I’m about to cross the line from
innocent bystander to hard-core participant in what Jesus has CALLED me to.
Only TWO days until I launch! Surprisingly I am at peace with the
whole thing. I thought I would be more anxious and scared. It’s not that I’m not
those things, but I am not as worried or afraid as I thought I would be. Maybe
it’s because I haven’t started packing yet (oops!) but I really believe that
God is right here with me.
Many
of you have asked me the same questions so I have decided to answer some of
them on here.
Am I ready for this? Mentally, I
believe I am. I’ve had six months to prepare myself. Physically, probably not
ha ha. Spiritually, apparently God thinks I am so I trust him. Emotionally,
we’re getting there.
How are you going to live out of a backpack
for 11 months? I don’t know, probably a lot of packing and repacking. By
the end of the race I’m sure I’ll be a pro.
How much money have you raised? I have
about $12,430.37, which means about $1,869.63. Thank you so much for all of
you have donated. This would not be possible without you and you are now apart
of this journey. I do not go alone. And thank you to all of you who have prayed
for me and with me.
What will you miss the most? That’s a tough question because I probably won’t know what I miss
until I am missing it. There are the obvious things I’ll miss like my family
and friends, alone time, hot showers, Joshua coming home, Abby graduating along
with many friends as well, Lexi’s volleyball games, going to New Symrna Beach with
my family, my best friend getting engaged, Halloween, birthdays, babies being
born, 6 weddings, Camp Geneva, eating what I want, my Mac, and I guess the list
could go on.
“He will yet fill your mouth
with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.�
Job 8:2
“You
are absolutely beautiful, my darling, with no imperfection in you.�
Song
of Songs 4:7
“And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his
love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.�
Rom 5:5
“You became
imitators of us and of the Lord; in spite of severe suffering, you welcomed the
message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit.�
1
Thessalonians 1:6
“For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus
to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.�
Ephesians
2:10
“Do you not say, ‘Four months more and then the harvest’? I
tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for
harvest.
John 4:35
“Therefore,
my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For
if you do these things, you will never fall.�
2
Peter 1 5-10
“… For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.”
Matthew 12:34
