I DO HAVE EVERY INTENTION OF POSTING A TRAINING CAMP BLOG….BUT WE ARE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO DO THINGS A LITTLE OUT OF ORDER…….sorry i have to get better with this whole blogging thing….
Its kind of hard to believe the last 5 weeks after training camp flew by so quick….who am I kidding….time always gets away on me! I finished up at work, had my farewell fundraiser, started to pack, attempted to clean, had a never ending to do list, a quick getaway with my sisters and friend, and final goodbyes! That is just a little bit of the whirlwind that my last few weeks at home looked like.
ANYWAYS……
I AM IN DC…….It was a little bit chaotic at the Winnipeg airport ( standing in the check in line for literally 1 hour, moved about 2 inches in a half an hour….one agent was trying to fix someone’s huge flight mix up for that whole hour…no joke, and the other one was checking in priority seating) I was pretty stressed out…not going to lie (thanks Willeke for driving me to the airport and calming me down in that line up) thankfully I got through security and customs effortlessly. Anyways, I finally made it!!!!! I came in a day early (the 2nd) and got to have the best time ever laughing my face off with 7 other teammates that came down early as well.
AND NOW…….
I am sitting here in a hotel in Washington, DC….at what the world race likes to call LAUNCH. Those couple days before you head out to your first destination, where they try and get you even more ready, for what you couldn’t possibly ever be ready for.
I’ve come to one conclusion….I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IM DOING. I’m kind of out of emotions. I’m not really sad, or happy, stressed, or even super excited necessarily. Don’t get me wrong, I will be (EXCITED THAT IS…well likely all those emotions at some point)…but I just can’t believe this is going to be my life for the next year. GOD CHOSE ME….like how does that work? Why me? Why this call? I’m so undeserving…yet I was picked! I feel unqualified, and unprepared but I do know one thing forsure…I’m doing exactly what I’m supposed to be doing. I have more peace about this then you could ever know. So as these next couple of days unfold I look forward to bonding even more with my lovely team…MASHACH, my squad (G-squad), realizing that I’m on a journey and I’m not supposed to have it all together, and just learning to love my Jesus more and more and desire that deeper relationship with Him. Oh and for humor’s sake….I somehow managed to lose my sleeping bag on day 1…yes ladies and gentlemen….I HAVE NO SLEEPING BAG. Maybe just maybe the first hotel I was at will come across it, but they haven’t called back so I’m not counting on it. God knows…something will work out.
THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR GUYS LOVE AND SUPPORT! I loved getting to catch up with so many of you before I left…but if I didn’t I’m sorry…I love you and you can shoot me a facebook message.
EXCITING NEWS…..I AM ONLY $1743 DOLLARS AWAY FROM THE TWO WORDS EVERY WORLD RACER CAN’T WAIT TO SAY…….FULLY FUNDED! Over $2800 dollars has come in since my June fundraiser on the 9th. Thanks again to everyone who has gone above and beyond to see this God dream become a reality for me. I have received donations from my dearest friends, and people I’ve never met. If God has something planned for your life don’t you dare let anyone tell you, YOU’RE CRAZY….because I thought $15, 500 was crazy….guess what IT’S NOT WHEN GOD IS IN THE MIX.
HEY AND IF ALL GOES ACCORDING TO PLAN, NEXT TIME YOU ‘LL HEAR FROM ME I’LL BE IN BULGARIA. HOLLA!!!!!
