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Hey friends and family!! This is a little update for you all who want to keep up to date on my current blogs- I will no longer be posting from this blog account, but from the one posted below!! ALEXISBALLARD.THEWORLDRACE.ORG…
Hey friends and family!! This is a little update for you all who want to keep up to date on my current blogs- I will no longer be posting from this blog account, but from the one posted below!! ALEXISBALLARD.THEWORLDRACE.ORG…
Do you know how long it takes for an apple seedling to grow into a tree and produce fruit? Roughly six to ten years. That is a long time and 40 seasons of spring, summer, harvest and winter combined before…
FUNDRAISING UPDATE! Hello everyone- I hope this post finds you all in good health and that you are enjoying the fall season! It’s finally starting to cool off here in Gainesville and I have absolutely loved breaking out my…
I knelt before the Lion, weak and afraid as I set my crown at His feet. A tear ran down my chin. I was so at peace yet also shook to my core. He paused, wind blowing through His golden…
Expectations can honestly be the worst, especially when you don’t realize that you have them. Through the last 2 weeks of CGA I’ve realized that I have put a whole lot of expectations on myself that haven’t quite lived up…
Yesterday was the first day of CGA! We started class and our teachers gave us a layout of what this semester is going to look like. Since I’ve been here I’ve realized CGA isn’t a program you can explain in…
It was a beautiful Wednesday summer night- one of those nights where a t-shirt and jeans is absolutely perfect with evening breeze. The sun was golden on the horizon and my dad and I decided to go to I hop…
Dear Lexi, Oh if only you knew the things I know now… What a journey you are on! Elementary school- a place for new friends and new experiences and learning more about the world and who you are! A…
I have to be honest, even though I have been home almost a month now, I still cannot believe the race is over! Re-entry is a complicated, weird and frustrating feeling, and leaves me pretty emotional and drained. Some days…