The End of an Era…

Happy Saturday friends! I can’t believe we’re nearing the end of January already. Each year January typically feels like a year long in itself but this year to me it seemed to go pretty fast. This month has been pretty restful for me and I’m grateful to experience this amount of rest after coming out of a season of back to back transitions.

As January prepares to make a close I’ve been thinking a lot about my birthday, but not just my birthday in itself. I’ve been thinking about what this birthday means for me and how this is my last couple of weeks of my 20s. When I turned 29 I often wondered what 30 would be like for me and I mentally planned how I would like my 30s to be. I was met with mixed emotions of course, but more excitement than none. I’ve heard many people in their 30s say that 30 is the new 20. A time where you get to re-invent yourself and you get to truly choose the life YOU want to live. I look forward to enjoying that part of my life.

I can genuinely say that my 20s have been so many things for me. It’s been a decade full of lessons, character development, growth and maturity, obedience, success, heartbreak, loss, transformation, restoration, transition and success. If I could sum it up in a simple phrase, I would say that my 20s were a decade of beauty for ashes.

I’m grateful that I’ll be able to look back on my 20s and think of all the accomplishments that I’ve made. I’ll think back on the leaps of faith I took. I’ll hold dear the memories made and moments cherished, but most of all I’ll look back and keep close to all the times that God has kept me through my lowest and darkest moments. I can say that I’m exiting my 20s the most happiest, peaceful, and optimistic regarding my life than I’ve ever been in my entire life. I’m in the best mental place I’ve ever been in, I’m healthy and whole, I’m walking in purpose, my family and community are blessed. What better way to end an era?

My prayer today is a prayer of thanksgiving! God I’m thankful for Your hand being over my life. I’m thankful that You never left me and that You always were near. I’m thankful that You’ve kept me in my mind, body, and spirit. I’m thankful that I allowed You to walk this life with me. I couldn’t imagine doing anything in life without You. God I’m even more grateful that this is just the beginning.

With love,

-Yours Truly, Eb