Head Wind.

I remember this one time in Minneapolis, my friend Connor joked and said that Jesus was like a cotton t-shirt for sunglasses. It's the only thing that can really clean them.
To make things more clear and to look around rather than ahead. Trusting that whatever comes down the road, even though you can't see it.

Now that I'm thinking about it I'm thinking about it, Jesus is a lot like the biker at the head of a drafting line. He takes the blunt force of the terrible daunting head wind that drains us until we feel like we'll wreck. Feeling as if we aren't moving, The Lord takes the lead and let's us fall back into the air stream so that you feel as though you are being pulled through the grudging miles. Giving you rest so that you may continue to move forward and gain higher ground.

It's only day 5 and I feel this team has already begun to be revived while being drained of every last ounce. The Lord has truly blessed this team with those He needed to be here to build and to grow each of us the way in which we need to be stretched, pushed and grown to serve Him and one another better.

We have cycled well over 300 miles thus far and we enter into Idaho tomorrow.

It is strange because I feel like two worlds are colliding but it's quite nice. For the first time I am experiencing physically riding down memory lane. Taking photographs where I once stood a year ago with entirely different people. Never having something cross my mind like being at that very spot again, a year later... With really short hair to top it.

Seeing familiar places and faces. Getting to touch base again and see how the year was. Just getting to thank these hosts truly for how much it really means to brothers and sisters world wide what they do. Whether it is a room to sleep in or a meal. Even just seeing the what-is-normal-sights to them and how it blows our minds with each mile we progress.

This team. These hearts and the compassion for one another. The grace the unity. This is day 5. I can't believe the ways in which God has answered these prayers of mine. The excitement of Christ and what He has in store for us is overwhelming and very much raw, real and radical... I had to come up with another R word and that seemed really perfect actually!

The team is split 11 girls 4 guys. You would think it to be insane but it has worked so well and the strengths that come from each individual is beautifully shown. Along with grace in weaknesses and concerns. We are not professionals however we are consumed with passion and want. To serve an amazing God and those who He has called on us to serve and love. There are times when I am speechless. There are also times when I can't breathe because I am laughing so hard.

Again. Day 5.

We had a rest day today in Spokane, WA and we will be hitting the road tomorrow morning for a simple 55 miles to Harrison Idaho where I am extremely excited to see everyone there again and spend some time taking in Gods creation of Lake Coeur d'Alene. It will also be our first State line crossing.

People think I'm crazy for riding again. Sometimes I think so too. But if I hadn't, I wouldn't have met these great friends and had been able to reconnect with others while continuing to do what I love; live on the road and share in these things like perspective and understanding all the more with those who we ride side by side with.

It's amazing what you remember when you're back where you were. No dates or days remembered, but places? Always.

- Keep adventuring.