When we travel to visit family in Houston the drive usually takes 4 hours: 3 hours of country Interstate to get us to Houston, and another hour to get us through the city and down I-45 to League City. I’ve known Amanda for five years now and have made this drive numerous times.

This past trip I got to thinking about the act of travel. The thought process was partially brought about by the 8 hours out of 26 I was spending in the Camry. Also by an email I received from a friend that is currently on a short term mission trip:

A few quick things you could ask for us…
ask for energy and health. we begin our 70 hour train ride this evening.

That’s right 70 hours! Almost three days in a train. Having experienced what they are going through (for a measly 24 hours), I can relate. Now, It would be easy when faced with a situation of being in a train for three days, a plane for 15 hours, or a car for hours to start questioning your journey and downplaying the experience. You go into survival mode and just try to make it through. “Wake me up when we get there.” “Are we there yet?” “Beam me up Scotty!”

I believe that getting there is vital to the journey. Just like life, if you are solely focused on your destination, you miss so much in the step-by-step process of arriving.

Here’s to all of us who are still “getting there.”