The Journey -What’s Next Papa?

We are only one day out from being done with our ride across America. I can't believe it. It seems like just yesterday we were leaving San Diego for a 70 mile climb through the mountains. Pedal by pedal, we're just about there...

I love San Diego so much that it was hard to leave that city. Then there have been so many places along the way this summer that I'd love to have stayed. But if we just stayed there, we would have missed so much of this journey, the experience of the ride, and not been able to play a role in raising support and awareness for this cause.

Tonight, I pulled up google maps and just stared at a map of America. It blows my mind! Here we are, almost to the end of the tour. Pedal by Pedal, mile by mile, day by day we have made our way across the country. So many times in life it's easy to stay with what you know or like, what's comfortable. There are times for that. But if you always choose that you might miss a greater story that God has planned out.



A theme verse for me this summer has been Romans 8:15 This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It's adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike "What's next, Papa?" (Message Version)

When we choose to move forward, we stand on the shoulders of those that have gone before us and the experiences we have had, but we don't settle for staying where we've been. Instead day by day, move by move, we ask God "What's next, Papa?" I'm glad all of us on the team decided to start this journey -each one plays a role in it! And now, we are almost there! Each day of this tour has been a chance to ask God what he has in store and now when we finish I'm asking God 'What's Next' and trusting his plan and purpose.

Today I celebrated my 29th birthday and look forward to this next year with adventurous expectation!