I am 22 years old and currently on my last leg of college. I will graduate from THE Louisiana State University (LSU) in December 2018 with a degree in Sports Administration. Woof, this is my first blog and I am a wee bit insecure about it, so here we go….
The Fam:
I was raised in a wonderful, loving, Christian home by my two parents Tom and Cindy. They are my biggest supporters (some days) haha. No but really, they are behind me in whatever I get myself into and I’ve been so blessed by them and am forever grateful for the love you have given me all these years, so thank you mom and dad, I’m proud to be your favorite daughter. I have the coolest brother on the planet, Chase. He’s the hippest, realest, loving guy I know So Thanks for showing me how to fearlessly follow your dreams; you rock Bubba! (He’s an actor so everyone remember the name cause the dude is gonna be famous one day!) my grandparents are the best grandparents on my Earth and I am without a doubt their biggest fan. They have shown me how to fervently pray, how to rely fully on God in this game of life and what true love looks like. I hope one day I can be half as amazing as yall are.
Last but not least is my favorite of all… my cat,Tigger! (@tiggman_ on insta for cuteness overload.) I could talk about him for days, so ill just leave this here and say I love him, he’s majestic and worth the follow.
I’ve always believed in God, gone to church every Sunday and Wednesday doing the religion thing. Growing up I was the girl that was nice to everyone, had a lot of friends, played three sports, had a car, had the boyfriends (not in college lol), always had clothes in my closet, nice things, great family etc. But for 18 years of my life, even with all of those things I still had this emptiness deep inside me that I could never figure out. For years I was seeking affirmation from friends, relationships, parties and filling that void with everything but the ONE person that has never let me down, JESUS. I discovered this relationship, which has forever changed my life, after my freshman year of college at Camp Ozark (shoutout to that place and the people there fighting relentlessly to bring a piece of Heaven to earth for kids every summer.) The following past three years, God has been showering me with grace, truth, love, peace, friends, forgiveness, identity, adventure etc. Honestly, life hasn’t been a walk in the park after surrendering my life to Jesus but I can say it has been the best adventure and it’s only just begun! Day by day God has been revealing his path for me and the next step for me is The World Race!
WHY the Race?
Long story short I have known for 2 years now that God has called me to the Race. And you ask “how can you be so sure?” because two years ago I told myself I was doing it and nothing will stop me, 1 year ago I talked myself out of the race and a year later, I’m signed up and writing this blog about why I am going on the race, so as you can see God’s plans are definitely mightier than mine! This is going to sound crazy but this past semester God has put on my heart the urge to suffer for him.
1 Peter 5:10 “After you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen and establish you.”
I have been so blessed with the resources given to learn, live and do life with Jesus here in Baton Rouge but I’m tired of sitting behind a desk and I’m ready to GO and do. I can’t explain how excited I am to give up this comfortable life style of mine for 11 months to suffer and serve my butt off for God’s kingdom.
I love Jesus a whole lot and am really excited to see what he does on the race and hope you’ll stay tuned and follow along with me!
Thanks for checking my blog out!
Love,
Katie B
