Jeremiah 29:11
“I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out-plans to
take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.
“
I could not think of a more fitting verse of
scripture for my life at this moment. My God amazes me in how detailed and
concerned he is with my dreams and desires. How
he loves me… Oh how he loves me… It’s a bizarre thought isn’t it? He loves
me enough to give me complete peace and assurance on when the time is right to
lay down a season in my life and when to wonderfully pick up another. I am thrilled
to announce that I have picked up the other! I will be laying down the torch of
playing golf at the professional level.
I competed
in my final event a few weeks ago in Orlando Florida. As I walked off of the
last green I can proudly say that I was relieved about closing this chapter in
my life, and very much excited about what God has in store for my future.
What a
chapter it has been! I began playing when I was 13 years old. I had dreams of
playing at the collegiate level. I earned a full scholarship after high school to
Jacksonville State University and competed with some of the most amazing girls
and coaching staff for 4 years. JSU helped mold me into who I am today both
intellectually and my golf game as well. While at JSU I began developing the
next level of my dream, which was competing at the professional level. I
graduated from JSU in August of 2010 and turned professional shortly after. I
moved to Orlando Florida and began competing on the Suncoast Ladies Series tour.
After
competing at the professional level for the first year, I began to feel a change
in heart. The idea of not playing golf professionally was relieving. I battled
for many months with the idea of complete peace, but once I received that peace
there was no looking back. I made my decision and have never been more excited
for the beautiful road head.
Like
everything He does, God has been preparing the ground a head of me for many
years. My answered prayer marched into my life almost two years ago. He has
made me a better follower of Christ, became my very best friend and stolen my
heart. I am ecstatic to say that Chad and I are engaged and will be tying the
knot in the spring of 2013! We are so excited and believe the best is yet to
come in our lives. We are a dynamic team who is devoted to following Christ
along with our dreams and hearts desires.
I am now living my dream. I believe I am drawing near to reaching my full
potential. Was playing golf my full potential? It possibly was at that time in
my life, but God had it all planned out. I believe He used golf to teach me
many life lessons. Golf developed me into who I am today. By no means am I quitting golf, I am simply
changing the way I play. I will never forget where I came from. I am in love
with the game and always will be.
With that
being said, I would like to thank everyone who helped make this possible. Thank you mom and dad for all of your support since day one. You both are the best cheerleaders I could have ever asked for, my fiancé, Chad for pushing me through the difficult times, coaches, sponsors,
friends and family for making this dream a reality. For without all of you, I
would not be as happy and fulfilled as I am today. You have made a dream come
true and I am forever thankful for that!
I will continue to play this wonderful game of golf and live life to the fullest. My journey is just
beginning.
Thank you
all again for everything you have done for me
Happy wedding planning everybody!
