It all keeps happening step by step. Each step forward brings me closer to my destination and goal. That's how I've traveled from GA up to southern VA. That's how we will see the world changed. I hope that my little steps will somehow challenge others to begin taking a few steps of their own.
June 19, 2013
It is very frustrating for me to sit watching a pretty day go past without hiking. My mind knows that my ankles are needing the break, but my spirit wants to move on.
My day has been a combination of relaxing, planning, and communicating. My feet are doing very well in the blister and skin department. My knees have enjoyed the rest as have my ankles. The left foot is the point of concern. I never know when I step forward whether it will hold or collapse on me. That makes me favor it, which ends up causing the right foot to grow tired and ache by the close of the the day.
It is exciting to find that the message of Blazing New Trails continues to grow. I just found out that the blog site has people from 23 states and 7 different countries following the hike and hopefully growing with me in the passion of the hike's purpose. That's encouraging news to me.
In the morning I will take a shuttle bus back to the trail and continue my journey. For those of you who do not know, my hike will take another twist in early July. I will be picked up off the AT and transported to Louisville, KY. There I will hike through the downdown streets to the convention center where the North American Christian Convention will be taking place. Joining with me will be people with disabilities and other special needs friends. We will be hiking through the convention area and into the main hall for the start of the convention. We want people to see and understand the importance of this community. During the week I will be at a "campsite" in the convention center, sharing about my hike and the important reasons behind it. When the week is over, I will be back on the AT.
It all keeps happening step by step. Each step forward brings me closer to my destination and goal. That's how I've traveled from GA up to southern VA. That's how we will see the world changed. I hope that my little steps will somehow challenge others to begin taking a few steps of their own.
It is very frustrating for me to sit watching a pretty day go past without hiking. My mind knows that my ankles are needing the break, but my spirit wants to move on.
My day has been a combination of relaxing, planning, and communicating. My feet are doing very well in the blister and skin department. My knees have enjoyed the rest as have my ankles. The left foot is the point of concern. I never know when I step forward whether it will hold or collapse on me. That makes me favor it, which ends up causing the right foot to grow tired and ache by the close of the the day.
It is exciting to find that the message of Blazing New Trails continues to grow. I just found out that the blog site has people from 23 states and 7 different countries following the hike and hopefully growing with me in the passion of the hike's purpose. That's encouraging news to me.
In the morning I will take a shuttle bus back to the trail and continue my journey. For those of you who do not know, my hike will take another twist in early July. I will be picked up off the AT and transported to Louisville, KY. There I will hike through the downdown streets to the convention center where the North American Christian Convention will be taking place. Joining with me will be people with disabilities and other special needs friends. We will be hiking through the convention area and into the main hall for the start of the convention. We want people to see and understand the importance of this community. During the week I will be at a "campsite" in the convention center, sharing about my hike and the important reasons behind it. When the week is over, I will be back on the AT.
It all keeps happening step by step. Each step forward brings me closer to my destination and goal. That's how I've traveled from GA up to southern VA. That's how we will see the world changed. I hope that my little steps will somehow challenge others to begin taking a few steps of their own.
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