From Pamplona to Puerta La Reina to Estella to Torres Del Rio to Lagonia- phew! My feet are feeling it now! We crossed the 100 mile mark today, and that is exciting! We celebrated with ice cream!

We also hit rain today for the first time so far. I had cinched up my poncho hood and had a small amount of visibility. I stuck to watching my feet, ensuring that they moved to stable terrain safely. It reminded me of times when all I can see is a portion of the big picture, but moving forward one step at a time is the only way to move through a stormy season. There are so many similar lessons learned on El Camino.

We arrive at our destination weary and feeling like we can’t go another step, but the next morning, we get up and do it again.

We encounter a hill that seems hard, but we remind ourselves that it’s nothing we haven’t done already. And we power through.

The Camino is like an embodiment of every reality that life teaches us. We meet beautiful people, and we see beautiful sights. We feel grateful. We make judgments, and then are surprised when we learn we didn’t fully understand. We’re grateful for the lesson. We accomplish more than we believed possible. We’re grateful. We experience provision, and we’re grateful. We experience pain and hurt. We heal and are grateful. We are never in it alone, and we’re grateful.

I’m rambling. I’m tired, but grateful. That’s the bottom line. We’re experiencing things that embody the best parts and the hardest parts. So thankful for your thoughts and words and prayers. Thankful for people who care about how we’re doing. And thankful that we’re doing ok. No, better than ok. ❤️