There are two books in the Bible named after women…Two of sixty-six books have a women’s name in small caps at the top of every page as a reminder to whose story you’re reading. I’m not talking from a spiritual perspective, but a historic and literary one. Do you understand the significance? Whether you believe them to be true or false isn’t the point (right now, at least), this was groundbreaking.
No matter what you believe about politics, or who you voted for this past election, we were inches away from having our first woman president. Whether you liked Hilary Clinton, despised her, didn’t trust her, loved her, idolized her…this, too was groundbreaking.
I held my newborn girl, watching her concession speech, with tear streaming down my face because, for the first time, after all the craze of this past year in politics, it sunk in that we were just _that _much closer to having a woman president. What I thought about her in that moment didn’t matter-all I could think about was the world my daughter was going to one day step into, and how I can teach her to make brave choices.
## _I know we have still not shattered that highest and hardest glass ceiling, but some day someone will and hopefully sooner than we might think right now. -**Hillary Clinton**_
I am meant to break new ground; to cut through the weeds of uncharted territory; to accept twisted paths and chart unfamiliar roads.
And you are too.
I am a pioneer.
WE are pioneers.
And it’s not easy to be a pioneer. It’s not easy to be the first at something. To endure an expedition takes guts before the glory of your arrival. You’ve heard it before, haven’t you? A ship at harbor is safe, but that’s not what ships are for.
Friends, **safety is not what we are made for. **What are you running towards? Where are you breaking new ground?
Are you ready to step out? You’re not alone you know. We were not meant to have manicured hands. Let’s press deeper into the ground we’ve already started to unearth. You ready?
This is Pioneer.
Photos by Karen Marie Co.
