As I look back on 2012, I see many changes to my life. I have been richly blessed! First and foremost that I serve a loving God that daily strengthens me and equips me for any battle that has to be faced. Secondly for my ever present husband, Dustin, who is my rock, my shield mate. With him, I never fight alone. Beyond these two, I have an ever widening net of family and friends, all of which have supported and encouraged me in the past year. The blessings I have received in the past year would not have been possible with out each one of you! I remember standing on the brink of 2012, with my heart full of dreams and hope. I never imagined myself getting to where I am today, and I have a pretty good imagination. Thank you all. Every word of encouragement...every "you go"..every "you can do this"...has been a jewel that I have held to my heart and cherished.
To my gym peeps, you may get tired of hearing it from me, but I will always be grateful to you.
-Kevin, my trainer, my friend, you once offered to "be mean" for me if that is what I needed a trainer to be. I would never change a thing about you. You are exactly the kind of trainer I need. I trust you with my whole heart. Your faith in me gives me the courage to step off the cliff and soar.
-Chance, how do I put into words what you have become for me? In a lot of ways, you are the little brother I never had. There are times when we are talking, that you say or do something and I think, "yep, he would fit in just fine with my other brothers". Thank you for the times you argued with me when I was freaking out. You weren't telling me anything I didn't already know, I just needed to hear it from someone else. Let your passion guide you for there are great things for you to accomplish.
-Blake, God has given me another brother, but try as I might, I can't see you as a little brother. You are an old soul, a wise warrior. You, without saying a word, make me feel safe and protected. If I were to fall on my face, you would pick me back up while we laughed about it. But at the same time, I feel like anyone else would have to face you if THEY laughed at me. There are days that you don't have to say a word, just seeing your smile does my heart good.
-Steve, my smoothie supplier. I take great encouragement from out morning talks over an Elvis smoothie. You know the battles I face on a personal level. You have been there. I am so proud of you and the changes that you have made in you life. It inspires me to make the changes needed in mine. Thank you for being the open book that you are.
There are so many others. Bria and Phil, who are always taking a few minutes out of their busy day to just chat with me and celebrate with me each milestone. Bridget who is new and is taking time to get to know me (don't believe everything you hear). Andrew, who is ALWAYS trash talking with me now (one day I will get you into the Pilates Studio and we will see who is talking trash THEN). Christa, Crystal, Madison, Melody, Seth, Molly and Sarah, all instructors that have made the classes fun in spite of the pain.
Now I stand on the brink of 2013, again with my heart full of hopes and dreams. As I link arms with all the people God has brought into my life, and step off the cliff of 2012 into the unknown of 2013, I do so with excitement.
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