“Bye buddy, hope you find your dad!”
If you do not know the origin of this line, I feel sorry for you, because you are missing out on one of the funniest Christmas movies ever to be made. This quote has served to be one of my most favorite movie lines along with “Dignity, always dignity” and “Nemo’s going to touch the butt!”
It was a joke in college between my roommates and me. We loved the movie “Elf” and, although I am not sure if we ever watched it together, we would always quote that line to each other. Whenever we went out to the grocery store, to class, whenever, we would yell the phrase and then watch each other leave.
This year, right before I left on the race, my friend messaged me in her traditional fashion: “Bye Buddy, hope you find your dad!”
At first, I laughed, seeing as she was following suit with our normal catchphrase of well-being, but then I was thinking about it again this past week . . . I HAVE found my father this year!
I have found my heavenly father in the midst of all of the things that have happened this year: I have found Him in the stories of the people I worked with all over the globe. I have found Him in the midst of beautiful creation. I have found him in my weakest moments, where there was nothing for me to hold on to but Him. I have found Him in moments of pure joy. I have found my Father in Heaven in the middle of my life these past eleven months, and I have no intention of ever losing sight of him again!
I have found God in my race. Thankfully, I have found my Father and His heart for His people. I have found that He has a plan bigger than anything I can imagine, or even comprehend. I have found that there is nothing that can separate me from the love of Jesus because He knows me completely already, and has already accepted me. I have found that in all seasons of my life that God is there!
Through all of the things that I have gained these past eleven months, more than anything, I believe that I have found my Father. So, here you are, a small glimpse at My World Race:
