Hi ya’ll! My name is Shondra. I am 23 years old! Pretty sure I’m an enneagram type 6 with a wing 7. If you know anything about the enneagram you’ll understand why, as a 6, it’s hard for me to accept that i’m a 6. Understanding the enneagram has helped me be able to put how i feel and how i think into words that other people can either relate to or at least understand. I struggle with quite a bit of anxiety and to go along with that, avoidance. If something seems overwhelming, I operate in oblivion.
I grew up in a Christian home with amazing parents and siblings but didn’t really start following the Lord until about two years ago. Since then, it’s been an incredibly hard but rewarding journey of discovering who God really created me to be. I remember the day I experienced Jesus for the first time and I just knew He was about to completely strip me of who I thought I was and then rebuild me on a solid foundation of Him. To be honest, it’s been really scary. He removed my past from my idea of who I thought I was this past summer and it left me standing there having no idea what was left. It’s terrifying to know that I’m about to enter a year long mission trip with no real idea of who I am, other than knowing that I’m simply His. That’s the place the Lord has held me in for the past few months, recognizing that I’m simply His and that‘s ENOUGH.
The first “about me” I wrote got way too deep so I tried to make this version a bit lighter but we see how well that went. Here are some things I do know about myself though. I have really curly hair that I thank the Lord for. My favorite color is emerald green but I also love blue. God has given me the most amazing group of girl friends that are going to be extremely hard to say goodbye to. I don‘t love animals but I’m obsessed with babies and toddlers. I have nieces and nephews that I absolutely adore, being their aunt has been one of the coolest gifts. People tell me i’m very loud and extroverted and they aren’t wrong. I really enjoy laughing at myself and creating an atmosphere of comfort. But I have also experienced seasons of finding contentment in being quiet and still. I all too often ask someone, the first time upon meeting them, way too many questions. I just love getting to the good stuff! So there’s a little about me!
That’s probably enough for now. Thanks for reading!
