Most people know me as the girl with the curly hair.
That’s often how I was pointed out when people didn’t know my name back at Ottawa University.
I’m going to guess you probably haven’t heard of Ottawa. I didn’t before going to school there! And many think Kansas is a desert in the middle of the US. To defend Kansas, we have the most breathtaking sunsets and skies!
Also, we are not all farmers but I admit I do adore wide open spaces and gravel roads. I also love cozy coffeehouses, local bands, trying different foods at restaurants and… I think that’s close to it for city life actually. That’s what I do in Wichita, KS which is my hometown anyway. So maybe I’ll end up in the country when I get older than my current 23 years!
At school, I majored in biology because I was eager to wear scrubs and heal the sick through medicine. If you were to ask me about plants though, I probably wouldn’t have any riveting knowledge for you but I still did graduate in May 2015 with a biology degree!
The pursuit of medicine revolved around my dad who is a chiropractor and my old dreams of being a veterinarian that had morphed into more of a heart for caring for people as Christ became my world. My mother is an elementary school teacher causing me to wonder if I combined both of them to dream of being a pediatrician. It’s possible! My only brother on the other hand who is entirely his own character is a manager in the hospitality business and is working on a marketing degree. They’re all extremely important to me! I already know I will miss them and our three dogs when I officially launch.
The reason I’ll be launching on the World Race for 11 months is because of loss, my life’s plan being completely dismantled, and that my heart becomes restless at the thought of traveling the world with Christ. It always has. I just thought it would look differently.
I know that this story of mine is not yet done. Even when it sometimes feels like it got messed up not too long ago. I’ll admit to you that I’m terrified and struggle with fear and anxiety in moments when thinking of missions for almost a year but I also am overcome with peace and an unnamable, overwhelming feeling of joy and passion in other moments.
I will be pushed, challenged, and broken for others and within too. I want to love people and cultures I never dreamed I’d actually encounter. I want to grow even more into the woman I was created to be. I know my heart belongs here and I cannot wait to go on this journey with you and with Him. Above all it is about that crazy wonderful gospel.
That’s why I am here. If you made it through all this, THANKS A MILLION for peeking at this.
