Sands & Seas—The Stacy World Tour

So... this “blogspot” was originally meant to continue on after my experience at Sparrow Village. However, some unexpected circumstances held me back from sharing my life journey with others for quite a while. [I was a bit stunted when I returned from my experience in South Africa—as I should have been… and then I experienced my own personal loss later in the year (2007).] It has been nearly 3 years since my last entry… which, for me, is very hard to believe. Three years seems like so much when you are younger; as I get older [a quarter-century now!], I can see how time slips right through one’s fingers. I cannot imagine it passing by any faster than it is now, but I know that this will happen. Often times, I would just like life to stand still. Maybe that is why I am embarking on this new journey…. Well, at least that is part of it, I’m sure.

This “new journey” is really just the next chapter for me. I am traveling around the world for one year (God willing). I am trying to separate myself as much as possible, rip myself out of my comfort zone, and simply go with God… to every continent.

In reality, going around the world for a year is going to breeze past me, I’m sure. It may very well be the quickest year of my life. However, in choosing to remove myself from the hustle and bustle of life… to slow down, seek God, and explore His creation… I think that the quality of sand will slow the hourglass.

Many people have asked me about the purpose of this trip. There are many reasons for this trip (a few of which are stated above)… One reason this trip will be good is that I feel it is in God’s timing…and purpose for me, of course. I have wanted to do this for a long time. (Actually, I feel that God began whispering this in my heart when I was a teenager.) However, the time was not right.

The last couple of years have especially been about waiting on God. My father died exactly two years ago today [something that my heart still struggles to accept]. I do not like hearing myself say that it has been two years—that is two years too long—but I have peace because the relationship continues. [It’s hard to explain.] And I continually understand and feel the love of my Heavenly Father more each day. Anyway, I had been torn between feeling the urge to both go and stay, at the same time. I was waiting on a peace that I was not sure would come. Well, after two important years of staying—I just know that now is the time. I know that I know. We shall see what will become of it… or come from it???

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Nothing too earth-shattering in the above post—Just wanted to let you know what I am doing. I feel that my words here have been far too simple and not made much grammatical sense—or at least could have been phrased much better. I’m just going to attribute that to listening to broken English for a week, as I am already on the first leg of this crazy world tour—Israel.