Setting Up Residence

After extensive hours on the road, the kids and I are settling in to life on the farm.

Last week on Tuesday we loaded up the van and left VA. We had a wonderful stay with dear friends, the Anderson's, in Kentucky that night. On Wednesday we continued our trip with a brief stop in Bloomington, IL for lunch with Grandpa and Grandma and Uncle Bill. It was good for the kids to get out for a walk and to play in the backyard while I had a MUCH needed nap. We arrived at the IL farm Wednesday evening.

Thursday morning I left IL with my lovely Aunt Gretchen, on our way to a JuicePlus bootcamp in Ohio. We stayed that evening with friends of hers in Ohio and then finished our trip to Deer Creek State Park the following day. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday morning were spent there. . . and there are so many things I could say about that weekend that I don't even know where to begin, It was a wonderful time of refreshing, refocusing, and connecting with incredible people.

On Sunday I rode back to IL with my sister-in-law and mother-in-law. We stopped in Bloomington again to unpack her van and load into my sister-in-law's car for two more hours up to her home. When I arrived at her home in Bristol, my generous cousin Rob was there waiting to take me the last two hours to the farm. He helped me unload there at midnight.

Whew!

We'll be here for the next two days and then I'm taking the kids to WI; first, for a stop and a wellness presentation for a friend near Madison and then to the WI Dells for nearly a week of time with extended family.

Our time here always goes quickly, and we have many plans. It's so good for my heart to see old friends and family that I only see infrequently. I'm looking for the Lord to open up doors for great conversations and for him to grow and stretch our family this summer.

No farm pictures yet, but here are some of the beautiful and delicious cherries on our tree!