2007 Here I come!

Well folks, it's the end of 2006. I suppose I could make some rather interesting entry, but I think what I'm going to do is read through my Xangas from the year. That should be interesting in itself. But here is some of my year in a nutshell:

~Belize and Guatemala
~more quizzing, and going to regionals
~showing up to two MAD Impact weekends, unannounced or so
~turning 19 (not terribly exciting)
~writing letters and getting cards from friends at camp
~being introduced to new music
~hearing Michael Card and Rob Bell speak
~seeing Mat Kearney in concert
~having a crazy semester
~growing closer to God
~having friends visit campus (whether Angel and my cousins this fall, or people at FOL)
~getting really involved in quizzing this year
~babysitting a LOT
~working at CAS

Hmm that's about all I've got right now. I'm going to watch the video for this song, and leave you with the lyrics and also the video. It's called "Wonder of It All (Next Year)" by Monday Morning.

all my hopes and dreams inside
visions lurk behind my eyes
something new behind it grows
and You smile as my heart knows
to be another still with You
I’m the one that loved You through
but I’m still nothing next to You
I’m still nothing next to You

what I’ve seen and where I’ve been
what’s breaking out and breaking in
who I love and I despise
melting into compromise
how I’ve changed and how I’ve learned
becoming less becoming more
but I’m still nothing next to you
I’m still nothing without you

the sickness my mind’s battled long
the center of my every song
the beauty of my voice it fades
into a spiritual cascade
flowing from Your perfect smile
I’ve avoided all the while
but I’m still nothing next to you
I’m still nothing next to you

all the future seems unclear
never moving never near
but You hold me as I scream
wake me from my wicked dream
something out there waits for me
hand in hand we wait for it
but I’m still nothing next to You
I’m still nothing without to You

and the wonder of it all is I’m still standing
and the wonder of it all is we’re still standing
never planned it
and I wonder where I’ll be next year

will You stand right next to me
will You hold me faithfully
should I question all these things
what makes me so deserving
of something that I’ve thrown away
coming back for me today
when I’m still nothing next to You
I’m still nothing next to You

hearts are broken just to mend
when will my brokenness end
lending my mind to dreams it seems
some things are never meant to be
but faith it lingers as I die
inside surrending I cry
I’m still nothing next to You
I’m still nothing without You

and the wonder of it all is I’m still standing
and the wonder of it all is we’re still standing
never planned it
and I wonder where I’ll be next year

time is a broken dream
time is an endless change
time is an offering
time has an endless sting
time has a world to bring
time, it’s a broken dream
mended while lovers sing

and the wonder of it all is I’m still standing
and the wonder of it all is we’re still standing
never planned it
and I wonder where I’ll be next year

I'm ready for the possibilities....2007, here I come!