2 months til training & 4 months til launch
Wow that is incredible and just a bit scary at the same for I cannot believe just how fast this time has gone since it just seemed like yesterday I was writing my 6 month update blog. So what has been going on in my life since then? I’ll tell you!
First and for most I have a been working ALOT busting my butt as not only do I want to make sure I have the funds needed for fun stuff on the Race, but also I want to be sure that I have some money in bank account to have to get me through til I am able to find a job when I get back from the Race next August as I said this before in previous blogs that I am totally leaving my job of almost 6 years to pursue God’s calling this time around.
Second, I HAVE MADE MY 1ST FUNDRAISING GOAL OF 5K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (it may not show up in my donation bar yet, but trust me its going to be there as I have the money in a separate account that I have special for checks made out to me/cash donations which I will transfer)
third I have been getting the admission department emails about important things like Training Camp & most importantly WE GOT OUR SQUAD LETTER & COLOR!!!!!!! Route 3 is now P Squad & our squad color is green which in all honestly I’m not that thrilled about as I’m a diehard University of Michigan fan, and green is the main color of our little brother, but at least its not red like O squad is, so I guess it could be worst hahaha. Plus the Race is all about making sacafices, so I’m taking one for P Squad and wearing green.
I am also getting more excited to meet the rest of my squad in just 2 months! I am just in awe of how God has brought 40 strangers from around the country and thanks to technology & social media, and bring us together as friends since I feel that while we haven’t met each other face to face in person yet, I still feel like once we do all finally meet its gonna be crazy. As I’ve said before God puts people into our lives for a reason, and I’m interested to find out God’s meaning for putting the other 39 members of my squad in my life.
Along these lines as well Squad Wars has officially started as well. All 3 squads are pitted against one another in various challenges to see who can be the best and all I can say is that I am glad that I choose am ultra competitive squad cause we are prepared to kick some major butt!!!!!!! 1st challenge is to make a creative 11 second video introducing ourselves. If you wanna check mine out when I make it- head over to my IG & facebook account next week where it will be posted.
Not gonna lie as I am also starting to freak out about training camp which is 2 months away as it is still generally unknown to me as they haven’t told us any major details, and my friend also didn’t tell me much either. It’s the final fitness test that is freaking me out the most as I have to jog/walk/hike 2.2 miles with all my gear in 38 minutes, and I m freaked out about failing and blowing my chance to launch in October. I know I can hike 2.2 miles in full gear no problem, its the time limit that freaks me out. I just don’t want my whole training camp experience to be ruined because I’m worrying about the stupid fitness test. I’ve been working out as much as I can in prep for it, but I know that no matter how much I work out is not really gonna help me.
4 months left til launch also means that I only 4 months of work left, which I am actually starting to get emotional about since I absolutely love the people I work with, and I have learned so much from them, but I can finally admit that I do indeed feel like it is my time to leave Target after having worked there for five and a half years, and it is kinda funny that when I first started at Target, I had a feeling that I was only going to be there for 5 years as I could sense that God placed that job in my life as only a temporary thing since he knows that he has a greater plan for me, but I really didn’t know why I felt like that at that time and now I know one of the reasons why as God already had me going on the World Race already set for me, but it wasn’t the right time to unveil it to me. So hopefully me going on the World Race will have him revel his next step for me in my life after Target.
There are many reasons why I am leaving my job, but the main one is simply because I am looking for a greater challenge, and an opportunity to grow more as a person both personally and professional, and I want something in which I can use my unique skills, and show my leadership ability. So it’ll be interesting to see how God revels this to me while on the Race.
Outside of work & World Race prep:
I officially received my certificate of photography!
Golf season started May 1st, and I have been playing every week with my awesome ladies! I am enjoying every moment I can with them as I know I’ll miss them so much while I’m gone.
I participated in the full Tough Mudder & survived it plus went to the BSF game night that night as well where I played volleyball (yeah I know I’m crazy hahaha)
I’m volunteering at my church’s VBS to give some experience in that area since I know that seems to be a popular ministry to help out with while doing ministry on the World Race.
So yeah that’s a little update about what’s been going on with me lately!
Til next time your fellow sister in Christ,
Bonnie
P Squad
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