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Why, World Race, why!??  Why do you make me uproot and leave right when I start getting comfortable?  Ugh, ’tis a noble and erratic life I live.

Well, I’m done with another country.  And I believe today is October 19th…which means I will officially be in America one month from today.  Whoa, dude.  Another phase of my life over, another one about to begin.  I tend to live my life hopping from one stepping stone to the next.  I don’t think I’ve found exactly what God has for me long-term yet, but I think I’m getting closer. 
After high school, I got interested in Massage Therapy, studied hard and graduated with excellent marks and was ready to start my own practice.  About a year and a half later, I got antsy for something more and  wanted to go back to school and finish my bachelor’s degree.  I decided I would pursue mortuary science.  Again, I studied hard, graduated top of my class and started an internship at the best funeral home in Dayton, Ohio.  It wasn’t enough.  I still did massage on the side.  While I loved massage therapy, I knew I wasn’t only a massage therapist.  And while being a mortician was incredibly amazing work, I knew I wasn’t only a mortician.  So there I was, in the middle of 2010 needing something more.  And then God whispered ‘World Race’ in my ear, and I knew it was the adventure I needed at that moment in my life.

At our 8 month debrief in Swaziland, one of the AIM staffers talked about a lie that a lot of racers believe – that the World Race is THE BEST THING they’ll ever do, or they won’t ever experience anything as great as this.  Satan lies and says “when you get back to America, everything will go back to the way it was.  Nothing will have changed.  YOU haven’t changed.  Get ready for disappointment, because you’ve peaked”. 

REBUKE REBUKE REBUKE!! 
I declare that the World Race is not the best thing God has in store for me, but another beautiful stepping stone in the progression and evolution of what he wants me to look like, which is CHRIST. 

That is my declaration over all of U-squad.  Let’s sit back and marvel at all the mysterious and wonderful things He’s done this year.  You think THIS is the best thing he has for us?!  I bet traveling around the world and loving on orphans isn’t even HALF of the glory he has for us if we’d submit our ears to his voice and our bodies for his service.

I will submit when I get back to America.  Nursing school…Master’s degree…working full time…whatever He has.  It will be brilliant and perfect and another adventure for me.

Well, I head to Kiev today and Moldova on Saturday.  One more month of ministry left before I get to hug my BEAUTIFUL MAMA

and hold my sweet doggy!  (Hi Georgia!!)


We’ll see what Moldova has for me.  If it’s anything like the other 10 months, it will be full of gorgeous scenery, gorgeous people and exciting, fun times!



love you all…thank you for all your prayers and support 😀