10 minutes later, I am 23?

Time has gone by so fast. Justin and I were only 13 when we started "dating" or whatever you would call it at that age. And now we are 23 (well he will be 23 in March). It is so interesting to reflect on the past. Mistakes that have been made, life altering decisions, people who you met and how you met them. Even to think about family members that have changed or grown up in ways you never expected. Time has gone by so fast. I don't feel like I am 23 years old. I don't feel like I should be married already. I feel like Justin and I should be getting ready for a high school football game, or a school dance. Don't get me wrong, I love my life and I love where I am at in it, but 23? I feel so old! Remember being 15 years old and thinking a 21 year old was OLD? Haha, I wonder how old those 15 years think I am now. But life is good. Another NON rainy day. What a beautiful February we have had...

LET OUR OWN LIGHT SHINE

"our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. it is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. your playing small does not serve the world. there is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people wont feel insecure around you. we were all meant to shine, as children do. its not just in some of us, its in everyone. and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. as we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.. " - Coach Carter version by Marianne Williamson