Not All Those Who Wander

As the hiking, nature-loving, tree hugger that I am, you can imagine just how much a gift like this pack would mean, especially since I am a big proponent of practicality. So, in recognition of my new pack, which obviously I'm completely excited about, I would like to just post a few quotes that remind me of travel and hiking and the life adventure that I'm about to embark on. I may post some of my own thoughts in regard to those quotes as well.

"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." Ralph Waldo Emerson 

I promise you, I do abide by the leave-no-trace principles and encourage others to do the same, but I don't think Emerson was discussing a physical trail. I think instead this quote, in a sense of urgency, demands that we leave a legacy, that we do something different and try new things and impact people as we go (hopefully in a positive way).

"Life begins at the end of your comfort zone."

I can't wait.

"Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference." Robert Frost

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view- until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." To Kill a Mockingbird

"Not all those who wander are lost." J.R.R. Tolkien

"When we see the differences of others, we may well be seeing more of God. He cannot be contained in or explained from only one cultural perspective."

All I can say is, it's time. It's time for me to go. It's time for me to see. This time next week, I'll be immersing myself into the culture of western North Carolina, attending pre field training for Guatemala. I can't wait to go. I can't wait to explore somewhere new. I can't wait to meet new people who are doing similar things to me and feel as I do about missions. I can't wait to learn what God has in store for me there. And most of all, I look forward to joining in on what God is already accomplishing around the world.

Thank you for being a part of this journey of life with me.

I am beyond blessed to be living it.