Do you have a bucket list?

June 21 in our hemisphere is the longest day of the year.  I love it!  My least favorite day comes six months from now.  I love the warmth, the day light, I love summer and all is good.  This summer is over the top with travel. I love to travel.  I am tired.  I am stiff!  I am almost packed and ready for my next adventure.

When life looks busy on a calendar, it is crazier in real life.  My life is crazy, but I am delighting in the opportunities this year.   Some were on my bucket list, the others happened without making it on to the list!

A  bucket list  is the things one desires to do or see before they 'kick the bucket' or in simpler terms die. I hope I have a long list of things yet to do, when God takes me on my best trip ever, eternity.  No day should be boring.  Here is my schedule for spring and summer. 



Israel Trip -
May 26- June 7, 2015 - Check - Fabulous! Go! It is safe!
Hands of Hope Garden Faire -Annual event! Fabulous, exhausting and worth while.
A major fundraiser for a marvelous life changing work in Zambia. June 19-20, 2015 - Check
Zambia Trip - Mongu, Western Provence
June 23 - July 6, 2015 - Leave Tuesday.
Honduras Medical Missions Trip -
 July 25- August 1, 2015
A wedding in between Zambia and Honduras just for kicks.

Why?  Well, I say why not?  When life gives you an opportunity for an adventure I say go for it.  No one gets younger, tomorrow never arrives  and each day is a gift from The Lord!  I ache, I need the adrenaline that used to allow me to put in supernatural hours, just to make it through a normal day.  I will be honest and say there is no ideal anything in my world.  Just do "it".  No excuses!

I desire to embrace the opportunities.  Adventures, travel, just changing your routine offer you so many growing experiences.  Do not be a slave to a routine, a tradition, or a fear.  If you are, you are shortchanging your self!

When we engage with others who are of a different culture, race, religion, economic background we are forced to own and to think about our personal beliefs.  Oh, I will own that  it can be uncomfortable at times but it is also freeing and humbling. Do not be trapped by the mindset of:

"My mind is made up, do not confuse me with the facts."    

Adventures give your life color and beauty.  They help one become a better person.

"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mildness "

Mark Twain 

What is on your bucket list?