two years of blogging....

Two years ago I entered this new world of blogging. Two years, ten countries, and 203 blog posts later…..the road continues ever on and on! In many ways, my blog parallels and represents this two year journey of sabbatical, discernment, and preparation. Thanks for sharing in the journey and all that comes with it!

The Lord of the Rings begins with Bilbo Baggins leaving home for an unknown destination. Two years ago, I began blog post #1 sharing how I felt like Bilbo not knowing what was ahead, but eager for the road ahead.

The road goes ever on and on, down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the road has gone, and I must follow it if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet, until it joins the larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say?
~ Bilbo Baggins in the Fellowship of the Ring

It didn’t take long for God to bring to my attention Isaiah 52:12, “But you will not leave in haste or go in flight; for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.” Here God promised to go before the Israelites and be their rear guard as they followed Him. How true these promises of God's faithfulness held true in my journey on the road! These promises also bring comfort to me as I prepare to leave for Argentina very soon.

I can testify that God truly has gone before me and "marked the road for the coming day."

And the road continues ever on and on….