“Not all who wander are lost.”
~ J.R.R. Tolkien
Recently I’ve fallen in love with that quote. I’m certainly a wanderer and the last few years of my life has shown that to me in living color. I’ve been on a search to find where I “fit” in life and what exactly I’m called to do within this big old world we live in. College graduation came and went. I got great marks in school, but what am I meant to DO? Having no idea what my life should do, I prayed. A lot. You have to be careful what you wish for though, sometimes the answer isn’t what you expect…
God has a way of showing us that he has absolute control over our lives. I’d tried to plan out parts of my life, the way -I- had wanted it and thought it should be, and it completely fell apart. Last summer I learned I wouldn’t be marrying a man I loved greatly. Suffice to say, I was wholly crushed and had to look to God to sustain me. The beautiful silver lining to that mushroom cloud of my life was that not only did God sustain me and walk with me through my devastation, he rebuilt my heart and charged me up to give a year of my life to serve others! My heart is so full of love for the people that I will be ministering to and I’m terribly thankful that I was given this opportunity to serve my God and my fellow man.
I’ll be documenting my life in preparation for World Race in (hopefully) weekly or bi-weekly blogs, and I just wanted to introduce myself and let you know that you’ll be hearing a lot more in the coming weeks and months! I’ll be sharing a lot of my Present and bits of my Past as they become relevant to share. I’m looking forward to involving you in my journey as I explore and “become” the person God has made me to be!
“You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept.”
~ Margery Williams, "The Velveteen Rabbit"
A little about me in this first of many, many blogs:
- I’m a fiery and passionate person with a sunny disposition, when I’m excited about something, everyone really KNOWS!
- “Snarky” is one of the favorite descriptions people give me. I have a dry wit and usually can find humor in most situations.
- One of my favorite things is laughing!
- At 5’10” I’m tall… but the shortest of all four kids in my family.
- I was a Mass Communication and Theatre double major in school, so you can probably guess I love talking (maybe too much) and half my closet is costumes. True story.
- It’s ok that you can’t pronounce my last name. (The P is silent, so it’s TAA-Sick.)
- I’m looking forward to seeing how God uses me to help others in need and further his kingdom. I can tell I’m meant to do great things for Him, so I’m so eager to start!
