Thank You's All Around!

2010 has proven to be a wonderful, crazy, and intense year for me!  So many things have happened in this year, both good and bad, that I never expected when we rang in the new year on December 31, 2009. 

Love has proven to be a whirlwind ride this year for me.  I came into 2010 a single college student focused on her relationship with God and what she needed to accomplish in school.  I knew that college would soon be ending for me and the world would open it's doors.  What an incredible feeling it was to know that God had blessed me so much so far with all the wonderful opportunities in school that I had already been blessed with.  Love was on my mind, but was not the forefront of my mind.  Then I met someone. 

I thought this someone was the man I was going to spend my life with.  I feel in love with him.  But that love that I had for him was not what he felt in return.  It was hard to see what God wanted to teach me through this experience.  It was a challenge to see the good coming out of the situation.  But God showed up and showed out in my life and showed me just how powerful and strong His love is for me and how He was going to protect me and keep me on His mind at all times.  Other situations came and went in my love life, but none stands out like this one did.  But none stands out more when I felt like God himself had turned His back on me, then all the sudden He reminded me just how powerful He truly is and how much He truly loves and adores me. 

2010 has proven to teach me a lot, both about myself, the people around me, and the situations that I am faced with.  And through all this, I am always reminded that God is here for me, He loves me, and wants the absolute best for me in my life. 

2010 also proved to get me out of college when I finally graduated from Columbus State University with my degree.  How amazing it felt to walk across that stage and get the recognition for the things I accomplished at that school.  To hold a degree in something I have always dreamed of following, it's incredible to see how things happen!  All the credit for getting through college goes to God himself.  Without God helping me through with each step that I take and each breath that I breathe, I don't know how I would be able to do it. 

2010 has taught many life lessons and God has shown up and shown out this year!  With all the blessings I have been given, I can't imagine my life without God in my corner, guiding and directing me!  But there are so many other people that are very important to me that there is no way I could begin to thank each one of them.  I am so thankful for every one of my family members, both immediate and extended.  Without family, I could not feel the love that I feel on a daily basis from them.  And then there's my friends.  I have so many, ranging in so many ages, and so many walks of life, but each one of them means more to me than I could ever think to express.  Some I have known my whole life, some new to me as of this year.  I just think it's time for me to express a special thank you to each person that means so much to me.  Whether you're family or friends, you all mean the world to me.  I wouldn't be the person I am today without all of you being so special to me and teaching me so much this year.  I love you all and am so thankful for everything you mean to me, along with all the special blessings you have been to me this year! 

~So thankful for a wonderful 2010, and can't wait for 2011,
Brittney!