Dear Fans,
Just kidding. Friends, I wanna be real with you. Some of you following my blog- I know really well, some of you I may not have met! I take that into consideration when I write and I can sometimes get a little carried away like I'm writing an essay or a novel. That's what keeps me from blogging more often, pressure to be perfect. Sometimes I just want to throw out a post that covers everything random happening in my life at the exact moment. So here it is. Messy. Random. Boring. Fascinating. I don't know, we'll find out.
Laughter.
I just turned to a stack of business cards tucked into my bunkbed bookshelf (yes, I sleep in a bunkbed. This is college.) and read, "Ready to make an impression?" No joke. Well I hope I do. But more importantly, I hope to be myself. I was inspired-oh wait, laughter, yes. I was just struck by a sudden joyful laughter that I've had much of lately. You know when something makes you so happy smiling just doesn't cut it? That's like sunshine or butterfly kisses from Jesus. Best feeling. I hope you all get to experience that. =) Back to inspiration.
I hopped onto some blogs the other day and two in particular really stuck out. The first was about being yourself on the race. The WR is supposed to make you more YOU, not someone else. I was encouraged more than I expected to be. Up until that moment I didn't realize that I had been so worried about fitting in and getting it right that I forgot to make my experience mine. Unique. I'm more excited than ever now.
The second blog reminded me why I am going. It was a blog about one man's life changed by a squad he met about two years ago. It was so beautiful! I started to get this bubbles and butterflies feeling inside of me like I could jump up and down. =D THAT'S why I'm going! Because Jesus changes lives-saves lives. Because Jesus saved my life. That's the kind of love you can't keep to yourself.
Random Time.
The Hunger Games. My pastor put the Hunger Games into his sermon Sunday. You can't wish for things that cool to happen! Although I'm not happy about his siding with Gale…
Pancakes.
I made really yummy pancakes this morning and it just made me think, I can't wait to cook on the Race. I really love it. It's something I am definitely looking forward to, even if it's insignificant.
Dance Party!
I went to a "Ball" last night with my friends at CRU (campus crusade for Christ). Sweet times. Enough said.
Okay, I'd like to share a moment about my aim for my future blogs as I travel the world. I hope to answer all the questions that I have now for all of you back home. I want to give you a true glimpse at what life is like out there. So stay tuned, because this is just beginning.
And finally, let's finish this blog off with some Q&A.
What am I most looking forward to right now?
Training camp/packing my totally legit backpack
My future blogs
Composing a sick awesome book of chords/scrapbook from home
Meeting my squad!
How ready am I?
I am halfway to my support goal for May 5th
I have a pack, a sleeping bag, a guitar, a spork and a passport
I am finally feeling encouraged! I'm ready to do this 🙂
And the thank you's-
Thank you to everyone who has supported me in every way, to those of you who follow my blog and especially those who keep me in your prayers. I can feel it. Please don't stop.
Most of all, thank you to God my Father in heaven, for never letting go, for encouraging me day after day over and over again, and for loving me just as I am. Thank you Abba, for giving me this adventure of a lifetime and for making me who I am today, yours.
P.S. If you're wondering why "Sneeze Attack" never came up, ha that was just the first title I thought of because I couldn't stop sneezing this morning! I've never sneezed so much in my life. But you know what? I asked God to take it away and its gone, I feel great now! More praises to His Name <3
