Fear sometimes starts to seep in…to creep in…to my heart.

What if…we don’t find a renter? What if…we can’t pay for all of this? What if…our RV breaks down?

Mostly, though, I rest in the fact that THIS is the right time to do this. 2011 is our year to be brave.

We gave up our house, our cars, our fast internet connection (I’m totally mourning the loss of that, by the way), our furniture, our way of life. We gave it up because we began to feel uncomfortable. Unsettled.

We would wake up and go about our days and feel like something wasn’t quite right. People all over the world are hungry, poor, discouraged, and destitute. And we really want to play a [small] part in figuring out solutions.

Do we dare? Yes, we dare. (Even if we do have the shiiivvveerss).

[book pictured: The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree]