Something's Gotta Give

I have gypsy blood. Or something.

I've been in Livermore since June... and I am so ready to leave. Not that I don't love my community here to pieces. I think having such a strong community behind me is what enables me to strike out into the world with confidence.

I have all these ideas, all these dreams. How do I choose what's next? How do I know what God's plan is? I am listening. Praying. Itching to go.

Seriously it's like I have bugs under my skin. That's how bad I want to go.

I want to go to India and take 400 million photographs. I want to hike through the jungle again (this time fearlessly). I want to teach English in Korea. I want to lay on the beach in Fiji. I want to eat myself silly in Thailand. I want to help the helpless, save the lost, bring light to the cause... and here I am, in one of the richest communities in the world, making lattes. Sigh.

The words on the bottom of the church bulletin constantly replay in my mind

What do I do now?

I love Google

Not only is Google the greatest thing since peanut butter (which is pretty freaking great), they made the best commercial I have ever seen. I totally cried when I saw this during the Super Bowl (not that it is hard to make me cry...)

Enjoy!

Great South Western Road Trip: Prologue

Dalene and I (and hopfully Stella) are heading out early Friday morning to conquer Salvation Mountain, the Grand Canyon, Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon. We've got enough coffee and chocolate covered espresso beans to keep us awake the entire time, but I'm not sure that will be necessary.

I am really excited to hike the Grand Canyon and belay into the crevice things in Zion, but I am also nervous. The heart is willing but the body is weak!

Things we are going to do on our trip:

Listen to folk music
Roll the Party Wagon
Bible Study
back country adventure time
stay in a cabin on a mountain with no electricity or running water
eat fluffernutters and smores
wear our superawesome Australian dread wraps (sans dreds)
hike

Things we are not going to do on this trip:
bathe


Stoked.