The Countdown Has Begun

Only six days until Europe meets Dan. I've bought nearly everything I need. I've seen nearly everyone I need to see. I've even been commissioned by the ELCA. Some ask, "Are you ready for Europe?" I ask, "Is Europe ready for me?"

At this point, my alter-ego Life-Lesson Dan would say, "Are we ever really ready for anything?" As we all know, we can prepare for the future, but nothing works out as planned. Even events that appear to be the same are always different because no two things are ever the same.

So, like children say in a old-fashioned game of Hide-And-Go-Seek:

"Ready or not, here I come!"