Tomorrow is the arrival of the long awaited day - Saturday, October 13, 2012.

To some, that's just another day - but to me, it's a milestone.
 
It's the day I fly to Atlanta Georgia for a week of "unknowns" and "officially" begin this
CRAZY AMAZING journey known to many as -
The World Race - Training Camp.

A stepping stone on my journey with Jesus...

The beginning of the rest of my life!


The emails, phone calls and text I’ve had from both friends (WR Alum) and my mobilizer all say one thing:
...come with NO expectations

Well, I’m human. No matter how well I wear a costume and can pretend myself into being Super Woman, I have expectations!!!

I expect to:
  • Miss my job and living 'normal' life.
  • To view my Coleman Twin air mattress as amazingly comfortable!
  • CRY...
  • See Jesus show up - and hug me when I need it.
  • Love the outdoors but be fed up by day 7!!
  • Not get along with everyone, but love them despite differences because after all, to be different is not wrong, it's just different.
  • Realize I really don't need 7 pairs of any one item of clothing when I lug it around on my back each day.
  • Cry some more...
  • Miss my friends and realize that those who have stood by my side truly do love me even if they don't tell me all the time.
  • See Jesus in a new amazing way...
  • Utilize God's "Crazy-Glue" like it's going out of style because I will HAVE to rely on HIM!
  • Worship my Father in CRAZY ways!
  • Have a meltdown or two
  • See the body of Christ differently.
  • Be broken, for the betterment of myself
  • Meet new friends who will become my bridesmaids and best friends for life.
  • Get very little sleep.
  • Be craving deliscios goodness upon my arrival back to the Valley of the Sun
  • Be forever changed for the sake of Christ
  • See myself through the mirror of God's TRUTH and not what other people define me as.
  • I WILL DIE!!
In order to really live, one must DIE! (Rom 8:13, Philippians 1:21)

I've heard it over and over through my life. I've seen it lived out.

God has called me to THIS exact and specific death! 

Death of myself and my desires in order to seek after HIS desires.
 
It's scary.
It's unknown.
It's hard.

Without this DEATH - without a funeral of MY flesh, MY wants, MY desires; there is no movement forward towards life... a life that is heavenly.

That is my desire. To die!

To give up the expectations of my heart and see Christ transform me from the inside out.


In a few hours I will wake up and be heading to the airport and off to Georgia - this is when my journey with Jesus deepens.

I am excited and terrified.
I am happy and sad.
I am anxious and at peace - I know THIS is where God wants me - where God has CALLED me!

It's hard to give up - to leave - all that I know, both what is comfortable and not so much, for the sake of something greater although it holds SO many "unknowns".

Tomorrow is here...
 
Welcome to the beginning of the rest of my life!