Hello, hello, hello ladies and gents, welcome to this week's episode of the Botan Beloved

podcast.

So much for tuning in and in case this is your first time here, hello, hi, I'm Kirby Kelly,

also known as Kirby is a boss on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, and now Kirby is a streamer on Twitch.

But if you don't follow me on all my other socials, then you might have missed the news, but this past Saturday,

March 5th, I turned 25 years old, woohoo for birthdays, woohoo for literally making it to a quarter of a century, what the heck,

and woohoo because 25 is funnier than 24.

Shout out to all my SpongeBob fans out there, but anyways, this is crazy, 25 is such an adult number when I think about it.

And as I look back on, you know, what preceded up to my 25th year, my 24th year, it's crazy.

Everything that I was able to do, all of the doors of opportunity that were open for me, the connections I got to make,

the friendships that the Lord has allowed for me to have and enjoy and develop this past year, things that I have been praying for,

what seems like eons, and I am just so excited and expectant for the best year yet.

And I know that everybody says that, that's something that we even say, like what, when New Year's rolls around,

this isn't going to be the best year yet, but I truly feel like this is going to be a year of thriving for me,

of running the race well, of living and walking out true freedom, and I'm excited, I am expectant.

Now, I know we talked about freedom last week with my good friend, Hannah Williams, and I love her,

which if you didn't listen to that episode, you need to queue it up.

Oh my goodness. And next week's episode, I have another guest joining me for a powerful word of navigating the tough seasons of life

and answering the questions of, well, where was God amidst my suffering?

And if God is so good, why doesn't he put an end to the evil in the world or in my wife?

So, yeah, subscribe to the podcast for that notification next Wednesday, because that episode's crazy, crazy good.

But nonetheless, this has been such a big word on my heart, the word freedom, and something that I've really been walking in and through this past month, really.

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