So it’s here. It’s my last week at home with my family, friends, and all things familiar. The last few weeks have been filled with well wishes and great support from everyone. It’s been wonderful and strange preparing to leave. Exciting in that this adventure is about to fully start and strange in that I have been experiencing a sense of grieving. An unfamiliar undercurrent of grieving has come across me the last several weeks. I find myself in moments of emotion realizing that I will miss certain precious moments here while im gone over the next 11 months. I am appreciating and grieving the upcoming missed moments here; the birth of my newest niece or nephew, my younger brother’s high school graduation, numerous birthdays, and friends’ weddings. Why would I want to miss those moments? Because I have been called.
I’ve been called to abandon all my plans and comforts, all my excuses for why it’s not the right time, and all the moments I might want to hold on to. In surrendering all this to The Lord, I will be able to experience His plan, His comfort, His timing, and His moments. That doesn’t mean it’s going to be all peaches and cream the whole 11 months. That’s not what God promises. Sure there will be days if miracles and amazing stories but there will also be mundane days filled with everyday life moments and even those unfortunate low days where nothing seems to go right. And I can’t tell you how much I am excited for each and everyone of them. Yes, ALL of them. I believe God has a purpose for every day He gives. So yes, I will indeed miss precious moments but I will be given moments that I wouldn’t trade for anything. The good, the bad, the ugly, and the beautiful. All of which my God can use for His glory.
I want to thank all of you for supporting me both financially and in prayer. I am so blessed to be surrounded by such encouraging supporters.
Here is a new video that The World Race just released. It gives a taste of what my team and I are anout to step into in 9 days. Enjoy!
