Michelle Walks Across America.com

I’m probably going to regret staying up and writing this—especially since it is nearly 1am and we have to be up for church around 6am. Sheesh. But, I need to keep you guys updated!

So, we’re officially starting our 7th week and officially about to leave Lincoln, Nebraska. I don’t care for this city as much as I did with North Platte. Everyone is just so friendly on the western side of this state!

I feel this week that I have sooooo much to say, yet–not enough words to say it all at once. I do hope that everyone had an awesome Independence day though! 

Well, this was a very productive week. We made it past the state line. We also pulled a couple 50 mile shifts this past week. You’re always super exhausted afterwards…but, you feel so accomplished!

A couple of the girls and I were talking…and we feel like the living conditions just keep getting worse and worse. It’s kinda funny actually! Most of the time…we just call it a sacrifice. But, this weekend was seriously a bit on the horrible side. So, I ended up staying back on Friday to go to the ‘host family’s house’ with the night shift…instead of walking with the day shift. We were supposed to be at the abortion clinic in Lincoln by 2pm to pray for awhile. It was really neat getting to visit the pregnancy resource center that was next door! I did a bit of filming on Friday as well. Well, 4 o’clock rolled around and we headed to the house we were staying in for the weekend. Apparently, someone donated a vacant house to my team for our weekend in Lincoln. We were pretty stoked for this…because we wanted some time to unwind. Lo and behold—it was definitely not anything any of us expected. We walked into this super old creepy house for the biggest surprise of our Crossroads life. Wood floors and no furniture…not to mention—no hot water! It was a bit hard to laugh off because we were a bit disappointed. Normally, the weekends and our host families give us some time to be pampered–a great way to relax after a hard week! We only had 4 air mattresses in the Rv, so the girls rotated nights of using them. 

Anyways, on July 4th (Saturday) we spoke at masses and then headed to the house of a girl that we met earlier at morning Mass. She invited us over for a cookout and fireworks! It was crazy…every single house in that neighborhood set off loads of fireworks! Afterwards, we were set on seeing a movie…but, when we got to the theatre…it was closed. So, instead–we headed to Buffalo Wild Wings for a night of blazin’ challenge fun!

It’s hard to believe that we are half-way done. It feels like just yesterday that we were training in San Bernadin0 in the cabin! Cheryl, who was with us for two weeks, left last night. We are sure gonna miss her! But, we also picked up Andrea for two weeks. She actually goes to my school…so, that is pretty cool. 

You know…it’s kind of entertaining how so many things that you would never do before…become the absolute norm on Crossroads. We think nothing of spending 15 minutes every night before we go to bed catching all the bugs that entered the Rv during the day, or taking our toothbrush and toothpaste into Walmart. Shameless!

Thanks to everyone for all the prayers! They truly are making a difference. My blisters are pretty much healed. They left some scars…but, that was to be expected. I did in fact lose a total of 6 toenails. They look a bit gross. In fact, my feet look deformed–but, what can you do? I mean…I AM walking across America–right?

Sidenote: So many people stop us on the side of the road to see if we are okay. We tell them yes…and that we are walking. However, Kelsey and I noticed that if you tell someone you are walking across the country–it doesn’t register in their brain…so, they just say: “Oh, ok.” and they smile and drive on. BUT, if you say: We are walking across America. The normal response is: “What? That’s crazy! No way!” And it usually starts up a conversation. Interesting…huh?

Well, I wish I had time to write more…but, I am soooooooo tired. Hopefully, we will have internet in Kansas City this coming weekend…so, I’ll post some pictures and do another update. 

Remember, I’m always praying for my supporters. May God bless you always!

Until next time, Michelle