“I used to think knowing God was like going on a business trip with Him, but now I know He’s inviting me on an adventure instead.”

A thought by Bob Goff, (2012-05-01) from his book, Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World (p. 128). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)

That is the truth. I love adventure. My life has been an adventure.

I have been in 49 States. Someday I will make it to Alaska for my 50^th State. I have lived all over the United States: California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, New York, North Carolina and Florida.

I love to look at a map and then visualize what it is like. Every Saturday, Margaret and I go on an adventure. We’ve done it almost every Saturday since I have been retired. Wherever we have lived, we have seen more than most people who have lived there all there lives.

I also loved the adventure of being a church planter. The adventure of going out and finding people who would come to a new church. I love the adventure of finding a new Starbucks and meeting new people.

I love the adventure of being retired and the adventure of writing. I love today the adventure of going out and buying a new car. I love the adventure of being a Dodgers’ fan. And that over these 60 some years has truly been an adventure.

I love the adventure of family. Of watching what God is doing through, Margaret, my wife, Brett, my son and his family and Stef, my daughter and her family. I love watching my granddaughters grow up. I'm even going to watch my oldest granddaughter, Ashlyn tonight on Girl Meets World. It is on the Disney Channel.

I could go on but that is enough about me.

What about you?

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