I’m trying to sit here and write my “bio“. I didn’t think it’d be
hard. I mean, it is MY story, isn’t it? I should know that, right?
I’m a goofy person. You might sense the sarcasm that comes out in my
personality…and you’ll definitely get to see my serious side that I
often only keep to my internal processing self. But that is all to
come. What about now?!? What am I about??
to abandon my computer and distractions & even abandon my planning
and thinking about the race. So here I am at one of my favourite spots
in the world, Clearwater Lake, to my family’s cabin to retreat from the
world. Here it’s just me, a canoe, some ducks & squirrels, my
campfire, my bible & a notebook. It’s peaceful. But I just had a
realization. THIS is a big part of who I am! I love to travel and see
the world & I love aspects of city-living….but I LOVE the beauty,
tranquility & laid-back lifestyle of northern Manitoba. I’m a
small town girl through and through. I’m used to driving for 12 hours
every other weekend just to make a trip to “the city” for something to
do. Give me -50ºC (-58ºF) or +40ºC (104ºF)…I can handle either. I
love the smell of the trees and of a campfire. And of course, I love my family!!
That is a part of who I am… another part of me wants to abandon
everything familiar to me and gain a new perspective of the world. I’m
tired of seeing the news and numbing my heart to it because it is all
horrible!!! There must be hope!! Well, I believe that there is hope.
And that the hope is Jesus Christ. Some might think that I could be
crazy for believing that…but at the end of my life, it’s not going to
matter what people believed about me, but rather whom I have believed
in. I would rather give my life for something I believe is worth dying
for than I would
giving it to a meaningless job and living for my own satisfaction. It
can be a lonely and devastating world, and people need to know there is
hope.
Basically, I ‘m just a regular person who is tired of the mundane. I’m looking to
challenge myself regarding my fears & insecurities.
I find myself inspired by the call of Jeremiah in the Bible. Jeremiah 1:4-9 says
“The word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Before I formed you in the
womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you
as a prophet to the nations.” “Ah, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not
know how to speak; I am too young.” But the Lord said to me, “Do not
say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say
whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you
and will rescue you,” declares the Lord. Then the Lord reached out his
hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your
mouth.””
You can see that Jeremiah was just a regular guy with insecurities.
I’m hoping God will use a regular me and do everything that he wants to do
through me for the nations I’m going to. May it be all of Him, let Him
receive glory for the work He will do. I’m the “regular guy” vessel
that is willing to step away from what society deems as “normal”.
Adventure surely waits…
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