Birthday + Mini Vacation
"For through wisdom your days will be many, and years will be added to your life." Proverbs 9:11 NIV
On Friday the 16th I turned 24!!! It's weird that I'm entering my mid-20s but I can honestly say I'm having the most fun at this point in my life. I've learned a lot in my young 24 years and I've spent the last few days reflecting on different parts of my life. Everything is finally coming together for me and I am so blessed. This particular season of my life is a bit stressful; trying to finish up my last semester of college and preparing to transition into the next chapter of my life, but it's still a season of blessings.
For Valentine's Day and my birthday I went to San Francisco. A part of the trip was dedicated to seeing Erykah Badu in concert and the other part of the trip was to just get away and hang out for a bit. The mini vacation was only for a few days but it was just enough time to step away from my usually busy weeks and have a chance to relax for a second. As seen on the cover photo for this post, the Bay Area has some of the most beautiful views of water. That picture was taken at Rodeo Beach in Marin Headlands. If you're ever in the San Francisco area, I highly recommend stopping by. It's one of my favorite beaches and I think the best feature is the "sand". Instead of tiny grains of sand, the beach is filled with all kinds of small, polished pebbles - your shoes don't get filled with sand and it's not wet when you sit down. It's hard to explain but it's so beautiful to see.
Whenever I'm around water it makes me realize how small I am in comparison to God's big, big world. On the other hand, I feel empowered because the same God that's in charge of the waves crashing on the beach is the same God who listens to my prayers. Being on the beach is so peaceful and it gives me the chance to think about the beauty of life. That sounds suuuper cliche, I know, but really. Take a day and drive to a beach, the river, or some kind of body of water with a nice view and just take it all in.
How does it feel to be 24? At this point, not much different than 23 plus some days lol. However, exciting things will happen in my 24th trip around the sun and I look forward to it all. I feel like I should give a word of advice... birthdays seem to be associated with advice lol. The first thing that comes to my mind is this: the older you get, you'll realize that life is more about doing the things you love with the people you love. The things I thought were important when I was younger hold little to no significance in my life now. At 24, I'm grateful to spend my time with the people who mean the most to me.
"The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it - the world, and all who live in it." Psalm 24:1 NIV
All My Love,
Tyler
