Last dinner with the family together.
Still leaving so much of my "stuff" here.
The car is stuffed, but still room for some maneuvering around where we can sleep in the backseat.
Car shades and spray bottles bought, water bottles in the freezer in attempts at freezing them before our trip all to keep cool.
Car is fueled up, washed and waxed, has all the proper amounts of fluids.
But beyond all of the "last day" things, I will remember the people, the relationships.
Tonight some close friends, mentors and my family gathered for ice cream (and ice cream cake leftover from my birthday). And tonight was closed by praying over me.
As you grow older, you realize just how important these people are in your life. These people God places in your life, who understand what it means to follow God's call. Sometimes God asks us to trust him and have complete faith in him. And though it may seem crazy to the rest of the world, we understand that as long as you're following God's call, however crazy it may seem, it's what's right and what's best.
And to hear these people who have invested in my life asking for God's protection, his grace, his blessings upon my journey, upon my life...
there are no words. I like to pride myself on being able to write. Sometimes witty, sometimes heartfelt, sometimes boring....but tonight there are no words to describe how truly blessed I have been in my life.
So whether you were there tonight, or were there in spirit, or have been in any way, shape, or form a part of my journey, I thank you.
It is not unnoticed, your prayers and your guidance. It is not unnoticed, your love and your time. It is not unnoticed, your support, both spiritually and sometimes financially.
It is not unnoticed by me and it is not unnoticed by God. I pray that God would bless you as richly more than you have blessed me.
Tomorrow I leave. I leave for the great unknown. I take a step forward, not quite certain of precisely where my feet will land. I take a leap, in complete faith that my Lord will catch me.
"The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began,Now far ahead the Road has gone,And I must follow if I can...Pursuing it with eager feet,Until it joins some larger wayWhere many path and errands meet.And whither then? I cannot say."_Bilbo Baggins - The Old Walking Song (JRR Tolkien)
Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord. "Plans to prosper you, not to harm you. Plans to give you a hope and a future."
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