Posted in General Posts by Kaitlyn Wolff on 4/26/2012
oh my word sweet family and friends!
i have so much to tell you!! but i have yet to sit still long enough to express my very thoughts!
i just finished my last english paper so i could write to you all! i am so excited!
as of almost officially of today and after the check goes through.....drum roll please!!! oooonnnnllllyyyyyy $212.19 is left to be raised!
can i get an "AMEN! GOD YOU ARE SO AWESOME!!"
AMEN GOD!! YOU ARE SO AWESOME!!
my heart is jumping for joy at how awesome God is! and how wonderful all of my supporters have been!
thank You, thank you all! oh my word! i am so excited at how blessed i am!
well, let me let you in on some information that may of some importance to you....
what happens to all the extra money that you receive, if you were to go over the $15,500??
that money goes to AIM (adventures in missions).
i do not get reimbursed for all that i have paid for and i do not get the money refunded.
BUT what would be so great of you, if you feel called to continue supporting me, i would love it if you would either write out the checks to me OR write it out to AIM BUT support another racer!
there are a lot of people on our team that are struggling financially on reaching the deadlines. you all would be a HUGE blessing not only to me, but to them as well! i would love for all of my teammates to reach this humongous amount of $15,500 so that we can all go out and spread the gospel TOGETHER!
if you would like to know which racers to support, let me know and i will give you their names and information!
please help my world race family, i want to bless them all the way that you have blessed me, you are all truly so wonderful!
if you have not supported me yet financially, but were planning on it....give it to another racer!
what else are you so excited about, kaitlyn dearest (because honestly, that is all what you call me)??
well....let me tell you!
i already mentioned that i finished my LAST english paper (i do not enjoy writing papers. so to know that i am DONE is exciting!).
i also finished my LAST day of classes at salt lake community college today!
my friend just had her 2nd beautiful baby on tuesday!
it is so cloudy outside and spring is most definitely here!
this weekend is going to be extremely crazy busy but i am so excited because life is only exciting when lots is going on!
kisses for katie (great book!) only makes me more and more excited about going to all these countries and to love on people while spreading God's love!
i am on day 6 of NO COFFEE! hollllaaaaa!
i get to see my world race family so soon!
a lot of exciting changes are happening, and some days i do not do well with them but today is definitely NOT one of those days!
reading world racer blogs makes me so excited!
knowing that when i am with my Daddy, that my innocence is restored!!
i don't know why today is so good, but today is just fantastic!
why all this excitement and joy? because God is ALIVE in ME! and i am just filled with so much joy today that i can hardly stand it!
verse:
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me,
bless his holy name!
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits,
3 who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
5 who satisfies you with good
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
psalm 103:1-5
song: zerubbabel by rick pino (just discovered this song today and am really enjoying it).
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Posted in General Posts by Kaitlyn Wolff on 4/20/2012
good day my family and friends!
i am excited.
i am scared.
i am exhausted.
i am thankful.
i am blessed.
i am overwhelmed.
i am covered in glue.
i am procrastinating.
i am tired.
i am joyful.
i am a basketcase.
but one thing i do know is that:
i have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [i am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; i am self-sufficient in Christ's sufficiency].
philippians 4:13.
i have read this verse a number of times and quoted it a few times here and there, but today, feeling so exhausted from the week, preparing for tonight and the next couple of weekends, and just absolutely consumed in His grace; i am so thankful that i don't have to ask Christ for strength, because He IS my Strength. He is my Victory, He is my Hope, He is my Joy. and that is all i need.
God is awesome, can i get an amen??
AMEN!
God has provided 88% of my funds as of today. and He will provide the remaining 12%.
i just want to cry i am so thankful and overjoyed that He is so awesome!
i knew that by saying "yes" to the world race, that He would provide all the funds, but knowing that He would provide this much so quickly and let it not be a concern once i am gone in july...i had no idea.
God is so faithful.
here is just a little update about life:
i am closing a chapter in my life in 2 weeks. i am quitting my nanny job that i have done for 22 months, which has been a huge highlight of my work life. i have built wonderful relationships with the family and have been blessed by all the learning outcomes that came out of it. especially how to be a mother to wonderful boys, a wife,a friend and a daughter of our King.
i am leaving for oregon to visit my sweet grandparents on my dad's side. my father and i will be going up there for a couple of days to visit with them and his brother. i am excited to get to spend some one on one time with them and to travel and visit oregon.
then i will be in salt lake for a week before i leave again.
may 19th is TRAINING CAMP and i get to finally meet my WORLD RACE FAMILY!!
(however, i did get to meet one girl this past sunday up in park city, and it was so nice being able to hug her and talk with her!, drink coffee and talk about the world race and things going on in our lives)
TRAINING CAMP is going to be wonderful. i am excited to have God break me down every which way and i will blog about that more when that time comes.
may 19-26 is training camp in georgia.
may 26-31st is louisville, kentucky to visit my sweet big sister and her family. and man oh man! i am excited!
june. june june june.
camping trips, family vacation, time to soak up every moment of life with my sweet family and friends of salt lake.
july. world race!
hollllllaaaaaaaaa!!
thank you for all of your blessings, you are all such a huge joy in my life. i can't express it enough how much you all mean to me. thank you!
verse: this is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it! psalm 118:24
song: captivated by shawn mcdonald.
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Posted in General Posts by Kaitlyn Wolff on 3/19/2012
good day my family and friends!
i am pretty (fill in the blank) right now.
i am not sure how to describe how i feel.
as of today, march 19th, i am
facts for the day:
72% funded!
>>>praise God for His provision!
>>>thank you everyone for being so supportive!
scorpions are freaking me out.
>>>i shouldn't look up animal facts and where they live anymore. and just be prepared to open my eyes wide, clear out my airway and scream out in fright of all sorts of things that move and come near my way.
>>>i am ok with whatever the creature is, or so i think, but i must first get over my initial reaction of what i see that is not normal.
it snowed. but the snow is all melted in my yard.
milk with crushed ice is nice.
this past couple of weeks has been a little exhausting, but this weekend i was able to get back into my normal happy self and feel better about going on the world race.
i have been feeling needed in every which direction and pulled by different people. it was honestly making me start to resent people. which was making me nervous for going on the world race and being "trapped" with these people for 11 months!
i was watching a family for a week, babysitting, nannying, tutoring, visiting with friends, running errands, doing the whole school business and just plain old worn out. which i really didn't mind saying yes to these things and helping people out. don't get me wrong, i really enjoy people and am around them 98% of my days. i just didn't have my routine and alone time when needed. a lot of "come to Jesus" times were created and needed throughout the days. i am thankful for this past week and especially this past weekend when i was able to just open up to my fellow world racers and share what was going on and have a prayer time with everyone that participated. it was nice being able to experience this past week for multiple reasons. one, to be prepared for what could happen on the world race. secondly, to see that i am not superwoman and need to be humbled right away. thirdly, who doesn't need to work on patience every once in a while? fourthly, to see that i do need my God time daily, all the time. fifthly, i can't do it alone. God! lead me!! take the reins! i don't want to be in control anymore, it is exhausting! sixthly, it is ok to say no sometimes in life.
i have also been really emotional, probably due to the being tired part. i have cried a lot this week and it's because i am unsure of what life is going to be like with over 60 new strangers (that are family now, at least over the computer) and away from my comfortable american lifestyle, family and routine. i am excited to adventure out and go where God is leading me! i have to remember WHY i am going and it is because God called me to bring the Good News to these people in the world! and that makes me excited! i am excited for this adventure.
anyways, i am blessed by the people that God has so graciously placed in my life.
i am excited to see my world race family in 2 months!
>>i am not counting down because today is a very special gift from God, but it is march 19th...and training camp happens to be on may 19th...
this past weekend was encouraging due to receiving prayer from my world race family.
and it was relaxing, doing nothing.
prayer: for the world racers. for the people we are going to share the gospel with. for my mama and family, i know it's not easy for them to let me go.
mama, i know it is not easy for you to let me leave for almost a year, but you know God is in control of this. these people need the Good News and need to hear about Jesus and the greatest gift He gave us!
i am going to listen to all that you tell me, all the worries and concerns, what to pack, what to do, to communicate with you as much as possible. and mama, i will do my best to listen with a happy heart. :)
i am really excited to go on this adventure that God has not only in store for me, but for us all as a family!
song of the week: my Glorious by chris tomlin (our love is loud, passion cd).
i love you all and pray that your days are blessed!
thank you all for all your prayers and support!
love, kaitlyn
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Posted in General Posts by Kaitlyn Wolff on 1/6/2012
i am overwhelmed.
i am overwhelmed by God's goodness. i am overwhelmed by the blessings that you all have been in my life these past years, and especially in these past couple of months.
thanks to all of you, my supporters, i am now over 57% funded. that's right, 57%. and it's only been just over 3 months of raising funds. God is so good, and you are all so wonderful!
thank you everyone for all of your generous donations and support to help me reach the amount needed to go on the world race! i am so thankful for all of your friendships and the blessings that you all are to me!
all of you are a huge blessing in my life!!
i am also working on living in the moment. it is hard to be living in the today when the world race is approaching quickly. but due to my experience of living in australia in 2010, i think that has really helped. because when i was here in salt lake city, i would count down to when i would be living in australia. but then when i got to australia, i was counting down the days to when i would be back home. it was hard because i was not living in the time that God had so graciously given me.
i have talked with my dad about this quite a bit, and my goal for the year is to enjoy every moment God is giving me, because today could be my last. it reminds me of the song by kris allen-live like we're dying. it's true, this is the day which the LORD has brought about; we will rejoice and be glad in it (psalm 118:24).
his is the day which the Lord has brought about; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
so, today, i am enjoying the moment. i enjoyed this winterless winter day by taking my dog out on a hike. we soaked up the clear skies and some lovely sunny vitamin d.
prayer--to rejoice and be glad (and thankful) for every day God graciously gives me.
song-live like we're dying (kris allen).
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Posted in General Posts by Kaitlyn Wolff on 11/29/2011
this morning i am so thankful for all of YOU! you all have been so encouraging and uplifting, supportive and all a huge blessing in my life! thank you! thank you!
today the song of the day is: sometimes by david crowder band.
let's risk the ocean, there's only grace.
how many of us step outside of our comfort zone to risk being made fun of, feeling embarrassed, feeling uncomfortable, etc to further God's Kingdom? i know i sure don't. but i want to. on a daily basis.
challenge: to risk the ocean. yes, it is going to be scary, but i can do ALL things through Christ who gives me strength! (philippians 4:13).
Sometimes every one of us fears
Like we’ll never be healed
Sometimes
Sometimes every one of us aches
Like we’ll never be saved
Sometimes
When we’ve given up
Let your healing come
When theres nothing left
Let your healing come
Til were risin up
Let your healin come
Where You go we will follow
Where You go we will follow
It’s Your love that we adore
It’s like a sea without a shore
We’re lost in You, Were lost in You
It’s Your love that we adore
It’s like a sea without a shore
We’re lost in You, Were lost in You
Sometimes
Sometimes it’s like we never loved home
For all the love we know
Sometimes like in a smile of a song
When you feel it come
Then that feelings gone
It flies
When we’ve given up
Let your healing come
When theres nothing left
Let your healing come
Til were risin up
Let your healin come
Where You go we will follow
Where You go we will follow
It’s your love that we adore
It’s like a sea without a shore
We’re lost in You, Were lost in You
(3x)
Its your love we adore
Its like a sea without a shore
Don’t be afraid, Don’t be afraid
Just set your sail and risk the ocean
Show me grace
Let’s risk the ocean
Show me grace
Let’s risk the ocean
Show me grace
Let’s risk the ocean
Show me grace
Where you go we will follow
I’m on my knees
Where you go we will follow
Oh God send me
Where you go we will follow
I’m on my knees
Where you go we will follow
Oh God send me
It’s your love that we adore
It’s like a sea without a shore
We’re lost in You, Were lost in You
It’s your love that we adore
It’s like a sea without a shore
We’re lost in You, Were lost in You
Where you go we will follow
Where you go we will follow
I’m on my knees
Where you go we will follow
Oh God send me
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Posted in General Posts by Kaitlyn Wolff on 11/12/2011
less than 8 months away until the world race. it seems like a long time, but it will be here before i can say world race.....(;
currently i am excited for nepal. the people there have been on my mind all week and i am excited to get to see what God has in store for all of us.
i am so excited to meet my new family.......i already have learned so much about them and i love that we are all being very vunerable with each other. well they have, i have yet to open up.
prayer--to be honest to myself and know that i stand firm in Christ.
song:: How Deep the Father's Love for Us (Nichole Nordeman).
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