significant

i will be twenty two for four more days.

every birthday, i take time to think about the 12 months i lived,

adding another year to my life.

I think about the fun moments and the sad.

What i did right and what i want to do better next time.

The twenty second year of my life has been the most significant.   

The first thing that comes to the mind is my wedding. obviously.

Our wedding on September first was an incredible event,

but the significance comes from my marriage.

Being a wife changes me, every day.

my mom has always told my sisters and i,

that outside of your decision to follow Christ,

picking your spouse is the most important choice you will ever make.

when i was letting that sink in at fifteen,

i had no idea that i would be making that decision

seven years later.

some have thought that twenty two is not the age

that someone should be making that choice,

but wow i am so glad that i did. 

this year of my life has been filled with so many different changes

to my circumstances, my environment and my soul.

my three hundred and sixty one days as a twenty two year old

have been some of the toughest, most challenging and greatest of my life.

I do not know what my twenty third year has waiting for me

but i know that God does.

that's enough for me.

 -haley