Nashville is not nearly as scary as Memphis.

For those of you who have been anxiously waiting for our updates and and have been sitting on the edge of your chairs, wondering where the Nomadic Duo is at the moment, we apologize that we have been having too much fun sight seeing and travelling to sit around blogging. But since we just happen to find ourselves in downtown Nashville at Mike's Ice cream and Coffee Bar with free wifi, we thought we would tell you where we are and what has happened on the trip so far.

Day 1: Left Prescott (yes, Lew was late, but Ark wasn't too upset, yet). Lesson of the day: The human eye can see a long way. Why did God create New Mexico? #1 To give construction workers a job. #2 To make everywhere else look so beautiful. Song of the day: Get your kicks on Route 66 (Thanks James). Destination: Lake Meredith, Texas...one word: AWESOME.

Day 2: Destination: Oklahoma City. Lesson of the day: "Possession is only a misdemeanor not a felony in Oklahoma" (conversation overheard in the downtown library). Why did God create Oklahoma? To make Arizona feel cool. 100 degrees plus humidity is not the ideal way to see the Oklahoma City Memorial. What is the purpose of Historical Markers? To get a cop off your rear. Thank you Andy, Grace, and Ransom for your hospitality.

Day 3: Destination: Memphis (armpit of Tennessee). Have you ever walked through a downtown area with mace in your hand and your thumb on the safety? We have!!! But we were told (in a southern accent): "You ladies are mighty fine." We decided that spending 40 bucks to see Graceland was not worth the money, so we just looked over the wall instead, while talking about how sad entertainment idolism is in the US. Lesson of the day (as seen on a billboard in Memphis): "He's shot. You're sorry. Still dead. Chill, don't kill." Redemption of Memphis: Meeman-Shelby State Park. Absolutely beautiful, nestled in behind mansions and manicured lawns. Fell asleep to a frog symphony and the moon shining through the vines and trees. The Mississippi River at sunset was pretty awesome as well.

Day 4: Destination: Nashville, TN. Toured Bell Meade Plantation and the Parthenon (yes, it's in Nashville not Greece, in case you were wondering). Lesson of the day: Lesson on how to dance the Hustle at the Swing Dance Club this evening.

Overall: We're having fun, praising God for the variety of scenery, people and accents around us. Still waiting for divine and defining moments. Up next: Great Smokies and more lunches at gas stations. Stay tuned.

Adventures and Defining Moments!

The last few days I have been thinking...too much! The majority of things going through my head are not too important, such as, don't forget the camp chair and be sure to pack deodorant! However, some other thoughts go a little deeper. I think one reason I wanted to go on this trip was because I long, crave, deeply desire adventure! Not just any Tom Sawyer adventure, but the kind that I'll remember for years to come as a life-changing adventure. One with a defining moment. One that involves a deeper faith and a wow-only-the-Lord could do that experience. Abraham had a defining moment adventure when he was asked to sacrifice his only son on the altar and obeyed. He got to see God provide in a powerful way and was changed through it. Peter experienced that moment after he had denied his Lord three times and then ate with Him after the resurrection. Paul had his moment when Jesus met him on the road to Damascus. So I ask, where is my moment? Have I ever come to the point of complete and total trust and dependence on Christ? Have I ever been part of a great adventure that pointed me face-to-face with the Lord Himself? You can count on the fact that I will be looking for that moment and adventure on the road. Will it be in Tennessee? New York? Or Maine? Only He knows!!! But what I know is wherever it is and whatever it looks like, my life will be defined very differently!

Counting Down.

We leave on this adventure one week from today.
Excited: check.
Planned: check.
Reservations made: check (for the most part)
E-Z pass bought: check.
National parks pass bought: check.
Packed: no way (not until Thursday night, for me anyway. Ark may pack before that...(:)

Other goals the trip...

A few other goals that we have for this trip (besides seeing the country, putting 8000 miles on the car, and enjoying our summer, [since that's what teachers are supposed to do...:)]) are as follows:
1. Distribute as many million dollars bills as we can and get into Kingdom conversations whenever possible (we covet your prayers)
2. Sketch a lighthouse...and even if the final sketch doesn't look all that great, we will look cool doing it...haha
3. Read some good books on the road...we both already have a long list of books, but if you want to recommend another good book that you have read recently, please do
4. Put on our running shoes and explore some news trails and neighborhoods and we pound the pavement