Written on Tuesday, August 8th: Yesterday, August 7th, I arrived in San Salvador, El Salvador. The excitement I felt when the airplane touched down on foreign soil was automatic and surreal. After … Read more about And So It Begins…
He’s in the Waiting
The World Race involves a whole lot of waiting! You submit your application and then have to wait to get accepted. You get accepted then you have to wait before they set up your blog so you can start … Read more about He’s in the Waiting
Fourteen Things
I’m sitting here in a camper on vacation with my family, and I’m thinking about the fact that I only have TWO WEEKS until I leave for Atlanta to begin my World Race journey. Yes, you read … Read more about Fourteen Things
I’m Not a Nurse Anymore
After my last night as I nurse at Trident, while on the elevator that morning as I was leaving, the thought came to me that I’m not a nurse anymore. That is not my identity. This got me to … Read more about I’m Not a Nurse Anymore
No Running Required
What is the World Race? The World Race is an 11-month long mission trip. During that time, I will go to 11 different countries, one each month. It isn’t like the Amazing Race. I’m not … Read more about No Running Required
No Longer a Slave
I have to admit, I was not very excited about going to Training Camp. I was mostly pretty nervous, and in all honesty I just wanted to skip straight to launch. I wrote in my journal the morning of … Read more about No Longer a Slave
Meet My Squad
This is my squad! These are the people that I spent the last 10 days with at training camp and the people I will be spending the next 11 months of my life with (well, starting in August). There are 26 … Read more about Meet My Squad
The Monster Within
I need you to know that I am not okay. I struggle with insecurity. I always have, even before I knew what it was. I recognize this struggle in my life in many of my earliest … Read more about The Monster Within
A Special Place in My Heart
“Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.” –Psalm 82:3 I have a heart for people, but I have a special place in my heart for children. … Read more about A Special Place in My Heart
