tired in a good way:)

This lovely gentlemen, myself and the 7 kids just arrived home late last night after a whirlwind trip to Illinois.  As much as every marriage goes through challenging times... I love this man more and more each day.  And really grow more and more deeply respectful of who he is as a person.  He has integrity, far more patience than me in many ways, a humbleness of heart that is rare these days, and a heart that desires to serve God fully...where ever the Lord leads. 

We had a really nice visit to Illinois...   We had a couple of tours around the town and campus, (it is a beautiful place) loads of meeting friendly new people, great Chicago style pizza, lots of swimming in the pool for the kids, and really nice conversations. They were very kind to us... I am so glad we went for a visit... as the mom of this crew, it is so nice to be able to now picture things in my mind when we are talking and praying over this decision.