A new adventure

 This is the beginning of a new adventure for Daryl and me. Our retirement date is set for May 31, but we’re making a trip back east to Myrtle Beach South Carolina to try to finalize some plans for when we move from California.

Everyone has an opinion about what we’re to do. People tell me I’m going to be busy in ministry or find some cause to champion. Folk tell us that we will make lots of friends and be very involved in retirement, even though we are going to a place where we do not know anyone. I’m not really interested in planning it all out. I like going with the flow and seeing what will happen, but I’m looking forward to slow days of walking on the beach, riding the bicycle, tending to flowerbeds, and writing. Mostly I’m just praying that my body will hold together for retirement. It’s been a year since my last return of cancer and it has been a challenge.

So as we started on this trip last night, we left Sonora after our Columbia College community course rehearsal. Yes folk thought we were crazy driving that late at night and going so far. But I have a method to my madness. I wanted to lighten the load for the second part of the journey so we wanted to get to Fresno Monday night. 

It was an absolutely magnificent drive. There was little traffic and Lagrange Road, while being a bit of a challenge with its bumps, was a solitary drive through a starlit night. DARYL and I witnessed a shooting star and felt immediately blessed and our trip sanctioned with the holy light.

Someone suggested to me that moving is dreadful. That the unknown is difficult. I don’t really see it that way. It’s an adventure, and I am up to the challenge. This particular trip is going to be full of magnificent surprises. The young gentleman at our hotel last night was effusive with his welcome and I felt like I was a special guest. That’s one of the great joys of travel. You get to meet so many interesting people and see so many delightful things.

Some of you had asked if I was going to Blog about the trip so I will do so when I have time. It feels like a special blessing to be able to relax this morning, have my devotions and wonderful breakfast with my husband. Already I am starting to feel my body ease into vacation mode.

Wherever your path takes you today, may you find blessings in the ordinary. Be sure and share a smile along the way. Joy in the journey!