The inevitable new year post, 22 days late.

New years, new numbers to write in journals and on checks, new ideas, new people, new everything.
So, naturally, I'll write about it.

This past year:
-I went to Passion 2012 and got wrecked by the Lord's truth
-Was in the Passion video with B, that was pretty cool
-Made some big mistakes and learned some big lessons
-Got through a break-up with the Grace from my God and the love of community
-Learned deeper what having and giving mercy truly looks like
-Graduated from GCSU with a knowledge of communication deeper than I ever dreamed of from some of the brightest minds I have ever met
-Got accepted into Grad school at Lipscomb in Nashville, Tn
-Worked at Grace Fellowship Church in Snellville, Ga. Learned some good and hard lessons there and met some life-long friendships that I'm constantly blessed by
-Deferred by acceptance to graduate school and put off my move to Nashville
-Got a job as a Chaplain and a High School English teacher for 9th &10th grade
-Moved in with an amazing family in Snellville that will forever have my heart.
-Realized quickly that I didn't want to be a teacher, and continued to learn more about patience and obedience
-Became and aunt to CUTEST little boy, Wren Lafayette Carlos
 -Moved into a house in West Midtown with four amazing girls and could not be more blessed.
-Got a job as a consultant at Bridals by Lori aka Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta.
-Left that job.
-Said goodbye to my sister who left to work at Weiden+Kennedy (http://www.wk.com) yeah, she's KIND of a big deal. 
-Began to intern with The Not Wedding and write for their blog. (www.thenotwedding.com) I cannot explain how much I love this.
-Got accepted into Bethel School of Worship in Redding, California. 
-And finally, started my own business with two AMAZING women called The Wedding Stagers (www.wedding-stagers.com)

This year has been amazing, hard, painful, inspiring, weary, and in all of this and so much more I have really begun to remember who I am and what I'm worth. Which is a lesson that I'm not sure I can place a value on.
As painful as this past year was, as many HUGE mistakes I made, and as many victories I had, I have learned to live above my circumstances, constantly holding fast to the truth of my identity in that I am loved, clean, powerful, weak, and forgiven.
I have seen God move in some of THE most powerful ways this past year and have seen myself screw up. Big time. Yet, His love is so much greater than anything I could ever screw up. 

So there it is, a recap in short of the past year. The biggest thing I've taken with me from the past year is that whatever God has spoken to you about who YOU are is truth. Even if no man were to ever confirm or encourage that within you, because the Lord spoke it to you, it is still true. He is the only one to truly affirm or deny that in you. So whatever He has said to you in truth, walk in that. Don't ever look back.

Here's to running like hell in that identity and never stopping.

2013, let's do this.