So…it has been an
extremely long time since I have written anything on this blog. I just wanted to let those of you who
still get updates know what has been going on in my life since being home from
the Race.
months living at my parents house in Ohio. I wanted to be home for the Holidays and also to see people
I hadn’t seen in a year. During
those four months I also got to do a lot of traveling around the states to go
spend time with my teammates and meet their wonderful families.
Cindy, Katie and I went to Michigan and later Cindy and I traveled down to
Georgia. Essentially we wanted to
see if we wanted to live in either of those places. You may ask, “Why Michigan and Georgia”? The only answer I really have is
“That’s where my people are”.
Michigan and Georgia both have great thriving communities of World Race
alumni and AIM staff.
Katie, Cindy and I under my Christmas tree in Ohio!
I have told many of you
that The World Race was the best decision I have ever made. Not only did I get to meet so many
amazing people, learn how incredibly ALIVE God still is and how He still wants
to use us today; I also found this incredible community of people.
I feel like I spent most
of my life as the person who was everybody’s friend. I had one or two really close friends in life, but I could
never really show anyone else who I was.
I just wasn’t comfortable enough and quite frankly, I didn’t really fit
in with them. I have prayed so
many times in my life that God would give me a group of friends who I could feel
so comfortable with; as comfortable as I feel with my biological family. I thought that prayer was never going
to be answered…I had prayed it so many times that I thought I was going to have
to go through life as a loner.
Then I went on the Race.
God move in SO many amazing ways! I got to see Him use people to encourage,
heal and comfort people. But, at
the end of the experience I also got my prayer answered. I came off the Race with the most
amazing squad, G-SQUAD!!! Every
single person on my squad, from the coaches, to every squad member and also my
beautiful team; they were all an answer to my prayers!!
So, making a short story
VERY long…I am now living in Gainesville, Georgia!! My teammate, Cindy and I
are now roommates!!! There are so
many incredible people down here working for AIM, including some of my squad
and teammates!! I just recently
got a job at as a receptionist for a local Center that has therapy sessions for
woman and children who have been sexually abused. It is incredibly hard hearing the stories that come in but I
am enjoying the job and the people who work there.
since being home. I hope y’all are
doing well also! I love you and
continue to thank God for you blessing me with the opportunity of my life!!
