The End of 2010

I started this year on 171st. Street in Manhattan. A good friend drove us up the 60+ blocks to a friend of a friend's apartment. It was a pretty crappy New Years. A lot of local grad students doing mushrooms and smoking pot. Not the classiest of places I've been in my two years of NYC living. Regardless, it was one night. So now one year later, I'm in DC with my best friend getting ready. Tonight's agenda will start with dinner at a Chinese restaurant then on to a Mexican themed bar for the "Mustache Fiesta 2011." I've been reflecting on this past year. It was a really great year for me! I may have started the year in a cramped hazy apartment on the way upper west side with a job that wasn't satisfying, but God has used all of those not-so-ideal environments to grow me. Because the Lord allowed for me to be taken out of that environment, I have been able to go back to Africa and now am able to see with eyes unveiled. I can look at tonight as an opportunity to have fun and love my friends...but most importantly be an example of Christ. I am not going to be consumed by this world. God allowed for me to go through experiences this year so that I can now understand and love others more than before.
I pray that 2011 will be a year to please God. I want my life to reflect his grace and blessings. I don't just want what the world considers 'good' for my life, but I am seeking for God's best. Many thanks to God for a great year of ups and downs. Lots of heartache and disappointment, but much blessing and so many amazing opportunities. He is romancing me in such a deeper way since my trip to Cape Town. It's a beautiful part of my testimony that I could never have imagined. He is great. Living life right now is a gift. So as everyone is searching for someone before midnight, I pray that God would hold me closer. I pray that he takes my hand in preparation for this new year. I'm ready for his adventures to continue.

Cheers to a great 2011!