roller coasters...

you know that when you get on a roller coaster, you're gonna be freaked out. and you're gonna scream. and maybe even throw your arms up to make it that much more terrifying. but i still LOVE roller coasters. i even occasionally have a fear that the car is going to fall off the tracks. but i still chose to ride them whenever possible cause the journey is worth the fear.

and maybe it's the thrill that keeps me coming back. i have a trust that the car won't fall off the tracks. so i throw my arms in the air and smile through my terrified screams.

the past couple of days have felt like a roller coaster and the ride's not over yet.

i have been applying for jobs and checking out new places to live and every time i get excited about one, it falls through. but i continue to ride. i go from moments of peace and trust knowing that God will provide, to moments of fear that my life won't work out.

and even as i type that, i realize how RIDICULOUS that is! "my life won't work out"??? really? okay, so maybe that's not the fear. maybe it's more of a disappointment that i've told God exactly what i think my life should look like, and He's clearly indicating He has a different path. wow. even that's ridiculous. i have a better plan than the creator of the universe? hmmmm. yikes. if left to my own abilities, my roller coaster car WOULD fall off the tracks...

so i find myself excitedly throwing my arms in the air, all the while scared of the unknown twists and turns. still smiling, occasionally slowly chugging up a big hill and other times, racing along the tracks so quickly you get bugs in your teeth.

but i'm gonna fight to trust the creator of the roller coaster. the sustainer of the roller coaster. and a God who loves me so much, He gave me roller coasters to enjoy.

In the Beginning...

...God created the heavens and the earth.

that was quite a bit to do on Day 1.

It's somewhat of Day 1 for me... Day 1 of a new season of my life. I recently quit my job as it required a weekly commute from my home in Seattle to a hotel in San Diego.

So now I find myself, about to turn 30, with my life shaken like an etch-a-sketch... almost completely blank screen, looking with anticipation towards the new picture to be created.

Over the next couple of months, I have some incredible adventures planned, but many more will pop up on a semi-regular basis, as I look for adventure. Which is exactly why I knew I needed to begin blogging today.

It's my Day 1.

even if nobody ever reads this, I'll put my thoughts and experiences down so that I can look back and track the adventure God is outlining in my life.

plus now that I'm unemployed, theoretically I have time to do things like blog... oh, and there will be pictures too. adventures must have pictures. and a FunnyBerger is always prepared with a camera.