... She Discusses the Future.

When I was young, I told everyone that I wanted to be a teacher or a missionary. In my ten year old mind, it made sense. I loved bossing my siblings around and teaching them their ABCs and how to do math. I knew I was suppose to be a missionary from age seven, because I heard a missionary speak and felt convinced it was what I was suppose to do.

Well... almost ten years later, I feel the same way. But being a missionary is a lot more terrifying. Where do I go? How do I teach? The world is big and scary and dangerous. My family needs me. I don't want to go without a husband. I have no experience teaching, much less teaching in a foreign country. The fears start lining up. I could probably list fifty excuses for every reason to go.

Regardless of the excuses and fears, I know that I would GO when God told me to.

I would follow His Voice.

Mary Slessor, Amy Charmichael, Katie Davis, Gladas Howard (All incredible women of faith) went to their respective countries and changed lives. They went to some of the most terrifying places hand-in-hand with their Lord.

Could I do the same as them?

Would I?

I think so.

Lord, show me the way.

xoxo,
The Blonde

... She Raves About the Beach

I love the beach. 

The way the sand encases your toes. 

The sound of the waves crashing against the shore. 

The unbridled and unpredictable power of the water. 

The oneness between body, soul, and mind. 

It's my happy place. Where I can evaluate myself and hit reset on my heart and mind. 

I need a restart. Life flows by at a constant, rapid pace. Recently, my life seems to be streaming by faster and faster. I have lost sight of who I am and my relationship with God feels strained. It is entirely my fault.

I need to spend time with my savior and invest time with Him. 

And what better place then the OBX?

(Picture taken by me at the end of my jog on a stormy day)

Xoxo, 

The Blonde