Begin the journey

As I was in the Tennessee shower this morning thinking of all the things I needed to do for the day (because I’m unemployed, although I thought I had a job when I moved 700 miles from home with that expectation) my mind slipped forward to all the other things I also wanted to accomplish such as write thank you notes to those who gave to us so generously, vacuum my rented carpet (yuck), lose 15 lbs…Then I had an idea that I should start a blog post for my friends and family whom I’ve so far away in Florida.
So now that I’m dry and dressed, I think I’m blogging. I’m doing this first because I do not want this task relegated to the “not accomplished pile” at the end of the day with my good ole friend Weight Loss. If you are one of those people who think, as I also think, that blogging is often an arrogant form of self expression for those who think that they have exquisite insight and everyone would be much wiser if they only shared in it, than my blog is not for you. This blog is for my friends and my family, who I miss terribly (sniff, sniff) and for those who have ever taken a giant leap out of their lives to do something for God without having a backup plan or considering the consequences of failure. (Or are considering doing so!)