SPOKIN' HOME - A YEAR OF ADVENTURE

We love to travel and especially to visit our family in Denver. Four years ago we had the crazy idea to ride our bikes home from Denver, approximately 1550 miles. Over a period of several months we told many people about our idea - the idea began to turn into a plan and before we knew it we had told enough people that we were going to do and couldn't turn back!

So over a period of four months we started seriously working towards doing this. There were some ups and downs and we certainly were not in the condition that we hoped to be by our start date. We started by doing biking on stationary bikes at the LifePlex in Plymouth, IN. We have had some good hours on the bike and were able to watch a few movies on their projection system while biking. It is great to have such a nice facility. I admit that watching Julie and Julia, instead of the 2008 Ironman is a little different workout, but it has been fun.

We had a great ride for 1,000 mile and then we had a little mishap. If you read through our blog Stick with our blog you can read more about that cycling experience and other adventure for that year.

Now we are four years down the road. Many good things have happened to our family during those years. On May 28, 2014 we will return to our last riding point, get on our bikes again and finish the last 500+ miles. Join us as we continue our adventure.




Monday, May 26, 2014

Blessings as we get closer


Father Kummer came all the way from Ft. Wayne to bless us and our bikes for the ride. I hope my kidneys got a little splash of Holy Water too!            

              

Tomorrow is our last day at home,before we leave for our ride. It was great having many of our family, friends , and of course. Father Kummer here to get us ready to roll.  I did want to go back to our original ride and update some of our reasons for doing this,other than just being a little crazy.  Our theme has been "do something for others,today." We hoped to make that part of our daily life,not just for our bike ride.  We also encourage everyone to think about that as your day progresses. We all have good intentions,but sometimes our own needs cover up the most simple ways we can help others. Before we know I it one day, one week, maybe even a month goes by and we realize we have missed out on a chance to offer ourselves to someone or some cause.  That is why we have added the "today" to our theme. Don't wait into tomorrow.

If you read back in our original blog you will also see that we are riding to remember and give thanks for four family members who made it through an accident. There were a couple of angels that didn't and we want to help others in their memory. To do that we have established the Michael Noel Magee Scholarship.  We have over $10,000 in the fund now and are working toward $15,000 to $20,000 within the next three to four years. 

During our earlier ride we found that so many times people along the way did something for us, rather than us doing something for them.  Those instances only strengthened our believe that most people in our world want to do what is right.  So we start this journey once again hoping to help others, but knowing that we will benefit from the kindness of others.  To keep our end of the bargain we have been reflecting on what we did while pedaling for hours everyday.  When the heat, hills, and wind seemed unbearable we often said many Hail Mary's and other prayers. Some were just to give us the strength to continue forward, but then we started remembering and praying for others that we new were in need. So we are offering to include people or situations that you may know who are in need in our prayers.  You may not feel comfortable posting something on this blog so feel free to email me     jdavis6k@gmail.com  We will be happy to include your requests in our prayers. 

I just checked the weather forecast for Jefferson City. It looks like low 80's and a chance of thunder showers for the first few days. We can handle that.  I will blog more on Wed. after our train ride. 

Keep us in your prayers. 
Peace
Jack and Mary Kay
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