raise em' up.

2013 was one of the most fantastic years of my life. The end of high school and the beginning of college. the end of my senior year and graduation was incredible. I can't ever forget the craziness with my 4 muskateers, the prank war with Courtney and Nat, the youth retreat, how close I got with all of them, working at Subway, LIFE2013, working at OBC where I met Courtney Delong and got to spend the summer with Jonathan Ballard, one of the bestests, and then starting college at Roberts Wesleyan College where I met some of the most fantastic people ever. I played soccer with a team that was so much so like a family, and a coach that cares more about us as individuals than i could have ever imagined. Abby, Chrissy, Liv, and Liz are some of the greatest girls out there, and I am super super super thankful at how close Jodi and I have grown. Nate, Aaron, and Branden are so great. It has been such a wonderful year. 

Now, as I enter 2014, everything is changing, but I am so excited. As I room with Chrissy, as Aaron goes off to Basic Training, as I change my major, as Branden and I continue on in this new unexpected relationship, as I think about going to the Dominican Republic, as all of my friends from home change into the people they are meant to be, while still never changing, as everything I thought I knew before changes into something new:

I pray that the Lord works incredibly this year and that no matter what, me and everyone around me can 100% focus on Him first. 

This year I have no idea what to expect. 

But I am so excited. :)

now raise em' up, because here's to the possibilities. 

happy new year, guys!