We’re here in Chicago! I mean – Naperville!

We’re in a house that is definitely the biggest I’ve ever stayed in. Jess and I were given the “master bedroom” of this very giving family, The Swansons.

We met Paul & Susan yesterday when we arrived, as well as two of their three daughters. It is obvious that my sister, their live-in nanny, is VERY loved by this family – and the love she has for their family is absolutely genuine as well.

The family has done everything in their power to ensure that we make ourselves at home here – and boy am I relaxed. The Swansons left yesterday soon after we arrived to go on a vacation of their own to Atlanta – so this Sheets family has truly taken over! My Mom and Dad arrived around 9PM last night and we enjoyed a Sherilyn-made dinner and some “family time” watching Surivor that we taped to enjoy when they arrived.

Yesterday evening, before Mom and Dad arrived, Sherilyn took us to a local pizza-joint where we enjoyed the best Chicago-style deep-dish pizza I’ve ever had. This afternoon our plans include exploring Naperville and all its historic-glory. We’ll head to the River Walk and enjoy window-shopping and coffee-sipping.

We head back to Warsaw as a 2-vehicle caravan tomorrow morning.

I don’t have enough of the greatest commodity of all – time.

Too much going on, not enough time to do it all.

We’re leaving tomorrow morning to head to Chicago for my sister Sherilyn’s birthday. We’ll meet up with my folks up there and bring them back with us on Saturday for Ella’s dedication on Sunday!

This is going to be one of those “whirlwind weekends”.

Sorry about the lack of updates lately – it’s good to know they’re missed.

Today was “Round-Up Sunday” at Warsaw Wesleyan Church. Our combined service at 10AM this morning was “Western” themed and we had over 500 in attendance! We filled the sanctuary and for the lunch afterwards, we had to put up extra tables in the hallways! How cool is that?! Best of all, there were atleast 5 this morning who prayed to accept the Lord as their Savior!

Even though I’m anti-Western/Country/Southern Gospel, the day was, in fact, a good day overall and I even enjoyed singing in the Southern Gospel quartet AND dressing in jeans and my “Mexican Cowboy” poncho, which – thanks to the Sweeny’s – was a modified $6 bath-towel from Wal-Mart.