It’s been almost two weeks since I came back from training camp. My plan was to update everyone much earlier, but the truth is that I got overwhelmed upon my return home. Training camp was intense, but it was everything it needed to be. I got answers to some of my more practical questions so….
- I leave October 6th
- Yes, I need more bug spray
- Flexibility should be at the top of my packing list
I met my squad and the people who will be supporting us from the USofA while we’re abroad and they’re all wonderful. They ran us through some scenarios we may encounter on the field and gave us an impressive amount of information.
The thing I didn’t expect was how hard it would be for me on a deeply personal level. Everything else I expected to some degree, but not that. I think I was doing pretty well, as far as my life in general goes, up until this point. I have been growing. I have been healing. I have been learning how to become a healthy adult person. I was feeling okay with all of this until training camp.
The heat has officially been turned up. I won’t have my old comfortable hiding places anymore. Things I’ve been avoiding are starting to come to the light. Things I’ve learned to work around have become unavoidable. For example, I just learned that I struggle with anxiety! I know, it was a total shock to me too.
All of that being said, the take away here is that I am SO excited about what’s coming next. I really can’t tell you how grateful I am for every single person on my squad. So much prayer and consideration went into training camp and the formation of our teams and I’m ecstatic to continue everything we do as a squad with the same kind of passionate intentionality.
This next year is going to be one of the best and hardest of my life. None of us will ever be the same and I hope to be able to say that about every person with whom we have contact.
Thank you for being in this with me.
