As I get ready to turn 30 next week, this post is a gift to myself and my way of marking the milestone—30 things I know to be true, I’ve lived, learned, wrestled with and want to carry with me into this next decade. This is my golden year, turning 30 on the 30th, and I couldn’t be more grateful to know that God chose to keep me, bless me abundantly and love me endlessly. 

1. Serve God.
2. Read as often as you can.
3. Plan a day where you stay home and do nothing.
4. Your body is not an enemy, it’s a gift that carries you.
5. Say yes to pictures so you never forget.
6. Write down your reflections, feelings and hopes.
7. Clean spaces help you function better.
8. If you want to change your life, ask God to change your mind.
9. Pray for others as soon as they cross your mind.
10. Do your part to keep God’s earth clean.
11. Learn military time and military alphabet. 
12. Do your best to see people the way God sees them.
13. Silence is not always humility, your feelings matter.
14. Get your 10,000 steps daily.
15. Believe miracles still happen.
16. Not every thought deserves belief.
17. Cry when you feel like it.
18. Make a bucket list, it keeps hope alive. 
19. Always look for coupons and ask about discounts, that’s a form of stewardship.  
20. Grace allows you to start at any moment. 
21. Praise more than you complain, remember God inhabits praises.
22. Donate to impactful causes that change lives and the world for better.
23. Get a library card and create a Libby account. 
24. Ambient lighting is more than a vibe; it relaxes the brain.
25. Waking up early and making to-do lists are not overrated. 
26. God hears the quietest desires, the ones I barely want to admit to myself.
27. Most opportunities come from people and community. 
28. You can be sorrowful and grateful, one doesn’t have to cancel the other. 
29. God will work it out. 
30. I am becoming who God always knew I could be.

See you next week!