Gratitude Day #8
Today I am grateful for the opportunities I have had to travel.
Both Kerry and I came from families who loved to travel. And, it would only be natural that we would love, too.
We began to travel when we were still dating, right on up until our marriage. It began with just day trips to Gettysburg, the Eastern Shore, Assateague Island, downtown Washington, DC. The trips became longer after we married, even traveling with a van full of babies.
We have been most fortunate. And, it may be because we travel so inexpensively. It is not beneath us at all to only eat one meal out per day, with the rest coming from whatever we have brought with us.
We have been to all fifty states, have gone on cruises, climbed mountains and pyramids, seen monuments and buildings I never dreamed of, eaten the most wonderful lake bass from Atitlan in Guatemala, talked with locals, and followed old trails made famous.
And, since we are also religious, we try to attend any ward or branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that we can find. It's easier on our apps, for it can pinpoint the chapel, as well as the meeting times. But, if for some reason we aren't able to attend, we still take time on the Sabbath to have a small devotional, perhaps in a rest area or a mountain top.
We have also visited areas important in our family's history, where we walked where they walked, stood where they stood, and mourned where they mourned.
And, though we have been in other parts of the world, there's nothing like driving down our road with my face smashed up against the windshield, waiting for a glimpse of our home.
St. Basil's, Moscow, Russia
Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska
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