Yesterday I completed my goal of fundraising $500 for the Great Cycle Challenge. I’ve always been embarrassed to ask for money to fundraise. This year was sort of magnified because of the pandemic. I thought that asking people for money would be an even bigger “no-no,” and I didn’t want to put people in the position to say no. I was ultimately off on that theory. I reached my fundraising goal, the fastest that I ever had. In the first year that I signed up for this challenge, I took about three months to complete my goal—three entire months.

I was contemplating hard just giving up this tradition after last year’s ride. I wasn’t making much momentum, and I felt like the impact I was having was so minimum. I felt like I was letting down those people that were being impacted by this. I was all about doing it for those that I’ve seen tightly affected by this. I’ve been a Wish Granter with Make-A-Wish for so many years and have completed a variety of wishes. Many of those kiddos dealt with the blow of cancer, and it changed their lives forever. That feeling of letting them down was draining.

I think I understand why God made me realize that this is a pretty big deal now. Just as I was feeling a little drained, those kids living with cancer are experiencing that times 1000. I had no room to feel drained because, like it or not, many more kids will be facing those same challenges if we just sit and do nothing.

I have been looking for signs all of 2020 as to what I should be doing, and the first sign of me doing something positive, it blows up in my face (in a significant way). Reaching my goal is my first sign that I’m on the right path. Quite frankly, this might be the best thing that’s happened to me since the beginning of the year. Not that I’ve taken many losses, but I’m so proud of this accomplishment that I can’t think of a better way to describe aside from being the best thing of 2020 for me. I guess it has to do with the fact that it wasn’t something that I did on my own. It was something that my village contributed to, and my circle thinks that I’m worth the sacrifice of their money for this cause.

I’ve always thought that life is all about momentum, and this is the step in the right direction. Much of my work, I try and keep in the dark until a significant milestone comes before me. I’ve got to admit that lately, I’ve felt God having my back even more. No more standing still, no more beating myself down. It’s time to make moves. If God is all that I have, then I have everything I need. I feel like I have God’s trust, plus I’ve gained the confidence from my circle on top of that. Blessings on blessings on blessings.