There’s a lot going through my mind today. So much that I just need to blog. It’s what I need to do and well, you as my readers get the luxury of entering into my mind because of it. I warn you though, it’s a bit messy and chaotic in here at times…ok, most of the time. I’m giving this disclaimer so that you don’t have a heart attack should you happen to see, oh 3, maybe 4 email notifications or something of the sort all from today 🙂 Like I said, I’m on a blogging frenzy (bf)! So without further ado, I begin this adventure into my mind with something that came to me this morning in the shower.
Sometimes I think to myself, “Daina, do you really want to do this? I mean, do you really want to leave everyone you know to go be with everyone you don’t? Do you really want to miss the season premiere of House to hang with gypsies? Do you really want to spend your birthday chillin’ with some orphan in Africa? Do you really want to go a year without seeing Iggy’s precious face? Do you really want to give up eating whatever you want for whatever you get? Do you really want to give up the air condition and fan for the humidity and heat? Do you really even know what you’re getting yourself into?”
And then my inner Kool-Aid Man speaks up….Oh Yeaahh!
It sounds crazy when I think about it, but I know it’s what I want to do. Despite the fact that I’ll probably come back with more mosquito bites from one year than I’ve had in the rest of my 22 years prior or that I’ll probably know more ways to wash clothes than any human should possibly know, I know this is where I need to be. I have definitely questioned this trip time and time again and questioned my ability but the truth of the matter always remains the same-I’ll never be able to handle this trip, but God always will. God’s not going to send me where He won’t protect me. He’s been prepping me for this my entire lifetime-why wouldn‘t I want to do this? Yeah it’s going to be hard. Yeah I’m going to have to give up luxuries. Yeah I’m even going to have to leave behind loved ones and miss weddings and other important events but you know what, it’s all worth it. God is SO worth it. His people are worth it. His Kingdom is worth it. So do I really want this?
