I’ve been sitting here trying to type a blog for nearly an hour now. I’ve typed and deleted more times than I can probably count. I’ve got a lot going on in my head but no words to share them so I think I’m just going to explode my thoughts onto this page. Welcome to a little piece of my brain.
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Living in Oregon my whole life has made it hard for me to appreciate other places because her beauty doesn’t compare to most places in the world.
I find it hard to appreciate waterfalls in Costa Rica because I know Oregon does it just as well.
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I am scared to leave the constant community I have on the race to go back home to a place where most people are still getting on with their lives.
I’m about to face a HUGE shift in what normal looks like.
Normal for me right now is packing everything I own into a backpack every day, meeting rando’s on the street and spending hours in coffee shops.
Normal for me right now is falling asleep laughing because apparently were comfortable enough to “accidentally” fart around each other now. (Actually it’s really only the guys that have been doing that.)
Normal for me right now is trying to eat three meals a day for $5 or less.
Normal for me right now is freaking out when I find myself alone for more than 5 minutes.
Normal for me right now looks like not even knowing where I’m going to be laying my head at night but knowing that the Lord is going to show up and show off.
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I’ve come to realize I struggle a lot with commitment and with schedules.
I’ve also come to realize that having too much stuff, stresses me out.
I’ve come to realize I’m an introvert that doesn’t like to be alone very much.
I’ve come to realize that the Lord speaks to me literally every moment of the day and I just have to shut up long enough to hear it more often.
I’ve come to realize that children’s ministry isn’t my thing and unless the Lord performs a miracle in my heart, I don’t really feel a need to serve in that area.
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It’s been pretty cool backpacking around and exploring Costa Rica but I’m almost getting to a point that I’m ready to settle in one place for a bit.
It’s been a struggle to stay on budget when we don’t have a plan though.
When you’re eating out all the time it’s harder to only spend $5 a day but without a place to stay we can’t exactly go buy groceries to cook either.
When you’re never sure where you’re staying, it’s harder to find places that only cost $5 a night…mainly because they are rare to find.
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I love getting to travel and I love flying by the seat of my pants but it’s becoming more and more obvious that were about to reach the end of our race and with only 16 more days of the race the Lord is preparing me to end this season well.
