A movie with blue people and a lot of CGI effects really didn’t interest me at first, however after hearing more reviews of Avatar, I became more interested. My Uncle took my brother Dustin and I to see Avatar. (Its our yearly Christmas tradition). The CGI effects were incredible! I got lost in the movie and really didn’t think about computer world James Cameron had created. The story line was pretty predictable but nonetheless you get caught up in the world. I don’t want to ruin it for anybody but in the end I thought it was a good story of hope and redemption.
The first part of the year turned out to be one of best of my life. My best friend Evan and I roomed together, the girl I had been pursing wanted to become official, the dorm life was awesome, I was going to school three days a week, and to top off all I was graduating college. I was also in the running for a High School Pastor position.
After I received a diploma of Graduating Multnomah University, it seemed as though the storm had come into my life. It feels as though I am at the tail end of the storm. The summer of 2009 was the hardest summer of my life. I couldn’t find a job, I broke up with my girlfriend, and I got lost in trying to find my identity in who I was, I moved home unplanned, a lot of my friends lives changed, and I lost my community and family in Portland.
Now many of you may have faced worst troubles than I have but for me this was hard. However through it all God has been faithful and he has given me hope. I recently have gotten a newer perspective on life and been reminded by a story of hope.
Though many things haven’t gone my way is last few months I know its part of the plan and I need to rejoice and be grateful for where I am at in life. I personally have much joy in my life just because I realize where I am at and how blessed I am to be in this position in life.
I get to be home with family, I got to reconnect with some old friends, I made some new ones along the way, daily I am finding my place as child of God, I get to work at a coffee shop with great people, I get free dental (very important due to the fact I had a root canal and five cavities) and health insurance, I get to go anywhere I want, my friend Kyle got married, and I got to see some of my closest friends in Portland recently. I also got to rejoice the birth of Christ with family.
Life happens and sometimes you just got to roll with it. There are good things and bad things in life. A person must take the hope they have in Christ and focus on that because if they don’t well life is going to be miserable. I have hope in Jesus so I feel as though my life is great. Life can either be seen in two lights half full or half empty how are going to look at it?
Hanna and Kyle Higginbotham. It was a beautiful wedding in Jerfferson, OR and I am so happy for my friends!
