Thursday, March 12, 2009

reflections on this past decade.

I did it. I turned 30 at the beginning of this month. Today I am 30 years and 10 days old.

As I reflected on the past decade, I was really amazed to remember all that God has blessed me with in the past 10 years. Here is a brief overview:
I started the decade as a junior in college.






I went on mission trips to Turkey and to Kenya.





(on the way to Turkey)




(in Kenya)



I graduated from college.





I moved to Egypt and lived there for 2 years. While there, I visited Lebanon, Syria, Morocco, Spain, Gibralter, and France.



Upon my return to the States, I moved to Fort Worth, TX to begin seminary at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.



I began teaching ESL to refugees with Catholic Charities.








I fell in love with a co-worker.



And..3 1/2 months later, he proposed!





We got married and Kim Hood became Kim Audi.




One year and a half years later we were pregant!








We bought a new car.




We traveled to Nepal.




We had a son.



We are buying our first house...(picture to be posted after we move in)!




What a decade! The Lord has blessed me beyond measure. I am trult grateful. Can this next decade get any better?

6 comments:

The Tylers said...

Sweet post and Happy Birthday! Age is SO only a number;)! Congrats on the house...SO EXCITING!

Tiffany H said...

For some reason I always thought you were younger than me...however, I won't be 30 until July ;-)It still is hard to believe, though--it sounds much older than I feel! Congratulations on the house! I would love to hear more. Looks like Josiah is growing and thriving. Lots of love from all of us.

thislifeunfolded said...

Thanks for sharing that post, Kim... It was a joy and an encouragement to read! Hope you and the family are recovering from your colds and that packing is moving smoothly!

Lauren said...

Wow--and we've been friends for that entire decade! ;) I'm excited to hear more about the house!

Zee said...

What a way to celebrate God's goodness!!!

Elizabeth Burba said...

I'm so glad I found this blog. I am an old friend of Daniel's and have lost contact with him. In case he doesn't recognize my married name, I met him on a greyhound bus! I think the last time I had any communication was around the time of your wedding announcement. I am overjoyed to see the blessings God has bestowed on your beautiful family over the last several years. Please send Daniel my greetings. We have a son named Caleb, who will turn 2 in July, and we are also expecting our first girl in July.