2013: A Year In Review

Facebook doesn’t accurately highlight my year. Not everything that happened was declared in a status.,

32 Things I learned in 2013:

1.  Graduation ceremonies are overrated.
2.  I’m a very horrible party planner.
3.   AOSS (Awkward Older Sibling Syndrome) is a very real and prevalent disease.
4.  Summer quarter is no fun.
5. Handwritten letters are a dying art. I’m still struggling to enter the twenty-first century.
6. “It’s only awkward if you make it awkward” is a true statement. That being said, I’m guess awkward is my specialty.
7.  I’m an ISFJ.
8.  Starbuck’s Peppermint Mocha is starting to taste like toothpaste.
9.  Spontaneous trips to Chipotle with the siblings will be missed.
10.  Facebook debates are immature.
11.  Skype is probably my favorite technology.
12.  Time and distance are the ultimate tests of friendship.
13.  Awesome friends ask you challenging questions.
14.  Chivalry is not dead.
15.  I don’t recommend procrastinating on essays that are worth 10% of your grade unless you work well under pressure. (Thankfully, I do most of the time).
16. Textbooks are expensive.
17. God is very good to me.
18. We have so many things to give.
19. Accepting help is not a sign of weakness.
20. If you want to hear God, you need to listen.
21. Many people won’t agree with you.
22. If you don’t laugh, you’ll cry too much.
23. Small acts of kindness have huge impact.
24. God has a strange way of placing people in our lives. Sometimes it takes awhile to discover why they’re there.
25. “EVERYONE” and “I’M THE ONLY ONE” are some of the most destructive phrases.
26. Miracles happen.
27. My sister picks out good Christmas trees.
28. I don’t like being an adult.
29. It’s OK to let go of those autographed Jump 5 posters.
30. AT&T is annoying.
31. His mercies are new everyday, not January 1st.
32.  I cannot function without coffee in the morning.

Also in 2014:

1. I chopped off all of my hair and donated it to Locks of Love.
2. I graduated from Highschool.
3. I got accepted to Washington State University. Go Cougs!
4. Remembered  Windy<—read his story!
5. Started this blog!
6. Drank coffee with some pretty great people.
7. I went 107 days without a single seizure.
8. I had a successful  surgery .

I’ve always been somewhat on the fence about New Year’s resolutions. Nonetheless, here are some things I want to be more consistent in! (Not just in 2014).

• Joy. In the worst of times, and in the best of times.
• Writing.
• Reading.
• Pursuing God. He pursued me first! Before I knew Him, He wanted me? Why? Because our God is full of grace.
• Love more.
• Worrying LESS.

Have a fantastic New Year! I hope to see and hear from you during Coffee Shop Talk 🙂

-Kayla-