The sacrifices of this walk appear to be mostly about the 5 months of doing the walk itself: being away from Paul for 4 months, the rigors of daily walking routine, a life on the road living out of a bag, living in a tent, figuring out how to maintain my motivation. Yes, those will be some of the sacrifices but others won't be as apparent.
Before we moved to Saskatchewan I owned a home business doing graphic design in print publication. It was a business I enjoyed. So when a job for a graphic designer came up at the Credit Union in town, I hoped to be hired to do something I knew I could do. Besides it was paying 2666.00/mth plus great benefits.
Vera, goes to our church and is in charge of human resources at the Credit Union. Today after church she told me that they didn't call me in for an interview because of my commitment to the walk. They filled the position on Friday.
I understand of course! Hiring someone who cannot commit to the term of the contract (it was a one year maternity leave) is not good business practice. And I felt good just knowing the result of my application. It also felt good to know that I was beginning to make sacrifices for the walk. It makes it more real and more valuable.
I am also considering a half marathon walk in Regina on Sept 10, 2006. The goal of achieving the marathon will help me to train with a short term goal, and build up my mental stamina for the days during the walk.
All things are in God's hand. Heb 11:11 Because she judged Him faithful who had promised.
Once there was a wonderful gentle man who wore a grumpy face just for a little bit of fun. When he got old his face stayed twisted and sad, although he looked for a way to change . . . there was none.
