I don't know about you but I love to look back on my life and see how everything is connected. Things that seemed minuscule at the time but became essential to the story of my life. For this story it starts back at my childhood home on Abbott Street in Lynn, Ma.
Summer 1994 - I meet Ariel, my neighbor's granddaughter and we quickly become best friends.
Fall 1996 - Because we did everything together, when Ariel asked me to join the high school's cross country team I naturally agreed. This is where I met Monique who was our team captain and how I discovered my love for running.
Fall 1999 - I went to visit Monique at Quinnipiac University (College at the time...don't worry, I had never heard of it either) and became interested in her major of Athletic Training (I had never heard of this but it intrigued me and she ended up switching majors the next year.)
Fall 2000 - 2004 - I made the decision to attend QU in Hamden, CT and study Athletic Training. I didn't know much about it but it sounded really cool. (Great reason to spends thousands of dollars right?!) My first major clinical rotation for my classes was with the QU Bobcats Baseball Team. This is where I met and became friends with Buddy.
Post College - After graduation I stayed in CT where I worked as a high school athletic trainer. Buddy, on the other hand, headed back home....to New Bern. Fast forward about 6 years and I was in a season of life where I yearned for a major change. I was talking with Buddy one evening and he convinced me to take a break from life and visit for a long weekend. By the end of that weekend I had fallen in love with the south and had been offered a place to live for the upcoming summer with his extremely generous parents. A month later my car was packed full and I began my journey south. Steve and Sabrina took care of me like one of their own for many months before I finally ventured out on my own. I am forever grateful for their generosity.
Wanna hear the best part of this story? Steve, invited me to join him for workouts at the local YMCA. This is where I met one of my very best friends. Kate turned out to be my bridge to Jesus. The Lord worked through her in so many ways to lead me to a relationship with Him that continues to grow every day. Since then I have had a few people share with me that I have been their bridge. How crazy awesome is that?! So it isn't really about what brought me here but WHO brought me here. I don't believe in coincidences. I believe that every piece of that puzzle was perfectly planned out before I was even put on this earth. Of course there have been many more pieces added and family and friends that have supported my every step. I love that my puzzle is still being put together and I know that whatever comes my way is just another piece. God is so good!
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