I know, I'm a little behind on the whole "Happy New Year!" thing... People were right when they said time will fly by after college; the days are blurred and the weeks quickly creep by unnoticed!
Every year in college, I would take some time to reflect on the year passed and imagine the year ahead. After college, I tried to do my best to set aside times of reflection and thinking, but man, on some days it felt like I was struggling to breathe!
And just like that, 2014 came and left. Like any other year, time didn't stop for me no matter how much I wanted to hit pause. And like any other year, 2014 was certainly filled with many colorful moments that painted my year beautifully! And by colorful (and very beautiful indeed), I don't mean that it was without any black and blues; as cliche as it sounds, if it weren't for those colors, the brighter moments would probably not stand out as much.
Working regularly for over a year definitely made time with God, family, friends, and myself a lot sweeter than it was in the past; though bitter at times, I grew a greater desire and clearer understanding of my priorities and values in the midst of the busiest and most hectic moments in life.
Without fail, God stretched and grew me in 2014. The term "growing pains" definitely became a near and dear phrase for me, as I discovered and am still solidifying my identity in Christ. It's truly been a daily struggle to find contentment and desire to push through each day. Yet no matter how challenging it has been, it has been a great revelation of God's faithfulness in my life. He seriously never fails to have the best in mind for me! I have no doubt that this is his desire for all of his children. I firmly, firmly believe that God's love propels me forward as it is shown through Christ, the Bible, and those around me. I am incredibly blessed.
There are many other things I want to talk about, but I will do that in my upcoming posts. For now, I will let pictures speak for themselves! Here are a few highlights of 2014 I could find on my phone!
2014
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| Smelled some flowers. |
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| Learned how to take pictures of beautiful trees while driving. |
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| Said "It's not goodbye forever" to my heart... )': |
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| Big brother graduated in the wrong state. |
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| Happy 4th of July from Yosemite! |
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| The best surprise at my doorstep. EVER. Hannah came home <3 |
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Picked some strawberries with Cathy!
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| Rachel & Andy finally got married. |
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| Survived my first & last Summer Boot Camp at Elite. |
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| Became a +1 for the first time. |
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| Visited Mr. Shin at work and learned that I am Korean, after all. |
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| In 2011, Brittany made me a bridesmaid. In 2014, she made me an aunt. Hello Charlotte <3 |
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| Small group lovin' at Berean Sports Day <3 |
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| Matching Mondays with Melanie pt. 1 |
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| Happy Thanksgiving from Grand Canyon! (Not pictured: "Giant Canyon") |
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| Experienced something called "rain" |
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| Sweet time with 10 year old friendships. |
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| Matching Mondays with Melanie pt. 2 |
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| Discovered good food. Like George's breakfast burrito. |
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| Cincer got married. #mrandmrslau4eva hehe jk. not really. |
2015 has barely started, but what a year it has already been! It has been quite a challenging past month and a half, but it has been filled with sweet moments.
2015
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| Watched a wicked musical. I also learned that I live with Guh-linda |
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| New year, new me? This is the shortest my hair has ever been in my life. |
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| Sweet moments with my hubby; growing pains are bearable because I have you to share it with! |
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God may you further mold me into the daughter you have set me out to be! You have always been faithful, and may I learn to become more like you this year.
Soli Deo Gloria.
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