I know I haven’t blogged in a while. Go ahead and scold me. I know you want to. You’d think as someone who has an English degree I would jump at the opportunity to blog, but the truth is I find it a bit taxing. It’s not just that I find it slightly terrifying putting all of my thoughts and feelings out there for everyone to read, but I never feel like I have anything interesting to say. My life isn’t extraordinary. I don’t save kittens from trees or make important scientific breakthroughs. But I guess most people don’t, do they? So why do I care so much if what I have to say is ordinary? What’s wrong with being ordinary? Nothing. So here’s a glimpse of the past couple of weeks of my ordinary life.
While fundraising has certainly not been the easiest thing to do-in fact, I’ve been facing more opposition than I was thinking I would-I had a small victory the other day that left me feeling all giddy. On Thursday I had a small firm in my town draft up a financial and medical Power of Attorney for my mom, and when I was getting ready to pay I was told it was on the house and to use the money for my trip. Mr. Anderson, if you are reading this I want to thank you again because you certainly didn’t have to do that. It was very sweet of you and your contribution is very much appreciated.
Yesterday I had another victory that left me feeling all giddy, but it wasn’t a fundraising victory. It was a gear buying victory. My mom and I went to REI to look around having absolutely no idea what I should get because camping and back packing is pretty foreign to both of us, but the man who helped us was very knowledgeable. We arrived a little after 12:30 and left around 3:30 with a hiking pack, sleeping bag, sleeping mat, and tent because Steve (aka the guy helping us) had me try everything out. I would walk around the store with a hiking pack on and he would lay out a sleeping bag telling me to climb inside and see what I thought and he would have me lay on sleeping mats to see what was most comfortable. He was able to give me some really good recommendations because he is a hiker, camper, and climber. If you’re reading this Steve, then again thank you so much for helping me for three hours!
It’s easy to get into a little slump when fundraising doesn’t go the way I want it to or I thought it would, but then small victories like these remind me that I’m doing exactly what I should be doing. I don’t know how things are going to go in the next couple of months and I don’t know how things are going to be on the race, but I do know that it’s what God wants me to do. So, no matter how easy or hard things become, I’m going to try and hold my head up high and rely on Him completely because His plan for me is much better than the plan I have for myself. His path may be difficult but it’s nothing I can’t handle. So, I’m going to enjoy all of the ordinary moments in my life and remember that just because they are ordinary doesn’t mean they aren’t special or that they don’t mean anything or that they’re not worth talking about. They are. They are totally worth talking about!
