hangin in there

Through the past month I have learned a lot. I have had a really hard time with God this past year

this is true, but this past month, I have seen Him in more places in my life than I have in a long time. I have grown in Him more than I expected. I have a long way to go, yes, but I am walking closer to Him and while I am still questioning a lot, and struggling a lot too, I am seeing Him a lot more than I did before. This is a great thing.

I have started this new journal thing. Not specific to any day each time I write and draw in it, but each page represents either something recent , or in the past. For example, I have made a page about my uncle's murder, which happened in fifth grade, and the pages are in no specific order. but it is not like a normal journal. That is because each page doesnt necessarilly have writing on it but magazine cut outs or a picture or a drawing or even scribbles. But it is meaningful, and I have shown some people, but others not yet. Alli Beth and Erik, I want to share it wil you guys next year when I have more of it filled and such.

( the pictures: the one in the upper left corner is a bridge in Sparta WI, and the other one is the sunset on the way up to WI this past weekend, I took it out the car window while we were moving... not to shabby huh?)