Let's get to know each other.

Hi, my name is Hillary Vance. Some of you may know me (or know things about me) and some of you may not.  So, I want to take the time to tell you a little about myself, and why I decided to start this blog.  

So where should I start? I guess from the beginning. 

I was born and raised in Austin, Texas (until about age 9). I grew up with two siblings and two loving parents.  I had several close friends and lived in quaint little neighborhoods.  In that day and time (when things were more safe), I rode my bike to school with my older brother and played with my friends in the neighborhood.  I had no worry in the world.

At age 9, my family decided to migrate across the United States to Athens, Georgia (where I lived until I graduated high school and decided to go to college).  My parents felt that they should start a church, and for several years, I was dubbed a "pastor's kid."  I went to several good schools and made many friends in our new location. There were a couple years in high school that I spent finding out who I was and experimenting with underage drinking and recreational marijuana.  That phase faded shortly thereafter, and before I knew it, I was graduating and applying to go to college.

After four, long years in college I graduated with a bachelor's in psychology and decided to continue my education. I continued on, and two years later, I graduated with my master's in social work.  I fell in love with an incredible man over that time and we decided to get married.

Pretty standard young adult life, right? Wrong. My life has been anything but normal, which is exactly why I decided to start this blog. 

I believe that God will take you to interesting places in life and do crazy things in you and through you if you let Him. I like to think of many of the events in my life as "dates with destiny," which is exactly why I've named my blog just that. Long ago, I felt like I should write down the extraordinary events in my life, but it wasn't until recently that I made up my mind and disciplined myself to do so. 

So here I am and here it goes.  In my coming blogs you will read about a few of my "dates with destiny" and an incredible God who has given me tremendous favor and done remarkable things in my life.  I will continue to write this blog as my life and "these dates" continue to unfold.

I hope that each and every one of you that reads this will not only be touched in a special way, but will also know that, you too, can live an extraordinary life; a life filled with purpose and meaning; a life in which you come to know that you are unique and no one else can touch the world the way that you can; a life that is filled with miracles and God-ordained moments of greatness; a life that changes the world one by one.