Sauced.

Great to be with some friends out on the Paseo last night. It was a beautiful evening buzzing with great people. A good pizza slice and some live music provided by Dan Vaillancourt added to the enjoyment.

As we sat around talking about everything from organic church, to stupid reality shows, to job satisfaction, educational benefits, trips to california and kansas, outreach impulses, etc...we thought about our entertainment for the evening.

Dan (check out http://www.danvaillancourt.com/ & www.myspace.com/danvaillancourt) was on a bit of a summer tour. He will be hitting some 30 venues in 60 days or so across 14 states. Aaron Stimpson brought up the risk and sense of adventure there must be in leaving home with your guitar to hit the road for a summer of travel and music. A summer to pursue your dreams and follow the beat of your own heart.

Now this guy is not big time but he's good. He's traveling from city to city playing for food and gas money. He's playing for love. He's well educated, gifted, articulate, social. He has everything in his arsenal to conquer the "American Dream". But what about his dream? It looks different. But it's his. Nobody else's. Just his. And he's going for it.

In those hours together last night, I kept thinking about some of the great adventures of my life. A time stranded on a boat as a young kid. I was convinced it was my own Giligan's Island. A month in Nepal as a teenager. Taking a bunch of teenagers to Romania. What were there parents thinking? Through the night road trips with friends. Marriage. Capsizing canoes on the Illinois river in the black of night, only later to find out the river was closed. Kids. Thailand, post-tsunami. Israel. Oklahoma again. Church-planting. On an On I could go.

I am thankful for the adventures thus far. And I pray my own heart will be free enough to follow its own beat. I want to live free (I almost made a Die Hard reference) and full.

So what are you dreaming about?
What adventure is awaiting you?
Where will your heart lead you?

Take your own "Dan Vaillancourt Summer Tour 2007".
It's your life...live it...now!