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This Can’t Be Real Life – One Week in New Hampshire

Tonight wrapped up one full month of running around the country with Rachel’s Challenge.
September has passed in the blink of an eye. When the office folks in Littleton told me I wouldn’t head out on the road full-time until September, I remember thinking that September would never get here; Now I can’t believe a month is under my belt. I’m not going to be anywhere close to being ready for this season to end.
I’m loving this.
I’ve spent this week in southern New Hampshire. I spoke at middle schools Tuesday and today (Thursday) and knocked out one high school yesterday. This trip really hasn’t felt like “work” at all though. I’ve tried to capture what I could through some poor-quality cell phone pictures, but we all know that pictures never do a trip justice!
I stayed at this fantastic luxury hotel my first night in Exetor. I passed it twice trying to find it because I couldn’t believe that was where I was staying. I literally got into my room and checked out every nook and cranny because everything was so antique-y and nice! Thanks Jen Hollingshead!
My ride to grab some lunch on Tuesday… no big deal.
Ventured into downtown Portsmouth
I took the rest of the gorgeous afternoon to drive aimlessly with the windows down and music up. I was in complete bliss.
Do I really get paid to do this? This can’t be real life right now.
I literally sent Jamie a text that talked about how I was about to explode with happiness – the whole opportunity and experience of all of this just hit me at once while I was driving along the coast. Couldn’t get enough.
There are more American flags being flown in NH than I’ve ever seen anywhere. Every house. Every business. Every park. It’s awesome. AMERICA! 
 Spent an hour vegging out on the beach. Love me some east coast beaches. So different from the panhandle, and so different from each other the farther north you go. Surfers, lots of dogs, elderly people walking, babies playing. It was heaven, I tell you.
 And of course the reason I’m here is to shake up some students’ lives with Rachel’s story. Love it.
 Thank you God for blessing me with this trip.
I’ve seen you everywhere, and I’ve loved the quiet time.
Darrell Scott gave me such an incredible gift when he offered me the opportunity to tell his daughter’s story. This is an experience of a lifetime, to travel to places I normally would NEVER have gone, getting outside of my comfort zone, speaking in front of thousands of people, and seeing lives changed right in front of my very eyes.
 This is fantastic.


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