feeling so thankful...

I had such a nice birthday! I got ecards & snailmail cards & calls from family & friends near and far, "Happy Birthday" singing messages, some great presents, and today, Sharmayne took me to the zoo, dinner, and a movie--it was a wonderful day. I look back over this year and am amazed--on this day one year ago, I flew to Seattle to look into going to Mars Hill. By September 1, when I flew out here again to stay, I had quit my job, gotten my house extensively remodeled & put on the market (it sold in about 2 weeks), sold my car, packed up all my stuff, and said goodbye to all my family & friends. The only person I knew here was a girl from high school--we were not really friends, but she let me stay with her after I got here until I found an apt. Someone told me about Edmonds, so I drove my rental car over there and found an apt. within 2 days, got my stuff moved in, ended up buying my rental car (so I never had to go looking), and started school. Whew! Pretty incredible how quickly your life can change.I'm so glad to be who & where I am--I want so much more, but for right now, in this moment, I am blessed.