Tonight was a ball! I am so grateful for the relationships in my life and how I increasingly spend time! It is so cool how God is faithful in this regard. Last year I was alone on New Years; in my room I wrote out hopes and resolutions for this past year. Some of them were: fellowship and friendship, walk with the Lord, get saved, love one another, depend on God, trust, stop hating, stop being a hermit and glorify God. Anyhow, as I sat in the church New Years Eve, singing, worshiping, fellowshipping, taking communion, surrounded by the people I was surrounded by: brothers and sisters in Christ, I was blown away by the work that God has done in my one little life in just one year. I am amazed at the love I have received and the barriers that have crumbled or at least have begun to erode – barriers that keep me from God, relationships, love, life. I am amazed how quickly he responded to my call for membership in a good church, my call to know him, my call to know love and to have friends. I am amazed and full of thanks as I realize that I spent a week away from where I live, and then instead of spending time by myself to adjust to being back from my parents' place, I spent the night with friends, spent the entire day with sisters, and then still didn’t go home but played sports, had a dumpling party and laughed my head off playing games with brothers and sisters! I see how much of a blessing it is to share life together, to grow in relationships and transparency. I am full of joy and strength and courage! Here’s to a stupendous year!