Hellllllooooooo! I am trying to post once a week for the next 10 months, now until launch and then every week while on the race. And so, a new adventure begins! I love to write but I am finding it difficult to do so as I am trying to treasure each and every moment I have here at home. Each day home has consisted of something new and precious to me. Let me paint the picture of my life right now- Imagine 2 tiny, chubby, adorable white puppies tackling me with kisses as I walk through the door of my house, 4 girls (me, my momma, grand-mommy and sista… with the occasional bff, katie) living under one roof having dance parties and laughing too much. The 4 of us in our cozy queen beds, watching movies and eating snacks. Think of morning runs to our local coffee shop, Mazama, and lunch dates with Dad. Day trips to Austin filled with delicious food and beautiful hiking trails. FaceTiming, texting and calling my friends who don’t live near me as an everyday thing. Picture alllllllllll of this, plus more, and try to see just why I am taking advantage of each and every moment. I am so so very blessed with what I have and I. love. life.
Yet, as I soak in this time, I simultaneously feel ready to go and eager to stay! I feel ready in a sense that I am familiar with what home looks and feels like, and I know that I will always be able to hold onto that on the race. Last weekend I was in Dallas for a wedding and I stayed with my best friend, Faith-Anne. Faith-Anne, though she may not know until she reads this, taught me this past weekend to hang on to what I know. Doing that has changed my perspective on what life looks like right now! I know that these moments are tangible, that I will have them again! I know that homesickness on the race is inevitable, that I will miss my friends and family and life here. But the good news is that I know God has some big and beautiful things in store for me and for those I come in contact with around the world. I know that I will cherish these moments I am experiencing now, but that nothing will compare to the experience I am about to have. I know that no matter how eager I am to stay, or how ready I am to go, I am exactly where I’m supposed to be.
I am simply going to enjoy my life and the moments I have these next few weeks at home, because I KNOW how special they are. Ecclesiastes 8:15 (NIV) “So I commend the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad…”
THANK YOU for reading this!! I have a few great announcements- First of all, I am more than half way to being fully funded and only about $1,500 away from my second goal of $10,000 (I have to have $10,000 by August 25th and be fully funded by December)! Second, I made an Instagram page called @clothethecountries and will be selling a lot of my old clothes, shoes and jewelry to raise money for my missions trip! Go ahead and follow it and see if anything fits your style! ALSO- 45 DAYS!!
