• My true identity is in God and his view of me is the only one that matters.

  • My spiritual, emotional, physical and mental health all need to be in tune with the Lord or my cup will continually run dry.

  • I have to continually go to the light so he can reveal what I’m living in that is not of the light.

  • Shame is not a feeling from the Lord. Shame loses its power when it’s expressed. (Psalm 107:2)

  • Speaking graciously with others, no matter what the circumstance will always bring a positive outcome.

  • How to speak boldly of and through and with the Lord.

  • I know a lot more spanish than I did before I left for the race, and I also know many phrases in creole and setswana.

  • Starting my day with being determined to make everything go my way will take away immense joy from my life

  • I can’t be selective about which part of myself I bring to the Lord in prayer.

  • I’ve learned how to create an organized, budget/ grocery list for 14 peoples meals.

  • Intentionality is EVERYTHING

  • I don’t need no boy in my life. “Dating” Jesus is lit.

  • I can am actually a much better cook than I ever thought I could be. I know how to cook lots of different meals now! WOO! I also know how to bake cookies from scratch now! WOO!

  • God’s provision is so much better than any plans I could ever make

  • High school is actual crap compared to real life

  • Spontaneity, laughter and wildness is what makes life worth living so if I’m not living in that I’m not living my best life

  • My family is something I will never ever get anywhere else. I’ve learned how to appreciate and love them well, even from afar.