I’m full of life. I skip to class, take the long route just to enjoy the scenery, embarrass myself in order to make someone else laugh, smile at the old couple holding hands, break out into random dancing, make friends with the sales clerk, catch fireflies, stop and smell the flowers, snuggle with my puppy, love on children, sing back to the birds, eat dessert first, act a little lame and weird (okay, okay maybe a lot!), cherish the good memories, dream big dreams, and…….
I live to tell the story of Jesus Christ, the ONE who has forgiven me of my sins and graciously given me an abundance of blessings! All that I have is because of Him. He knows me better than I know myself. I don’t have to come to him in perfection. He sees my when my heart is broken. He sees me when my hair is crazy. He sees me when I fall up the stairs. He sees me when I make a bad grade…..and still, He loves me. I can’t get over the fact that HE Loves ME! I don’t have to impress him or prove that I’m worthy. The fact is: I’m not worthy. But He is. And we share an amazingly real relationship! Ha, not religion! RELATIONSHIP!
If I could travel the world and share this with those who have no hope, stuck in sin and burdened by poverty and sickness, it would be the dream of my life. I love people of all ages, sizes, colors, and cultures. God loves them all SOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!! =) Maybe, just maybe, He could use a small town girl like me.
My dream is to become a missionary doctor. I graduated from Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, GA in May of 2011. After the World Race, I will continue on my long journey of schooling by attending University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine on the Caribbean Island of Sint Eustatius. I want to learn Spanish and to play the guitar. I want a lot of big dogs, horse-sized! Maybe one day I will get married to an amazing man of God and adopt a child from every continent. Fun, huh? I think so. But, for now I have TODAY, and even then I cannot know what lies in the next moment of today. Which brings me to the very essence of who I am and why it is I do what I do……I trust Jesus. I completely give 11 months to Him, to mold me and prepare me for the challenges ahead, to use me in ways I never imagined, to meet some of the most incredible people in the world, and to grow in my relationship with the creator of it all! I am an open book and I give God the pen so that He can write the story of my life. Not to sound biased, but I think it is going to be a great one! =)
BE BLESSED!
