What a strange thing to have the youngest member of my immediate family to be twenty years of age…I have been preparing myself for a few months now, so in a sense I am not surprised. On the other hand, it is strange to think of myself as a twenty-year old–I used to view such people as so wise and grown-up. I still feel like a kid! And I think I am. Yet again, I am so wonderfully happy that the Lord is sanctifying me by his Spirit into a godly woman. I can see how much I have been growing in him throughout my life, and specifically at Covenant College (since that is the most recent event in my mind).
In taking classes at Covenant College, I find myself wondering if I am learning much because I feel like we often just scratch the surface of things. I believe this is true to a degree. However, I find myself recalling things I have learned and seeing how they apply to my experiences day to day. At this point I cannot pin-point how Covenant classes have affected me, but I get this overall sense of having learned much 
I fully expect to realize how much I have learn the older I get.
It seems that once twenty, life speeds up. This is kind of scary, but I know that I have much learning, many challenges and wonderful things ahead of me. I am so glad that the Lord has given me life and I hope to learn more and more how to use my life in service for him because only then will I have joy, peace and freedom (and many other things besides!).
Here is the 3/4 sleeve, deep teal sweater I got this morning:
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You are still a kid at heart I guess, yet a beautiful young woman that God has been preparing you to be! I love your sweater! 🙂
I like the sweater. I think it’s your color.
Ohhh, es ist zehr schön!
sehr schön?
Welcome to grown up land? 🙂 I don’t think we’ll ever feel “grown up”, probably okay! Pretty sweater.
On feeling grown up:
I have a friend who once asked an elderly woman at her church if she felt ____ (whatever her age was). The lady answered that on some days she did feel every one of her years, but most of the time she was still 17 inside.
That’s a cool saying!
Audrey, I have also seen how you have grown a lot!
I can’t believe that you are twenty either. What does that do to the rest of us? Oh Boy! Grandpa Tom
Yes Seth, it is “sehr schön.” I remember Micah saying that he believed once you reach the age of 25 you don’t get older, you just gain experience. I suppose that might be what the elderly woman felt, too!
One cool thing about getting older, is that is symbolizes that the time is getting closer to when Jesus is coming back!
My late congrats on turning 20…. our youngest is 9 tomorrow!!
Twenty looks good on you. There is a wide range of age (somewhere above 20) when time is measured by the aging of children and grandchildren.
Onkel Woody