Look around. There’s something out there.
I think I need to stop thinking that my posts here need to be overly witty or insightful. Such thoughts keep me from posting anything until I have adequate time (which isn't going to happen) to think of such things. So here … I present you with … not much.
Preparations for my coming journey to Sierra Leone are going smoothly. I was recently approved for health insurance and my visa application is in the mail – make that delivered (thanks usps.com!) – to the Sierra Leonean Embassy in our nation's capital. There are many, many new antibodies floating luxuriously throughout this body of mine. I finished the regiment of rabies vaccination last week. The only medicine that awaits me is Lariam – the anti-malarial drug that tends to cause "vivid dreams." You can translate that into nightmares. I would already call myself a non-nightmarish vivid dreamer so I'm in for a real treat.
I must say that the preparation for this trip has been wonderful. Sure, it's been tough at times, but I have been blessed by so many people who have chosen to encourage me, support me both financially and in prayer, and to simply listen to my story. This only goes to show me that life is in the journey – all moments have something to offer. I too often focus on what's next and don't take full advantage of what's around me now – be it country line dancing or a cup of coffee with a friend. A wise man once said, "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once and a while, you might miss it."