The Road Goes Ever On and On...

The bags are packed, the shoes stuffed, the duffle zipped (barely). With visa in hand, I feel almost ready to go! It's been such a long road to get to this point, full of unexpected twists and turns, but I know that God has been leading me all the way. I know it's corny, but I keep thinking about Tolkin's words:

It's a dangerous business, going out of your door. You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to.

I feel like I stepped onto the road two years ago, when I sat down in a pew to wait for a meeting to end, and was unwillingly compelled to join the trip to Bolivia. Brian was my Gandalf, who "gave me a little push out the door," and you are all my Sam, going with me to support and encourage when I can't take another step. I know there will be days when I will have wished I'd never left my cozy little life, but I believe that God led me away from it, and I trust Him enough to believe that He has a reason and a plan.

I'm thrilled, terrified, nervous, excited, and overwhelmed. Am I ready? It doesn't matter. I'm going!