I didn’t want to start my blog because I was afraid that I might be boring. I was afraid that my readers would find the things that I have to say uninteresting and ordinary. After months of wearing my backspace button thin, I lay on my bed feeling defeated. It was then that I remembered a friend of mine feeling the exact same way not too long ago. One of my college roommates, Kristen, boldly taught me this year that everyone has a story worth telling. I watched her stand up in front of nearly all of the student body and professors and give her faith journey with such confidence and strength. She, like me, was afraid that her story was all too familiar, but felt that God was leading her to share His work in her life. It is through her example that I’m feeling confident enough to write this for my family, friends, fellow racers, and strangers – any individual willing to take a moment’s time to read about me.
I’m going to take just a few short sentences to tell you about myself.
I was born and raised as the youngest of four with an extended family so large it just might scrape the skyline. I attended a small Christian college where I met the best friends of my life, and learned more about myself in three short years than I could have imagined I would.
Some people say that your college years are the best of your life. For me, this couldn’t be more true. It’s the growth that I’ve experienced during this time that has led me here, stepping out of every comfort and normality that I have ever known and committing to a journey that will take me from my home for 11 months. At first hesitation got the best of me, but it was the night that I seemed to dream in color for the first time that I KNEW God was calling me to be a racer.
My hope for this blog is that I will be able to coherently tell you all about my journey as World Racer and that you will be intrigued by the stories I have to share.
