Sunday, May 8, 2011

...when it just feels right

Current location: Merino, Colorado

I arrived here around 5:00pm, and was welcomed by Karen and Felix, and their dog, Phoebe. This town is small, only about 150 people, but as soon as I got here, it just felt right. The way it smelled, the way it looked, they way I felt was...Renewing. Clean. Happy. Those are the specific three words that kept rolling around in my head as I drove through and when I pulled up to this house. I feel sooo blessed to have the kind of family that I do. I have yet to have a negative experience on this trip, in fact, all I've had are life-changing, positive, good experiences out here. And I have my wonderful family to thank for that. For example, Karen, had set up her guest room for me complete with a little basket of things; toiletries, toothpaste, a flashlight...extra blankets, clean towels, water bottles and a radio beside my bed. And probably about 4 times, at least, they both said how happy they are that I'm here...Now if that doesnt make a person feel good I dont know what will. I appreciate them and their generosity, warm hearts and the love that emanates from them. Sometimes I feel even a little spoiled out here, by how well I have been taken care of, and welcomed into peoples homes and hearts.
I have the best family :)

The drive here was only about an hour and a half but SO pretty. All farmlands and blue sky. Nothin' but cows and clouds.
I get to meet Karens oldest daughter on Monday, and were all going to Denver, Colorado. I'm really excited. 
So, there has always been a list, a mental list, of my top 5 places that I've always wanted to see/move to in the United States. 
1.Colorado
2.Montana
3.New York
4.Maine
and
5.Any one of the 'real' southern states (Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee etc...)
and what Ive seen so far, is almost exactly what I've always imagined. I have often been 'made fun of' or looked down upon for this certain type of hope I have for things, and after awhile I started letting myself get convinced that maybe I was too naive' and needed to get my head out of the clouds. Well, NO. I refuse. This is who I am, I LIKE having hope and wonder about things. I'm a dreamer and won't change for anyone :) the world has a certain preconceived idea of what should be, or how we should feel or go about things and maybe this makes me a 'hippie' or a rebel but I choose to live life the way God has planned for me, I choose to entertain the passions I have in my heart, they were put there for a reason ya know :)

I choose life. 

 So, as I get farther and farther out here, the reason why I'm out here becomes more and more clear, it's like every mile I go, God reveals something new, another piece of the puzzle. 
And I can't say where I'm going or where I'll end up but I can say, this is my time, this is my road trip. 

This will change everything.
















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