my cup runneth over

It has been a loooong time since I last updated. Well, I really have no exciting developments to report on, but life is really, really great.

The last few weeks have been full of sweet times with friends. For the first time since college, I feel like I have found a set of friends: solid girls who love Jesus, love to laugh, and are just so fun. I couldn't be more grateful for these friends and I never want the good time to end.

But, nothing stays the same....even if you want it to. I've decided that the hardest thing about being in your twenties is that people are always in transition. On any given day, a friend can call to say that they are moving across the country (or to an island, Rebekah), are getting married, or having their 4th baby. The dynamic of these friendships inevitably change. And that can be hard....especially when you feel like your own life is stuck in neutral.

When someone utters the phrase "This too shall pass", it is usually meant to be a word of encouragement for someone in the midst of a trial. But I am slowly realizing that the "good times" shall pass as well, whether we want them to or not. This has made me want to savor every moment that I have with the friends and family that I love. There have been instances during the past few weeks where I have just wanted to freeze time and capture each moment. But rather than focusing on who the next one will be to walk down the aisle or be called to a new city, I want to learn to live in gratitude for the gift of today. I cannot touch yesterday, and I can't see tomorrow, but I can be grateful for who God has placed in my life this very day. And each day, He shows me more of himself through the people he has given me the privilege to walk with for this season.
Psalm 118:24--"For this is the day that the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it". Amen.