Sleeplessness

Insomnia... my enemy, yet he sticks close tonight. I use him as an excuse to write though. The bus is quiet. I think everyone else is asleep. I look out the window to see the quiet jeep as well. Shadows need sleep too. Tomorrow night we'll have a hotel with real beds. I can't wait, and neither can the girls.

Haven't been on the road that long, but already I'm beginning to settle. It's routine now. But even routines can hold adventures, and the road certainly does that. Today's flat tire was proof of that. How many guys does it take to change one tire on a bus? Don't ask. Alice - don't put that in your next article!

Spirits are high and the energy doesn't seem to run out. It's like the momentum of the bus is an energy charger so we're constantly filling up. Nightly devotional times in the group has been a great encouragement as well.

Tomorrow we're climbing a bit north again. A wee bit cooler, but spring is everywhere. We're Breaking Out, and spring is too. I wonder what it smells like back home as the season changes. Hey, Jen, can you box up some Nevada air and send it to me in the mail? They say there's no place like home, and I believe it now. But really... I'm getting along well. I'm really loving the new sights every day and loving the cause we're traveling for. If there's one thing I'm thankful for right now, it's saying yes to Hunter's invitation.

Oh, look, a firefly. Well, I'm wide awake, why not him too? I think I'll go take a nighttime walk and see if that helps.