This year has been a really tough year for me. I grew, (emotionally, not physically :D) and I went through lots of hard things. But a lot of good things happened too.
So, not in any particular order, the good things that happened in 2012.
- We went to Disney World with some of our cousins.
- I got my braces off after almost three years.
- I got my driving permit.
- I turned 16.
- I started my blog.
- I went on my Outward Bound course.
- Our new soaproom was built.
- I wrote 150 blog posts.
- They started building our new house in Scottsburg.
- We went out to California to film The Doctors interview.
- The Doctors aired, and we didn’t stop working for the next 6 weeks.
- We had an awesome Christmas, getting up at 4 in the morning to surprise our cousins.
- I made new friends.
- We had 36 baby goats born – our most ever!
- We got two Great Pyrenees puppies!
- We went swimming a lot this summer.
- My siblings and I started taking a dance class (that we love), at the YMCA
And now the “bad”. Except none of this was really bad. I mean, it was bad. But the Bible says:
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. ………… -Romans 8:28, NIV
So all of this stuff happened for a reason. And all of it was good for me, even if I can’t see how it was good for me.
- A tornado came and destroyed Henryville, Marysville, and many other towns around mine. It turned my friends’ house into a hole in the ground, and a lady we know lost her legs. It was a really hard time for me – I had nightmares for weeks afterwards.
- My little brother Fletcher broke his leg. That was annoying.
- We started commuting. 25 minutes every morning and evening, with my siblings and two large dogs. It has been… interesting.
- Hm… I remember thinking that there were more. Oh well!
This list doesn’t even cover half of the things that happened this year. But these are the ones I could think of, so they are the ones that made it onto the list. 🙂
Happy New Year, everyone!
