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[28 Nov 2009 | 316 Comments | ]
Reckless Abandonment

When I was in Middle School, I read a book called Lady in Waiting.  It was a devotional for girls to teach them how to become mighty women of God.  It has been about 10 years since I have read that book, but its impact is still making waves in my life today.  The first chapter is titled “A Lady of Reckless Abandonment”. It focuses on the beautiful story of the woman who anointed Jesus’ feet with an expensive jar of perfume.  This is one of my favorite stories because …

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[17 Nov 2009 | 587 Comments | ]
Artemis

This week we got the chance to go to Ephesus, Turkey.  Yes, Ephesus, like the book of Ephesians, Ephesus.  Don’t worry; I had no idea it was in Turkey either.  Anyway, today I had two of the most powerful revelations that I have had on the trip thus far.  The first began when my team did one of the coolest things I have ever done.  We were sitting in the ruins of the main theater in Ephesus and decided to read the book of Ephesians out loud.  We were the …

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[9 Nov 2009 | 302 Comments | ]
Stories of Redemption

While we were in Istanbul for a few days, my friend and fellow racer Ashley Higgins decided to create a video about redemption and the beauty of that in some of our sister’s lives.  The video is absolutely incredible.  It whispers to me to remember the things that God has done in my past, and praise him for that redemption.  It also challenges me to look to the future and pray for the redemption of those around me. So often I forget that God is a God of my yesterdays, …

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[27 Oct 2009 | 2,032 Comments | ]
A Not-So-Typical Travel Day

So I just read this blog post from my friend Dan Snyder from another team in Montenegro.  I laughed out loud for at least 20 minutes.  Not only because of the absurdity of their situation, but also because I have been in their boat numerous times on the race.  (Well, not exactly in their boat, or rather, bus in this case).  My teammates and I often find ourselves saying, “is this really our life?!”  From sitting in a random women’s conference in Serbia to giving our testimonies at a moments …