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Me: All Growed Up

My lanta! FOUR years? HOW?

I absolutely love that this blog is still here (especially after mourning my xanga presence...RIP).

Things are a little different now.
I'm almost 30.
I live in my dream apartment.
I'm the Director of Community Engagement at a nonprofit in Oklahoma City.
I ran another half marathon.
I wear glasses.
I traveled...everywhere.
I started volunteering at a Children's Hospital.
I overcame sincere fears of airports and hospitals.
I started a Master's program.
I loved. I lost. I ate. I slept. I danced. I laughed. I giggled.
I stopped drinking coffee for a month...WHAT...it's been wild.

Jesus is still my fuel and people are still me passion.

Last post, I talked about the identity of this blog.
Where was it going? What will it center around?

I do that a lot. I want to do something and then I talk it to death.
What's the central idea?! What's the plan?! How many times will I commit to post?!
What's my big picture goal?! Should I pursue readership?!

It is NOT bad to want to plan and have action steps.
I think I sometimes use it as a crutch.

Things will be a little different now.
I'm just going to write, and you can read it.
No expectations. No excuses.
Just Heart Juice.......ya know...out of the heart the mouth speaks...ya squeeze the heart..ya get juice...it's gross, but I'm going with it...

We'll see where this leads.

Let me know how I can be praying for you!

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