Today, 10/1/2104, I signed up for the Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure 2015. I suppose I should come up with a more original title for this blog, but I must write.
On the beach of Lake Michigan in Lake Bluff, IL |
The heading for this post is the question I asked myself innumerable times last summer as I rode six weeks from the beach of Lake Michigan in Illinois to the Pacific beach in Oregon. I swore this was my last time, that I was going to return to the relative ease of sailing- what I used to consider "the hardest way to go anywhere, slowly". So, for the record when I'm nursing a sore butt and everything else on my (future) 58 year old body I'll have this to remind me.
Giving thanks on the Pacific beach of Astoria, OR |
What I have found and wish to share with everyone is that America is a wonderful country full of amazing people. We riders have the privilege of being their guests, and congregations we encounter invariably find inspiration in the ideals we share through demonstration. These are trying times; the world is full of disease and unease that leave me feeling almost hopeless at times. I can't do anything about everything, but I can do a little about something. Central Florida is home to one of every hundred homeless children in the entire country. That is a disproportionate population that must be addressed, and the Fuller Center for Housing of Central Florida is a handful of dedicated individuals inspiring a small army of supporters, and every Saturday, somewhere in our community we do a little about this something. Much more must be done, and we need money to buy building supplies. In 2013 this all started out as a bike ride that required me to raise some money, but now I'm raising money, so am required to ride a bike. I don't have the resources to take enough time to participate in the entire 10 weeks, but I'll do what I can to raise as much as possible. Something must be done.
You are the MAN! Next year's ride is shaping up to be a great time with all the repeaters that have signed up all ready. Sara and I are going to do the Spring ride and maybe one segment on the summer ride so hope to see you then!
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