Something I Love

Beautiful tee by Sleeping At Last. I love this.

The End is Near...

July 21st I leave. This leaves me, oh, EIGHTEEN DAYS.

And I spend most of each week with teenage girls, trying to love them well and be a blessing to them for the short five weeks they're here at Redwood Glen. (by the way, photos to come). They have made my last weeks in California the best I could ever have even dreamed.

So needless to say, I'm asking God to calm my heart and help me get everything done in the right time and the right way. I am ready to be on the road, and to be able to relax into the rhythm of my trip.

Things to Do:

• Route planning, lets hope tomorrow!
• Look into buying a hammock tent which may be the greatest invention ever.
  
• Buy some basic maintenance equipment, like the fix-a-flat goo.
• Get AAA towing :)
• Get my Vespa back from the dealer where they're taking their SWEET time fixing it.
• Pack the clothes I'll use on the trip.
• Figure out what shipping company I'll use and schedule my pickup.
• GIVE MORE MORE MORE TO THE THRIFT STORE!
• Drink lots of calming tea.

And that, friends, is just the beginning. Love you all and hope to see some of you this summer!

How Far I've Fallen

I haven't taken a shower or changed my clothes in three days (I'm sure you can't tell from the photo), I've just packed and cleaned and walked around my house in a bit of an overwhelmed daze. Now it's T minus 3 hours til I have to be back at camp and there's still so much to do. To top it off, the Vespa dealership keeps sending me away with a pat on the back proclaiming 'there's nothing wrong with your Vespa!' only to have it die the next time I stop for gas. Turns out the fuel pump in tons of these bikes was just recalled and I am waiting for them to tow my Vespa yet again. At least I am vindicated.