Preparedness

I've been on the road for 11 days now. started in Wyoming--Idaho--Washington--Oregon and now I'm in California.

I can honestly say that I felt as prepared as I could be for this journey. I planned out my visits and appointments accordingly and in a timely manner. And upon arriving to each location whether I'm driving or walking to a destination to meet anyone, I've been praying hard and honestly that God would use me continually. That his will be done and that hearts would hear him through all of these words and catching up that I speak. That I would be able to continue forward living with abandon for God.

Through out these conversations that I've had and the processing I have been doing on my long days of driving, it all kind of fell in place with words that were spoken to me yesterday during a meeting with an old friend. While catching each other up on life and speaking dreams and encouragement to one another she said something that was told to her.

"If you wait until you're ready to do something, you'll never be ready to do it."

#truth... So much truth was in that phrase that spoke true to my heart my soul and the reality of where I've come from and where I've gone to. If we ourselves wait to be ready to go forward or to pursue something we will never be in the anticipated readiness that we picture and set expectation for. Sometimes you just need to take that step off the cliff and hope and trust that there is a step just below the cloud surface that will hold your weight and the weight of your choices... In my imagination I like to think of that step being Gods finger or maybe a piece of his robe as He leads us forward.

I wasn't ready to move to California but I went.

I wasn't ready to ride my bike across the country in 2012 but I went.

I wasn't ready to lead a cross country bike tour in 2013 but still I went.

I wasn't prepared to go into the back country of Wyoming but still I went and was radically changed.

I wasn't prepared to move to Laramie Wyoming where all of these things prior ultimately prepared more for what I am on day 11 of.

All that to say God provides. He has provided and he will continue to provide. This journey isn't over yet but I am finding that what I've been doing has been so much better than I ever could have imagined or dreamed.

If you don't fight God for the reigns on your life you will often find that when you pray for a simple junk car to get you from point A to point B, often times He will give you a Mazda 3 hatch back that will take you from Pennsylvania to Laramie Wyoming to Idaho, Washington, Oregon and California. To remind you of his sovereignty.

Things I've been learning while on my support tour:
-Idaho is BEAUTIFUL
-Old jokes are still hilarious
-Gloomy days of driving can be very joy filled and restful.
-Support meetings and appointments aren't always around a table but instead on foot or bike on pavement or trail and hat's perfectly fine.
-Portland is in fact weird
-While in Leavenworth, WA it is always best to eat lots of Alaskan fish and chat about real wolverines.
-When in Portland going to Voodoo Donuts is a great idea
-Eating too many Voodoo Donuts when you're

gluten free is a bad idea (worth it)
-Sometimes the best encouragement is face to face chats on a water front
-Witnessing seasons of other peoples lives adding onto the seasons you did life with them causes the heart to swell with tremendous pride and joy.
-The smell of the Redwood Forest will probably always be one of my favorite smells. 
-Loving unconditionally is and will always be the best decision.

This time next week I'll be back in Laradise.

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-Keep Adventuring.

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