2010: Year In Review

My 2010 had a lot of ups and downs. Unfortunately the downs were MAJOR things and the ups... not so much.

I fell in love. Hard. Unexpectedly. And in hindsight, probably against my better judgment. Then I had my heart broken into a million pieces. I'm still trying to pick them up and put it back together again.

My mom had double bypass heart surgery in April, which is one of the scariest things I've ever had to deal with. The thought of losing her terrifies me. Thankfully God took good care of her during the longest 6 hours of my life, and in the days and weeks and months after.

I learned the hard way, who my true friends were; who I could count on and who I couldn't. Who would be there when things got tough, and wouldn't ever leave my side. I learned that it is better to have less friends that are real, than lots of friends that are fake.

My most favorite little girl recently started having seizures. At first they were pretty sporadic, but recently they've been much more frequent. We underwent a day of testing at the hospital 2 weeks ago and have an appointment with the pediatric neurologist in January. We are hoping that this is something that goes along with her syndrome and can be taken care of with medication, instead of something along the lines of a brain tumor.

Because of these hardships, my faith has grown stronger. That is one definite plus that I've gotten out of 2010. I know that he will never give me more than I can handle. Sometimes I just wish he didn't trust me so much. However, I am a much stronger person than I was at the beginning of this year. And I'm pretty sure I am just getting stronger with each day that passes.

I'd have to say that I am relieved that this year is gone and am hoping for a lot of great things in 2011. I definitely think it is my turn for SOMETHING to go right!

In the meantime I am going to be singing this song:


and repeating this quote:
God didn't promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, sun without rain, but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the way.

Happy New Year Ya'll :)