Hello!
I just wanted to update everyone on what’s been going on post World Race. This will be my final blog on this site. Just closing it all down I guess.
I’ve been home around 9 months now and it hasn’t been the easiest transition. I don’t know what I was expecting. Maybe to fit right back into my old life and have everything return to the way it was before I left. But it hasn’t.
I’ve realized how much of a change I went through during my year abroad. I don’t really fit into my old life anymore. I’ve outgrown it, and that hasn’t really come easily. So I guess you could say I’ve felt a little lost and disconnected.
My immediate desire when I got home was to move back to Portland. My heart is to start a recovery home for hurting women out there. I came home eager and ready, but all God has said is wait. Be still. And that’s hard for me.
I’m the kind of person who gets an idea and runs for it. But I’m reminded that I’m not ready for that step yet. God has a lot of work and preparation to do in me before I make the move to Oregon. The way He is setting me up for it has been incredible.
About a month after I got home, I was connected to an organization called Freedom House. It’s a faith based recovery home here in New Mexico for women who are working to better their lives and their futures.
It’s perfect. It is everything that I want to do in life. They have set up such a loving, caring, and safe environment for these ladies to rest and recover. I’ve been working for them for maybe 6 months now.
I am overcome with love. These women are among the strongest ladies I have ever met. They have overcome the hardest obstacles. They have broken through impossible chains. They have come to the Lord and are chasing after Him with everything they’ve got.
And to think that I get the honor and privilege to love them? To walk along side them and help them grow? I am constantly grateful for this opportunity! To say that I love my job is quite an understatement. God has placed me perfectly where He wants me and needs me to prepare me for the future He has.
So I am waiting. I am being still. I’m learning how a home like this works and what it takes while also taking the time to rest and figure out my own life in the mean time. I wanted to rush this season, but I’m learning to take it slow and enjoy every second of it.
So that’s life in a nut shell at the moment! I am so grateful to all of you for supporting my World Race, financially and spiritually. I could never have done it without each and every one of you 🙂
As always, if anyone wants to grab coffee and catch up, I am more than willing! Just shoot me a message.
Bye Felicia!
