day 1 - denver to kansas city

today i spent roughly 9 hours with charlie (my car). random thoughts on the first day of my great adventure:

• it is weird to be taking a road trip without driving a 15 passenger van and not having teenagers with me
• it is a good thing that green and brown are my two favorite colors - they are the only colors i saw today (kansas)
• when you procrastinate and leave late you miss the opportunity to see amazing things such as the "largest prairie dog in the world"
• when you cross over into kansas it is like they turn on the wind - its almost immediate - and then you can't drive with one hand anymore b/c you are trying so hard to keep the car on the road
• semi trucks are from satan
• when the speed limit is 65 people drive 80 and when its 75 people drive 70
• mixed tapes from college are the bomb.com and i am so grateful charlie has a tape player
• kaitlin, the rices and wanbergs were on my heart so much today. in the midst of all the questions and uncertainty i heard a still small voice asking me "what do you know to be true?" i know God is faithful. i know Jesus loves kaitlin and her family. i know He is good. i know life is hard. i know He is present and never leaves or forsakes His children.
• Jesus' love brings me to tears
• the music i chose to listen to growing up made a profound impact on my spiritual growth. what you put into your mind matters.
• what is the deal with the big hay bails?
• the palm trees at the oasis in colby, ks, although fake, make me smile
• gas is expensive
• interstates are loud (my hotel is right next to it)
• charlie did his part in supporting the bug population control initiative in kansas 
• perspective is everything (or at least really important)
• love is a battlefield

until next time...journey on!