I was that girl that had a melodramatic breakdown at training camp when I found out that I was placed on an all girls team. I thought that some one had it out for me; and thought that it would be funny to put the girl that didn’t really get along with girls on an all girls team.
My thoughts were… “Wait, are you serious?! How long is it until team changes?”
Somewhere deep down I knew that I would be on an all girls team, but I never wanted to face the fact that it might become a reality.
Sadly, I carried a bit of bitterness about my fate for the first two ish months of my race. I did not want to accept the fact that I might be able to learn and grow by being a part of a group of girls.
My thinking was… There is safety with boys around, and they add a different perspective on topics. (plus, there is far less drama with boys)
Though these things are still very true, there is quite a lot that you can do and say in a group of all girls that you just can’t when boys are around.
I have spent almost a solid nine months with girls, and I can honestly say that it has not been rainbows and butterflies all the time. But I have learned more from these girls in those months than I think I would have if I had been on a mixed team.
Over the last nine months God has been changing my heart towards women. I have realized what a blessing and joy it is to be in a group of women, serving, studying God’s word, worshiping, and of course talking. There is a special kind of freedom that comes from living with and learning from other godly women.
Though a team full of girls would not have been my first choice at the start of the race; I am glad that God had other plans for my life. I feel truly blessed to share life with my amazing team of misfits.
