Day One...

Hopes, dreams, and plans for the next year w/ a picture of yourself

In the next year, I hope I'll still be happy. I hope I'll be experiencing the feeling you get whenever dreams come true. I hope to be accepted into the college God wants for me. I hope to still have the faith I do now, maybe even a little stronger. I hope I'll be reaching people through the story my life tells. I hope to still be with my precious boyfriend. I hope that whatever God has planned for my life is exactly what will happen. I don't want to ever live outside of His will because I know I'll be miserable.

Specific dreams and goals for the next year: Be President of Honor Society and SADD, get accepted into college, receive some scholarships, give my testimony to people I don't know, become a leader in my church, give up something that is hendering my relationship with God, be as loyal and good of a friend as I can be, continue to follow the Lord.

I hope all these things will happen in my life, but whether they do or not is not the issue. Like one of my favorite stories from the Bible... if all the things I wish for my life do come true - God is good; If all the things I wish for my life do not come true - God is still good. As long as I keep Him as my rock, my life will be blessed plenty.

I know that in the next year I have many things I need to work on to better myself. Jealousy, worry, anxiety, anger, depression, fear - all these things are really hurting my life. I know I have to take it one day at a time, but it'll get better. I just have to remember to wake up every morning and put a smile on my face because I'm alive, and that is more than enough reason to be happy.

Whatever happens in the next year, I'll be willing to face. All my dreams, hopes, and plans will come true whether I realize it or not. I've just got to stay focused and down-to-earth. The rest will fall into place.