Right Back At It

It's been so long since I've blogged. I guess it's just been a while since I've had anything remotely substantial to blog about. There are quite a few new updates to my life lately.
1.) I am 21 now!!! I just celebrated my birthday by getting 2.) a tattoo!!! It isn't the original one I drew up for myself. Or any of the other ones I goofed around with. But I'll let you see for yourself :)

 Pretty cool huh? I am really proud of it, and I would recommend my artist to anyone who is interested!! Not only is he clearly insanely talented, but he was so easy to work with and we really sprung off of one another to arrive at the awesome end result. On top of all that, the actually tattooing process was virtually painless and he let me know exactly what he was doing while he was doing it.
I'm not gonna lie, now that I've had it for a few days it's getting pretty tender and starting to scab up, but that just means it's healing.

There is a third HUGE change that is in the works... in my mother's uterus! Yes, my mother is pregnant! I'm going to be a big sister!!!! I do really hope it's to a little sister, but any child will be a blessing. It's kind of strange, cause I've been pining for a baby in my life and God really delivered. It definitely wasn't any way I ever thought would happen, but that just goes to show you. The easiest way to make the Lord laugh is to tell Him your plans.
Which ties perfectly back into my tattoo. "Hither by thy Grace I've come." Not only am I saved mercifully by God's unending Grace, but he has plans for me. What's really hitting me powerfully is that they are plans for me to prosper. Yeah, yeah... I know I'm being cliche whipping out Jeremiah 29:11 but I am just feeling really full off of this verse in my life. I really associate the quote inside my tattoo with this verse, and now I get to wear it as a constant reminder of how much God truly loves me. I know that some are going to look at my tattoo, and my decision to get one, with condemnation but deep down in my heart of hearts, I know that it's God's doing. It's His personal way of letting my know that I am His.