Well, after staring at this blank page for about 20 minutes, I guess I should actually write something about myself…
- My name is Logan Anne Gibson
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I know I have a boy's name
in fact, I was named after my great uncle Bernard Logan - I'm 23 years old and my birthday is Cinco de Mayo
- I have a big family and they are all SO important to me (3 siblings, 22 first cousins, 8 aunts & uncles, and so many more!)
- I was home schooled from 7th grade all the way through my senior year of high school, and the most common reaction I get to that is "But, you're so normal!"
- I graduated from Virginia Tech in 2011 with a BA in History and minors in Art History and Classical Studies…. GO HOKIES!
- I did not go to grad school and therefore did not set myself up for any sort of career….but I love history!! I honestly would not go back and change my major if given the chance
- My idea of perfect relaxation involves a cozy spot, hot coffee, and a good book
- I love shopping, a typical girl thing, but I'm not ashamed!
- I really enjoy playing sports and have dabbled in everything from figure skating to tennis to basketball
- I grew up going to church my entire life, but I was 16 before I started a real relationship with Jesus Christ…the best thing I've ever done
- In October 2012 I took the "adult" step of moving out of my parent's house in Richmond to a house in Lynchburg, VA, with two wonderful friends, fully supporting myself, and working a great job at Liberty University.
- My entire life I have had this underlying sense that there is MORE. I have always had a craving for adventure and a desire to see the wolrd. I have felt a longing for something I did not recognize. I have struggled with having a purpose…..
Enter:
THE WORLD RACE
If you were to ask me before I went to college….or even just two years ago…if I thought taking an 11 month trip around the world leaving my family, sharing with other about Jesus, living in less than ideal conditions, and putting other life plans on hold, was a possibility for me, I would have said no. You see, I was trying to fulfill the longing I had for desire and purpose and adventure through my own plans for a future that I had conveniently labled as "God's Plans" in order to feel like I was doing the right thing by pursuing them. It's funny, in an ironic way, that as children of God who know that NOTHING can stop His plans and purpose, we still try to force our own future. Since graduating college God has broken down my plans and changed the desires of my heart in ways I never thought possible (silly me, He can do anything!) It's been incredibly hard and challenging at times, this year in particular. There were days where I wanted nothing to do with God, days where I full on yelled at Him, and then those sweet, precious days where I let myself rest in the arms of my Heavenly Father and He opened my eyes to glimpses of HIS future for me.
So this is me folks! A funny, LOUD, talkative girl who loves fashion, ancient history, and epic fantasy movies, and is embarking on the adventure of a lifetime with Jesus!
Jesus has walked this path before me, has come back for me, and is holding my hand along the way.
