We’ve entered the home stretch of the Race. Month eight is coming to an end and we start month nine in less than a week. For me, this is the hard part. It’s the part where it is easy to just check out of the next 3 months and think fully on being home. Another thing that has happened is the wear and tear on our bodies have caught up to us so this last month has had its share of sickness as well. But despite all of this it makes me want to fight even harder to stay present. Is that the easy road? NOPE! But I’m a fighter and I like the challenge that it brings.
Since it is getting close to the end it brings about thoughts of what is life like after the Race? Where am I going to live? Where do I work? What does the Lord want me to do? I have some answers to some of those questions which I’ll put in another blog. But then again some of the others are still up in the air. I’m learning to find the delicate balance of thinking ahead but also staying present in the here and now. Keeping in my mind that I only have three more months with these people that have become family, only a few more travel days left, sharing a room with someone at all times, having team times, etc. I’m learning to cherish the time that I have and to make the most of it.
So if you’re like me, you’re finishing up the Race, or college or maybe you’re about to retire, remember to make the most of your time. It’s not bad to think about the future, but you’ll also never get the time that you have now back, so go all out with it! Maybe you’re in month 3 of the Race, don’t worry about the end because it’ll get there faster than you’d like, press into those around you, be interruptible, and don’t take these moments for granted!
