Reflections on 2012
What a crazy year of change and challenge it has been! In some ways, my expectations were met, and in a lot of ways, they weren't. At the beginning of this year, I was still living in Austin, studying theology in the Women's Development Program, and raising support for my mission trip. All year long I had been questioning whether or not I should move home; I felt the pull but was afraid I had changed so much that home just didn't fit me anymore. Now that I've been home for three months, I've acclimated to a slower pace of life, and it seems that Austin doesn't fit me anymore. How quickly I can adapt to my comfort zone! God has me on an interesting journey right now. In the past, I would have dreaded this journey and felt abandoned by God: living back home with the parents, unemployed, unsure of my future. But God has proven that I can trust Him so much that I can embrace this time of uncertainty. This is the place where anything is impossible. I am at a ju