Journey Day 336

This has the makings of an extremely long day so I'm taking this free moment I have, and I am writing to you. I want to have a more adventurous spirit. Let's be real, I'm not the most exciting person in the world. I like having a schedule... I enjoy to-do lists and structure... I hate going out at night, and love going to bed early... the idea of spontaneity makes me break out in hives. While that last part is a tiny exaggeration it doesn't lie too far from the truth. It seems I hate adventure... but I don't want to. I want to take random day trips to places I've never been before. I want to climb mountains, and swim in rivers. I want to make new friends in the most unlikely places. I want to work in inner city areas with kids that didn't have the same privileges I did. I want to risk it all for something bigger than myself. At the core of me, I long for adventure... even though I seem incapable of acting on that longing. I guess that's a part of why I'm going to China. I'm tired of waking up every morning doing the same ol' thing. I am restless. I am excited to go and do and live. I want to live and breathe God's word. It's time to move on from Lburg... I used to wake up every morning and love where I lived. I used to go places and count down the days until I came back again. Now I count down the days until I get to go visit other places. And while I love all my friends that live here, I think it's time to go. It's time to engage my adventurous spirit.