This week has been an interesting one. I have been getting myself together in more ways than one and each path seems more challenging than the last. 

I applied to 9 different places for a massage therapy job for my personal future. There are so many great places to work around Charlotte but everyone else seems to have beat me to the punch! I would really like to raise a significant amount of my World Race cost on my own and a “real” job seems to be the ticket. I have prayed so much for a promising future and I know God is listening! I may second-guess myself but I know I will find a place to work.
My most daunting task this week has been gathering all of my information to begin sending out my sponsorship letter. The amount of people I have to reach is pretty intimidating and at times disconcerting. I have set all of my discomfort into God’s mighty hands, completely allowing His righteous will to empower my future in the World Race program.
I may be slightly frustrated in getting my life off the ground but I know God will not abandon my hopes and dreams. I want to serve Him so badly and I know He will prove my panic to be nothing but a fool’s worry. 
My brother came home to visit with a friend from Clemson this weekend and I am very happy to have him here. I really enjoy having our family together, no matter how sparse our gatherings may be.
I ask for anyone who reads this entry to pray for my nerves to calm and my head to be held high. I want to look to the future with a gentle demeanor and a love of Christ in my soul.