Looking back at 2009:

If you've been reading my blog for any amount of time you know that this past year was probably the biggest of my life. I have had a whole world of changes, adjustments, adventures, and learning experiences. Some of them I chose, and some were forced on me, but all were for my good and I wouldn't change anything.

The biggest "landmarks" were:

• Graduating with my Bachelor's
• Getting married
• And of course moving to Belarus

Those were the biggest outward changes, but inwardly even more things took place. I have learned how to be more flexible, more open, and more thankful. I have learned (although not always) to be content wherever I am. I'm still working on this : ) I have learned so many thing about living life, so much that I could never put it all of this post, or this blog. I hope to share more of that with you in the future as best I can.

It's been quite a year. Most recently I got to fly to the States for Christmas. It was whirlwind of seeing people, hugging them, saying hello, and then good-bye again.

It was a relief, however quickly it flew by ... almost like a closure. An ending of my life there. Kind of like, "I know I can go home where I came from, and now I'm okay." I know that may sound strange, but that's how I feel.

It's kind of like the first time you leave your parents to go to college and you miss them terribly (if you missed them : ) and then you come home for Thankgiving and everybody is there, and suddenly it doesn't matter that you were gone for so long, everything is okay again and you feel as if you can come home anytime, even though you can't.

And now it's 2010. I wonder what the year holds in store?

Ales and I have some resolutions we want to work on, most of it having to do with being more consistent and making time for all the things in our lives. And of course we want this year to be our best year not only as a married couple, but in our relationship with God.

What are your resolutions??? Did you resolve to read the Bible through this year? Or to lose that 5 pds you put on over the holidays? Is it to be a better friend, or to be a better partner?

So what did you resolve? Do you think you will actually accomplish it? Do you think 2010 will be better than 2009?