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A Quick Recap

Somehow today is the last day of 2024. So much has happened this past year. It truly was a year of experiencing life in a brand new way. I haven’t seen any doctors in this past year besides the typical dentist. It’s been over a year since I last saw the Chiropractic Neurologist I was seeing. It was a year of traveling to different rare disease events, going on trips with friends, and learning so much about the Lord. All these things I never expected and am so grateful to the Lord. He’s taught me about His grace which is His kindness when we are so undeserving of that love.

Slower Yet Busiest Time of Year

Currently, I find myself in a slower season during the most craziest time of the year. In the last month, the Lord has been telling me to slow it down. There has been so many times of me always saying yes and not stopping. I’ve gotten a few colds in the past couple of months. And you know what? These colds took place after me spending every single night out. I wasn’t giving my body rest.

Since I’ve started this season of rest, I’ve said “no” to not going out to friends and going to different worship nights. These things aren’t bad, but wasn’t where the Lord wanted me. During this time, I’ve been asking Him where He wanted me during this time whether it was going out or staying in. I still was out and about, but it wasn’t every single night.

When I stayed in, I was able to spend time reading His word along with sewing, painting, and organizing my room all while being able to speak with Him. I’ve had trouble staying in previously because of something called FOMO aka Fear of Missing Out. But, spending down time with the Lord was such a beautiful time. I’ve learned to enjoy it and have slowly broken free from the FOMO I used to experience. I now would rather stay in 🙂

Take Aways

I won’t say it’s been easy especially during the holiday season for this learning to slow down, but it was necessary. It has been very refreshing. I still enjoy going out at night, but I’ve found beauty in staying home and taking some time to be with the Lord.

This time of slowing down has taught me about obedience. A lot of the times I want to do what I want to do because of my personal desires that I have. The Lord gives us passions and desires, but when they overshadow spending time with Him and pull us away from His presence there’s a slight issue. He didn’t create us to glorify ourselves, but to glorify Him. He gives us desires and passions for Him to be revealed in all. In this time, I was living based off of all the things I wanted to do, but wasn’t spending that time with Him. At the end of the day, He is King of Kings, Lord of Lords, etc. I no longer desire to do what I want, but I desire to do what He wants me to do.

2025 Here We Come

Before 2024 ended, I wanted to share what I still love writing. This ties into the obedience thing. I must repent (say I’m sorry and turn away from the wrongdoing), there’s been several times where the Lord has put a topic on my heart to write about and then life got busy and I never wrote about the specific stories/topics. With that being said, I am praying the Lord would help me in 2025 to write whenever He puts something on my heart to share with y’all.

Until next time, thank you for taking the time to read some words on a website. I pray this blesses you and that 2025 is a year of learning more about the Lord. Please reach out with any questions. I am slowly updating the website and hope to keep it up to date with all things related to Alpha-Mannosidosis, the brain, and my story.