Jessica Walton

I am an introverted extrovert. I spend too much time thinking about the what if's in life and not enough time living in the moment. For 11 months I did something completely crazy, I lived out of a backpack and traveled to 11 different countries to serve the Lord. I went to Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, China, Ukraine, Romania, and Moldova. I saw such hopelessness but such a beauty in so many places. I learned more about myself than I ever thought I would. I have been back home (North Carolina) since the end of June 2012, and I have been learning how easy it is to sink back into the American way of life. I have had some big dreams awakened from my travels, but for now I am a stationary nomad learning how to live life in the mundane.

I don't consider myself a writer but I am hoping to develop this craft that I love through this blog. I am hoping to explore topics that I don't discuss in hopes that I will be set free from the chains that hold me back from experiencing love - love from God and love from others. I know I am loved by God and by others but I am at a point in my life where I am having to claim that I am worthy of that love so I can finally believe it, all the time, despite my circumstances.

It's time for this nomad to stop running away ... I'm home.