And so it begins...

Hola, I have created this blog to highlight my 23rd year of living and to signify a new start.
I expect to eventually start blogging primarily in spanish, as that is the language I am striving to master this year.

This blog is here to:
celebrar crecimiento, el cambio, y un nuevo [y siempre cambiante] ver sobre la vida y lo que yo estoy aqui para hacer. (celebrate growth, change, and a new [and ever changing] view on life and what I'm here to do.)

Postings can include any part of life, the good, the bad, the ugly, and especially the bello.
While I won't candy coat life and it's ups and downs, I will find beauty, hope, and joy in all situations.
Even the really tough ones.

Goals for this año of my life are many:
To get rid of addictions and break the strong holds in my life.
To reduce, with the intention of removing, inhibitions that cause me to live a life of mundane outcomes.
To branch out and make new friends in a myriad of ways
       - joining a rec center
       - joining a bowling league
       - getting involved in the community
       - learning a new language
       - becoming a regular at an establishment
       - doing something [ie, line dancing] on a regular basis
       - going outside of my comfort zone...
To learn this language better daily.
A amar con todo mi corazón y to not hold back from being vulnerable.
Para speak what is in my mind and to not be afraid.

Praying radical prayers that I can find an amazing job, the love of my life, and lots of adventures.
Also that God will use me in the life of others and I will be the salt and light to the world.
Praying for boldness in speaking to others about Cristo and the beauty of what he's done.

*Español is bolded