Do you ever have those moments where you kind of dissociate from whatever is going on and look around and just feel so happy to be where you are? For me this usually happens with family. We’ll all be gathered around the table or something and I’ll look around at each person and feel warm and that’s when I realize that this moment will be etched into my memory forever.
Recently this has been happening more and more for me. Moving to Raleigh and meeting all these new people and learning all these new things, I find myself looking around and being so grateful for where I am. As I sit here and write this on this (rainy) last day of the year, I really can only think about how much these last four months as a fellow have meant to me. The godly wisdom I get to hear from my mentor, host family, and others in the church; the material I get to soak up and learn in class; the laughs I get to share and the community I get to build with my fellows. It all feels so rich and full! So of course I can’t help but step back and look around and be so thankful for where the Lord has brought me this year.
As I was thinking about what I wanted to write today, I came across this in my journal and I think it sums all of this up pretty well:
“And all the while I couldn’t be happier with where I am. I get to be with some of the most wonderful people that I have ever met. I get to learn from such wise people. I am tapping into parts of my own heart and relationship with Jesus that have never been touched before. I know this is where I’m supposed to be and I know it was good for me to come here.”
I only hope that 2023 is full of more moments like these. Ultimately I know that it’s Jesus who is making all of it so sweet.
Happy new year!!! See y’all in 2023!
Peace and Blessings,
Emily 🤍🤍