10 weeks. That’s how much longer I have on the field of this crazy adventure that has been The World Race. In a week we’ll be flying to Eastern Europe to start month 10. I really cannot wrap my mind around how quickly this year has flown by and how fast home and home related responsibilities are approaching.
In 10 weeks I won’t be living with my team, I’ll be moving home for a year. In 10 weeks, I won’t be living out of packing cubes, but I’ll be living out of my walk in closet (that’s if my sister and best friend have left any clothes in there). In 10 weeks, I’m going to sleep in my bed instead of on my sleeping pad. In 10 weeks, I won’t have to write blogs so Veronica will send me videos of my niece (yes, I’m calling you out), but I can give that sweet princess all the hugs and kisses that I’ve been storing in my heart this year.
This year has been a year of deep and radical change, and in 10 weeks, it will be changing again. I’ll go back to familiar American responsibilities of finding a job, paying bills (student loans. eww) and most importantly, getting firmly established in a community at home for the upcoming season of my life.
Yes, I’ve started to do some light planning. I’m calculating what my expenses will be: transferring my car back into my name, insurance, cell phone, student loans, student loans and student loans. I’m not worried. It’s just a season that I will use to prepare so I can be free to chase the passion the Lord has put in my heart. This year has been proof and confirmation that God knew what he was doing when He told me to change from Early Childhood Education to International Affairs– He is going to use them together.
In these next 10 weeks, I’m going to continue living with abandon. I’m going to continue loving where God has me and who He has placed me with. I’m going to continue solidifying the habits that I will carry over to my life at home. I’m excited for these next 10 weeks.
