The Year According to Sue

While trying to think of 10 specific events that stood out in my mind during this past year, I had to realize that even the biggest events, weren't necessarily the ones that made my year. Instead, it was mostly the small non-important adventures that i look back on with a warm heart!

This year was in fact the year i "grew up"...i dont think any other year before this had shaped me so much as this one did. Spiritually, mentally, and emotionally I learned who i was and in the future who i want to be. Through the people in my life, i realized that i was no longer a little girl, taking on more responsibility, which also came with more freedom. My friends became my family in a way that they never were before, and some of the most memorable events of this year were spent with them! Every eventful weekend accompanied with laughter, serious discussions, even some tears here and there.

But I would like to include how much our trip to West Virginia to do Unassinged Territory changed my life in many ways. First of all, we all bonded and opened up, and it was great, but also i developed a desire to help out somewhere like that where people listen, and are humble, and different that what i am used to, a desire that i didnt even know i had until i went there.

Also our trip to Vermont was an amazing one, my first trip without my parents...whoohoo...with each tiny step i am gaining my independence.

But the most life-changing experince was my decision to auxilliary pioneer continuously in September. I've gotten a taste of what pioneering will be like on a smaller scale, and have been blessed with some awesome bible studies and calls, and am learning as i go along and from others what makes a good teacher, and being able to see people grasp bits of the truth is one of the most, if not the most amazing experiences that there could be!

I only hope that turning 18 will come with even more discoveries about life and Jehovah! And I'm glad I had all of you that i did to share this past year with...it would have never been the same!