Day One of the Adventure!

 Today is the day! We woke up at 4:00 A.M., loaded the last minute items, ice chest, and overnight bag! We said good bye to Kyle's family (we have been staying at their house for the past week.). There were tears and hugs. We were so excited, and secretly I was a little scared :) We got in the car, turned the key...the car wouldn't start. Click. Click. Kyle's only words, "You have got to be kidding me!" Alright, everybody back to bed!

At 8:30 A.M. we had our car towed to a Chevy Dealership, the nearest place with a service station open. While we waited for a diagnoses we dropped Tucker (Kyle's parents dog) at the grooming salon, and went to Corner Bakery for breakfast.

It is definately not the start to our adventure that we thought we would have, but I guess that's why it's called an adventure! Going with the theme of feeling "free from control" I have had to just surrender all of this to the Lord. (So not like me) I can't control what happens. Before we got out of bed this morning, we prayed for God's Hand of protection on us and I have felt such peace today knowing that all of this is His Hand on us. Since this morning we have found out the problem- battery cables need to be replaced, so it is being fixed as we speak. Our new plan is to leave when the car is fixed and just drive east for as long as the sunflower seeds will keep us alert...we are going east right? Geography is not my best subject.

So I can't help but think of this verse- Proverbs 16:9 "A man's heart plans his ways, but God directs his steps." Thank you so much for your prayers! We love you!