What has happened?

A year ago today, I started this crazy blog. I believe the reason God had me write this was so I could see how much I am able to grow in a year. This has been a crazy year, full of ups and downs, but through it all God has been there. So where was I a year ago? What am I up to today? And where do I see myself in a year?

A year ago, I was attending St. Cloud State University. I was enrolled as a full time student with the goal of receiving my Bachelors degree in Communication Studies. When I wasn't at school, I was either nannying, at church, or at the land four-wheeling. I was living at home with both of my parents and brother. I had it pretty good.

Today is a little bit different. I am currently living in a small town in Maryland and attending Wilmington University in Delaware. When I'm not working on school work, I'm working at Sandy Cove Ministries in North East, MD. I absolutely love my job. The job itself is so fun but the people who I work with make it even that much better. I'm renting a room from close friends and I couldn't have asked for better living arrangements. I am also in a long distance relationship. Long distance wasn't my plan but we are getting through it one day at a time. These days, I'm just taking life as it comes.

In a year, I want to have graduated college and be done with school for awhile. I would love to be working full time at a local business. Hopefully in their HR or marketing department. As scary as it is, I see myself back in Minnesota, closer to family. Even though the majority of my friends are on the East Coast, Minnesota is my home. I also hope to still be in the relationship I am in now.

Over the last year, I have written over 100 different blog posts that over 4,000 people have read. What I love even more is that it isn't just being read in the United States. People from France, Ukraine, Spain, Austria, Germany, Russia, Malaysia, Canada, Sweden, Indonesia, and Poland have been reading my blogs. There is no way I could have gotten through this last year alone, God is to thank. Here is to another year with me, The Minnesota Caffeine Queen, and God. God is enough.