Finding my story...

  Well with Thanksgiving under our belts...and our belt maybe loosened up a notch or two...it's already here!  Christmas, that is.  The Christmas Season is officially upon us.  It's hard to believe that another Christmas is here.  December 1 is just a few days away...and it's really hard to believe that an entire year has passed.  I think I always say this, but WOW this year has flown by!  2011 was by far the best year of my life so far.  I  ran my first 10K, had my first bridal shower and bachelorette parties, MARRIED the love of my life, took a beautiful honeymoon to a tropical place we'd never been before...see below...

Dragon Cay in Middle Caicos- Turks & Caicos

This year has been pretty great.  Sometimes I feel like I'm a little too lucky.  Like Charlotte said on Sex & The City, "no one gets to have it all.  Look at Miranda and Steve...look at Carrie and Big..."  How is it possible that someone like me can have a life so blessed?  It's pretty hard to fathom sometimes....

The past few Sundays at Buckhead Church we've been learning about "The Immeasurable Life"  The series of sermons focused on how we are always looking for more in life.  We want to graduate college, then we want to get married, then we want a bigger house, then we want babies, then we want a promotion, then we want to retire, then we want to travel....we always want more, more, more.  But...when are we ever satisfied?  When we reach the next level of more...it just doesn't seem as awesome as we'd imagined it.  Hence the reason why we are always wanting more.  Get it...? 

In light of this....it's got me thinking about my life and my more and what my story really is.  I feel like at this age (26) we really start to look at what we've done, what we've accomplished, and where we are going next.  It's got me thinking about who have I touched, who in my life have I really influenced in a positive direction? In all 26 years....what do I really have to show for it all...? 

So since this has been on my mind lately...it only was fitting for the sermon in church yesterday to be about stories.  The pastor issued a challenge for the month of December...to ask God to help us find our story.  This message really hit me so hard....what is my story?  What will my story for next year be?  How can God help me write my story...?  My challenge for not only December...but for the entire year....I need help.  I need to really let go of the reigns and let God show me the way.  I need him to help show me the pencil and the paper, metaphorically speaking.  I am hoping and praying for a really cool story.  I want nothing more than to help make someone else.  I want to help someone else feel as blessed as I do.

So there it is...that's my challenge and what I'm mulling over right now.  I hope that you, too, can find your story and your path.  We all have one...it's just a matter of finding it.

Until next time.......

xoxo