Goodbye to my pain, for my hand surgery last year was successful.
Goodbye to my previous school; I was given an extra year to fight through our big project and see it through to the end.
Goodbye to my great-uncle, who singlehandedly got me to Japan multiple times and got me through college. I never did properly thank him.
Goodbye to my grandmother and the last of my grandparents. She was a cinderella through life and showed an amazing strength in life til the very end.
Goodbye to my regrets and fears for God has tackled and torn them down before me and I have made it through their shadows and into God's light!
The Lord has been faithful even when I struggled in my faith.
Now, let's explore my firsts:
My first time teaching junior high: it is amazing and wonderful. A true breath of fresh air for my tired soul.
My first time entering an illustration competition: it was nerve-wracking and unsuccessful, but I just decided on my next entry for 2023! It's my first step forward after years of backtracking.
My first gallery: tiny, but exciting! I can't wait to have one again!
Shout to my friend, Hannah Grace! This year brought forth her first live anime concert! She was so beautiful and spectacular! Please look for her song, Memory Lane, in this last part of Shingeki mo Kyojin/ Attack on Titan!
There are probably other firsts and goodbyes I haven't said, but these are the ones guiding me down my path. These have made me stronger and more resilient ir restored my faith and hope. Especially Hannah Grace's success. I've told her privately, but, because we walk a similar path, her big break into anime has reminded me that God isn't done with my dreams of becoming a manga artist. HE has rooted that dream so deep into my soul for some unforeseen purpose. I will continue to fight for that dream this next year, too.
So, what about next year? What plans do I have?
Well, to pick up where I left off when I got injured so many years ago:
Look for love.
Build up my art career and website...this blog included.
Reconnect with friends from whom I hid away in my desperate survival through my chronic pain and terrible injury.
---And---
Try writing music for my manga. I have lyrics I've written. Now's the time to return to my old passion of music...after many, many, MANY years!
Like bunnies in spring, I pray the blessings of the Lord may be bountiful and ever-multiplying for you all in 2023!
(Yes, I made that joke.)
Later, peeps.
