I just want to take a quick moment to…
Break out in song!!!
WHOOOAAAAAA we’re half way thereeee- WHOOOAAA livin’ on a prayer!!
If you know me at all, you know that random bursts of song are a regular part of my day. So today I am singing with joy as I am over %50 funded! What?! I can’t say thank you enough to all the support in getting to this point. Like many of my fellow racers, I have had moments of struggle as well as moments of huge success—and I don’t just mean in reference to funds coming into my account. (Although- thank you Jesus for continuing to meet that real need!) There is so much beauty to this process. I’m sure this is right about the time that those in their moment of struggle would like to throttle me! Yet, it is this process that has busted the gates on my heart wide open.
I have learned a staggering amount about trust, faith, and obedience just in the last 5 months. I was pleasantly reminded of the perks while having dinner with a friend earlier this week. Living in a world that is so instantly connected, it is surprising how often we lose touch with people who have been such a big part of our lives. If it weren’t for this upcoming departure date, I’m not sure I would have reconnected with so many people who are so very dear to my heart. I am thankful for that night at dinner I was reminded how powerful it is for two friends to just sit and have a conversation instead of communicating through a comment, a “Like” or a tweet. That may sound pretty elementary, but in an age where it’s easier to tap a screen than to drive to Kitchen 64 to meet for dinner, we can sometimes lose sight of how important that small effort can be. And that is just one example of the countless reminders the Holy Spirit has sent me to bring focus to the significance of connectedness, and to being present here and now. Over the next 11-months, those types of connections will be vital to my spiritual survival and experience.
It is through these instances the Father is revealing to me a focus for this next season of my life. Throughout this journey, and hopefully long after, I will strive to be extremely present in all areas of my life- specifically when it comes to relationships. I want to go so deep and be so present in my relationship with my Creator. I will strive to soak in every laugh, every tear, every open heart, every hurt, and everything in between with my squad, my team, and the people we will minister to along the way. MOM- take a deep breath! That doesn’t mean an irresponsible disregard of anything else around me- Don’t worry, I promise to be present with you along the way 
To my family, friends, and supporters please know this doesn’t mean you won’t hear from me over the next 11 months– I am so excited to share my experiences with you, and hear about yours too! –but it does mean it will look a little different than a text every 15 minutes to update you on the moment to moment happenings of my life because I will be there entrenched in those moments.
I’m going all in. When the love is so great that it involves sacrificing His son on a cross for you and me, I don’t know about you- but for me, that elicits an immense longing to be absolutely present with the Presence!
“In today’s rush we all think too much, seek too much, want too much and forget about the joy of just Being” – Echart Tolle
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