'08, Looking Back....

2008 has been a year of nothing but change. Starting the year off I had recently fallen back into an emotionally abusive relationship that lasted on and off for almost three years. I let him pretty much control my mind, my life even though we were in a long distance situation. He pulled a few "stunts" that made me take a step back. I finally realized what type of situation I was in and got the courage to break things off. It was hard, I didn't know what to do. Part of me longed to be with him but part of me knew it was a bad situation. Fortunately I had some good friends to pull me out of the deep pit i had fallen into. I still felt that there was something missing. So I had met another guy down here in VA. and he claimed to be a completely different person than he rally was. It just made me realize that I didnt need to be in a relationship to be happy. Come march my very good friend asked me if i wanted to join her at church one Sunday morning. I went with her and enjoyed listening to the sermon and the music, but i just felt like i didn't belong. So I did some research, then came across articles in the paper about an Easter egg drop a local church was doing. So I looked into it, Waters Edge Church. I noticed they had just started doing evening services which was perfect for my crazy hectic work schedule. The very first night I had attended, I felt instantly connected with God. Not growing up in church this was all new to me. I loved their crazy pastor, the awesome band, the whole atmosphere. So I returned the next Sunday and i just knew i had found what i was missing all along.

To be continued...