More than enough.

Let me clarify what "Make it enough, Lord" really meant to me.

I don't struggle with wondering whether or not my life is enough for Him.

I mean, it's not that I think I always measure up; but God and I have talked enough that I'm past the point of wondering if my life is acceptable to Him. I know He knows I'm doing my best...most of the time. I know He accepts whatever we have to offer. As long as we are giving Him whatever we have.
And I truly believe that.

So, my January 1 "make it enough" prayer wasn't about asking Him to make it enough for HIM. Rather, it was about asking that He help make it enough for ME.

It was me requesting and admitting that I needed Him to make the life I have right now enough to fill my needs.
Enough to satisfy my heart.
At least for now.

And He has already answered in spades.

When I look at what He gave me during the last month,
I'm one grateful little chiquita.

In addition to the miracle of the event and then granting me more ability and energy than I had, He gave me love.

No, I didn't meet anyone.

Rather, amidst quite possibly the most crazy month of my life (I know I've said that before but I think this time I really mean it), where there has barely been time to sleep let alone do anything outside of my work and church commitments, people who I love found time to celebrate my recent grad school accomplishment...complete with the robe and everything.

It was a surprise.
And the most silly...
and most perfect day ever.

And I felt so very loved.

It was enough.
Yes, MORE than enough.

(Yes, even more silly, but all the more perfect that my parents were actually there.)


Me with the hostess (one of my mentors & dearest friends): Ardeth G. Kapp

My smart friend Holly also finished her grad program in December.

It was just the sort of thing Grandpa would have loved. A part of he & grandma were right there with me.

My love-him-like-a-brother-but-he's-my-cousin Jake finished the program with me. We very shamefully made our parents throw us a little family shindig (we walked & everything!).

In addition to doing the same program and ALMOST having the same GPA (okay, so he might have beat me by 3 one hundredths of a point), we both love Costco...and we're both very silly.

(January was so good that you'd think it was a grand preparation for my birthday in February or something...WHAT? Did someone say it's MY BIRTHDAY in February?!)