On the Road...
We have officially set off on our maiden voyage to share the Gospel and see the world. Our first trip is underway, and we are already so amazed by God’s goodness and His overwhelming majesty.
He made a world that isn’t just designed to meet our needs. He was so diligent in making it beautiful. There is beauty everywhere, and I think sometimes we get so caught up in getting from one place to the next that we forget to stop and actually look at what He made.
If you want to follow along, I plan to share a blog post from each stop we make while we’re on the road. I’ll share what God reveals to us, how He uses us, and the things I’m learning about this place we call home.
So, I’ll start with our first few days.
We ventured out heading northwest with a goal of visiting Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks. But the smoke and extreme fire conditions caused us to start a little farther south than we originally wanted.
And honestly, that’s part of the point of this whole journey.
The goal isn’t to make our plans so solid that we aren’t flexible enough to move when God chooses to move us.
So instead of heading north, we just went west.
Our first stop was Oklahoma City, where we got to spend a night with family before heading off to historic Route 66. We eventually landed in Vega, Texas, at the cutest little museum.
There was something really special about walking through that museum. We were reminded of a much simpler time as we looked at a town that was likely once the most popular place around, before the interstate was built.
It felt like walking into a moment that had been frozen in time.
And it made me think about how a perfectly good road eventually stopped being enough for our fast-paced needs. So we built something bigger and faster. We didn't have to drive through these little towns anymore. We could just bypass them.
It reminded us so much of Cars and the heart that movie has for the little towns that got left behind.
And let me tell you, the museum workers LOVED that little town.
You could feel it in every word they shared and in the way they cared for and preserved this amazing little piece of history for travelers like us.
After one night there, we headed into New Mexico and landed in a place known as the Land of Fire and Ice.
We walked a couple of short trails, finally enjoying some 75-degree temperatures, to see an ice cave and a volcano.
Yes. Both were less than a mile and a half from one another.
The ice cave is isolated by the old lava, and the temperature inside never exceeds 31 degrees. Then just a short walk away, you're standing in the presence of an old volcano.
It was incredible.
And the Lord reminded me of something here:
He is good, but He is not safe.
This place we live was created for His glory, not our comfort.
Sometimes that means dangers exist. Sometimes His creation is wild and powerful and completely outside of our control.
But that doesn't mean He isn't present in it all.
In fact, maybe sometimes those are the very places where we become most aware that He is.
And then we headed off to the land of rocks.
I'll share more on that later, so stay tuned. ❤️
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