Really has it ALREADY started? What has already started might you ask?
These past few days I have been on an emotional roller-coaster really. I have been high on life..so pumped about the amazing adventure I'm going to be going on 9 months from now. I have been overwhelmed to the point I feel I should just give up now. I have been so stressed and weakened by doubt that I have been in tears. I have been searching for answers and trying to really scrounge for strength.
THEN I realized THE RACE HAS ALREADY STARTED. In no way is this amazing experience going to start in 9 months from now but it started when I clicked submit on my application page. There is soo much to this race, the fundraising being a HUGE part but also the leaving my life behind, thinking about not seeing my friends and family for a year, going to foreign countries where I will be out of my element and most likely uncomfortable a lot of the time. There is just so much to absorb so much that is flying at you during this world wind; it's hard to even describe. I realized today the reason I say the race has already started is because God has already begun to work in my heart as well as my teammates hearts. We talk on facebook almost every day about our struggles, our fears, and our accomplishments. Our God has started shaping and forming our hearts to prepare us for this journey.
I truly feel I could not survive this journey alone. God is taking over my race..and I am giving it over willingly.
