Life of Reilly: Life Is Salty.

Ok, I'm sitting here in my hotel in a town called Crossville, Tennessee. And I, am, exhausted. All this driving and adventure has all decided to hit me all at once. But, that's the beauty of this trip :) I am still having so much fun, learning tons, and it's been sooo cool being able to see things I've only seen in movies or heard about in stories, I'm actually living it :)

This morning I left Farmington, Missouri around 9:00am and headed this way. My goal was to make it to Knoxville, Tennessee today but my body and energy had another plan. So this is where I reside tonight, to gather my thoughts and pictures and to rest up.

Leaving Missouri was sad, but leaving Vonnie was worse. I didn't want to leave, I was having so much fun, I feel like what I was searching for, trying to get back while on this trip, I found. I found the real Reilly, the fun, happy, bubbly Reilly. She's baaaaaack!

But, all good things must come to an end, right? So they say...but I beg to differ. I refuse to believe that if something is good, it HAS to end. So we will see what happens :)

The drive here was nice, the weather cleared up just in time for my trip from there to here, except it seemed as though as soon as I pulled over for the night it started getting misty and foggy, but I expect it to have a full recovery by tomorrow, the gray clouds will part and there WILL be sunlight and blue skies! ;)

Nashville, Tennessee was sooo cool, I'm so glad I got to see it today, I saw the Grand Ol Opry, Graceland, The Parthenon and Broadway St....There was alot more I wanted to see, and maybe even go see a show at the Grand Ol Opry but, there will be another time, and I like to leave a little to the imagination :)
The Grand Ol Opry though, was not like I'd expected it to be either...All it was, was just a big ol' building, with tons of parking, it was almost like it had it's own little town it was that big though! And, it's awesome to think about how much talent and anointing has graced it's presence.
Ever since I can remember, I've absolutely LOVED Elvis Presley. His music, his charming looks, the way he talked...I even remember a good friend of mine when I was younger, sewing me an Elvis pillow. I loved that thing, it was almost like my baby blanket. So, it was really cool getting to go see where he lived.

So the last few days have been kinda off for me, I was at a place where I didn't have internet, where I had to go to that cafe to come on here, and like I said in my last blog, I felt like I stepped back in time. And now that I'm back, and will have internet every night from now on, I will be able to get back to being consistant :)
Not that I didn't enjoy my time in Missouri, I very much did. I can't even explain how overjoyed I was to be able to see Vonnie and be able to spend a few days with her. She is such a light in my world, and only enhances the good...I wish I couldv'e packed her away in my luggage and taken her with me but, that probably wouldn't have been okay ;)

I can't believe I'm already almost to the other end of the United States. The shock of all of this is still hitting me, at the most random times too. Like sometimes I'll even say out loud while I'm driving and be like, "I can't believe I'm doing thiiiis!!!" But sometimes you gotta get up, face the day and just do it. Make a decision, and go after it. I remember my grandpa used to say, "just do SOMETHING, even if it's wrong!" and that has stuck with me ever since I heard him say it the first time, in fact, it has been a staple deciding factor in alot of things I've done. I mean, he didn't actually mean, go out and do something wrong, he just meant, don't just sit there and do nothing in fear of doing the wrong thing. LIVE! And if it happens to be the wrong thing, (which in most cases it won't be if your'e letting God do the driving) then you will learn something new, pick yourself back up and re-route. Like that AllState commercial; "RECALCULATING!"
I'm so excited to see where God takes me with all this. This is such a big thing, not only for me but for alot of other people too.

Life is salty.

What do I mean by that? That we are meant to be the salt of the earth. I never really understood that scripture until this trip. Some people need a little extra salt in their life, and I am blessed to be able to be that salt. Not only do I have the honor of being able to maybe help someone a little, or even just make them smile, but I have been so blessed by this as well.

You wanna know what North Carolina's slogan is? "Esse quam viden" which means, "To be, rather than to seem.
Think about it, and live it :)
And while were on the subject, Oregon, where I was born and raised, the place where this wanderlust first started.

"Alis volat propiis" She flies with her own wings.

Need I say more? It just speaks for itself. It's so cool. I almost feel as if they were made just for me, and this trip, and for my time.

Tomorrow I will drive the 7 and a half hours to North Carolina where my cousin Mykel and her family live. I am more excited and anxious than words can describe! :)

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”

Mark Twain