It's funny how life moves, how life changes and remains constant in that only fact.
Change.
I've never had a problem with it. I've been able to move into a new season or time of my life fairly easy, accepting my present circumstance and situation in eager anticipation, with the excitement of a new puppy and the accidents of nervousness to match.
That has helped me during this time. Packing up and moving to Georgia for an undetermined amount of time six months after I came home from the race wasn't easy and it wasn't necessarily my first choice. I was nervous and a little hesitant, yet fairly confident that this is where I was supposed to go, even if I couldn't see why.
But then I arrived.
And I was thrown into a community with so many crazy Jesus-loving, joy-breathing, energetic people that fill this blessing of a house with a love I can't explain. I was placed in a department of Adventures in Missions that I look forward to serving with each and every day; something I never thought would exist in an office setting. Each morning I take a 25 minute roadtrip to work under a beautiful sky, around the slowly filling lake and up and down rolling hills. I have wise men and women surrounding me who choose to pour into my generation on a consistent daily basis; individuals who choose to pour into me.
I am overwhelmed. In the random, unexplainable, happy tears kind of way.
But this time of my life is also hard. It's different and against the grain and completely foreign to most people I know, to the life that people think I should be living at the age of 23. I live in the type of community that challenges you daily to walk humbly, serve with intentionality and fight for good communication. I'm continually learning the importance of making time for myself, making space to find rest and maybe not hanging out with people every night of the week.
I'm living the type of life that invites growth and will fight, push and pull you every step of the way.
The Center for Global Action is a place for Alumni Racers to come and be back in community, to process the past year of your life and to walk forward to the next step. We focus on dreams and becoming more self-aware, of finding our passions and calling and seeking out the Kingdom of God. We gain work experience in the office and learn from men and women who have gained influence in this community and in my life. It wasn't what I had planned, but it's everything I need in this season of my life.
I couldn't be happier.
And I want to thank each of you that have supported me, that have brought me to this point of my life whether you know you have or not. Each prayer, each dollar that has been donated, each hello and smile has pointed me in this direction. And I thank you.
