Given the title of
this blog, I think its appropriate to tell you about a journey that the fellows
took together… and the things I cherished about it : )
It all started
with a few key Harry Potter enthusiasts in the group suggesting a trip to HP
World and developed into a full-blown weekend road trip to Florida complete
with driving through the night BOTH WAYS, an amazingly hospitable family that
opened their beach home to us, and quality time with some of the most amazing
people ever.
6:00 pm turned
7:00pm departure time had us with an ETA right around sunrise. Quite the
daunting GPS map to begin our journey...
The car ride was
filled with everything a good overnight road trip should be filled with:
laugher, meaningful conversations, story-telling, 5-hour energies, and the
occasional snarky comment in the wee hours of the morning when everyone’s
patience is paper thin.
Our arrival on
Anna Maria Island was met with a gorgeous sunrise that temporarily melted away
our weariness, but after gallivanting on the beach for half an hour it was due
time for a nap.
I won’t walk you
through the rest of the weekend step by step, but I will tell you that my
relationships significantly deepened with everyone on it. I cherish the escape
from reality that I was able to spend with amazing friends and am thankful that
the Lord has blessed me with a schedule that could accommodate a trip like
this. Everything about the Fellows Program has been a journey to learn more
about myself by being in close community with others and using them as mirrors
to show me what Christ wants to grow and develop within my own heart. I am
beyond thankful for the many journeys that I have taken with my friends in the
Fellows and will continue to learn from them for the rest of my life. 
love y'all.
P.S. yes we did
make it to Harry Potter World!
