jim's and my wedding was everything I could have dreamed of and more. Although, the weeks leading up to the wedding were horrible and stressful, I can finally say that I am over what happened. It was hard not to look at my wedding pictures with anger, and frustration for a very long time. But I no longer look at them in that light, and for that I am VERY thankful :)

We bought our first home in June. I love our home. Its an incredible feeling to have a home. Since my parents divorced, we bounced from apartment to apartment, never staying in one place for too long, some places we lived at right around a year, some less. I lost a lot of my childhood items because with each move we moved less and threw out more. Its wonderful to settle in, to know that this is OURS, and though we will eventually sell and move again, that we don't HAVE to. We didn't buy a starter home like I expected. We have a 3 bedroom almost 2 bath home. We've done some cosmetic things, added a bathroom(my dad is incredible!) and we've started to buy some specific decorating items, and hang some pictures.

We were both in a Musical this year, something I NEVER expected to do. Me. A deaf girl. In a musical. It was incredible!! I learned so much, and met some incredible new people. And I fell even more in love with my church and the people there! Its a wonderful church home. :) I cannot wait to do the musical again next year! It's going to be a great time :D

I cannot believe that 2009 is really over, all of my dreams came true this year. Well, with the exception of one, but maybe that dream will come true next year. Who knows ;)