21st Birthday.

Never in my life did I expect to ring in my 21st birthday the way I did this past week.

I spent my 21st birthday with some of my closest friends, doing some of my favorite things...eating, laughing, and praying.

5 years ago I was looking forward to drinking and dancing on this day, but God had something else up His sleeve :)

I love every single one of my friends so much, words...blogs...tattoos even, will never fully explain my love for them. I am so thankful for how surrendered and seeking they all are and I was so grateful to have them all lifting my family and myself up in prayer. I was so encouraged by their words and thankful God has written every single one of them on me for the rest of my life. It was the best birthday present of my life and the biggest blessing of my year. I am so dearly loved and hope to love others just as dearly in return. It was a beautiful night and the only drink I had was one from the deep well of God's everlasting goodness. For without Him, we are all nothing.

Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.' (John 7:38)