HOLY COW !

FULLY FUNDED !

that little blue bar up there is officially FULL !

for over a year, i have been committed to the race and on this wild journey of fundraising. 

its been full of praises, stresses, frustrations, highs, lows, and a lot of worship for jesus !

i have never received so much love and support from my family, friends, community, and often times, strangers ! for that, i am beyond grateful. 

i'll never be able to put into words my thankfulness for each and every one of you. for the prayers, facebook shares, t-shirt purchases, one dollar donations, kind words, and every thing in between. each piece added up to this moment! 

i leave for the race in 8 short days and to have conquered this mountain before embarking on the journey is such a sweet thing. i find myself trying to process all of it, but i'm often caught in a stand still, unable to see that this is REALITY ! that i truly am fully funded, that i leave in a week, that i'll be living in georgia with 30ish other people, ones i've really only seen through the screen ! its crazy ! 

currently in a whirlwind of packing, scheduling vaccines, seeing some friends and family, and honestly counting down the days until the race begins !

while the fundraising journey may be complete for now, there are 9 months ahead of us ! i hope you stay connected so i can share all that jesus does in, through, and around me ! (subscribe to my blog on this page to get an email everytime i post!!) 

keep praying, keep connected, and i'll see y'all soon !

love, 

gretchen !!! (and very grateful girl)

PS: THANK YOU SO DANG MUCH FROM THE DEEPEST PART OF MY LIL HEART!