Today I went to lunch with some new friends from the church. They remembered that I was going on a road trip last time I saw them and were excited to hear all about it. Once again, as I recounted the experience, I found myself very grateful and somewhat in awe of the whole undertaking. The other day I picked up my grandson to run some errands. He said that I looked much more comfortable now driving around town. He said I didn’t have the 10:00 and 2:00 death grip on the steering wheel. I did realize that at times while I was driving on the trip – particularly on a busy highway – I was very tense. When I became aware of that, I would intentionally try to relax. I was somewhat surprised that my grandson noticed that right away and mentioned it. We talked about how great the road trip was, and I also explained that it really took me out of my comfort zone. At the same time we both said, “but that is good.” And it was definitely worth it. I was able to work through a lot of fear, guilt, loneliness, sorrow, and grief during the travels. And I would not have wanted to miss all the unexpected blessings that God bestowed upon us during our adventure.

I Found God today reflecting on what a blessing it was to get out of my comfort zone.