Sunday, March 23, 2014

Road Trip

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.



It was also filled with reading by head lamp… gotta love it : )





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!



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