Lovely Visit

Almost 3 weeks ago Corey, Erin and Naomi came to visit us, and they brought along friends for us to meet: Chuck and Judy.  We had such a great time talking about God, laughing, staying up late, walking around town, playing games, eating tons of food, and just enjoying a sweet time of fellowship.  

First day: 

We hung out at our apartment, took a tour around campus, ate dinner at Giordano's, and went back to the hotel for some games and late night talks :) 

Checking out the chapel on campus

Second Day: worshipped at our church Crosslife, ate lunch at Kona Grill, walked around downtown for hours, and ate a late, yummy dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. 

I just love this sweet girl <3

A beautiful day in downtown

We weren't the only ones taking advantage of the nice day, look at this crowd, Yikes!

Visiting Moody

After so much walking, we decided to give our feet a little rest. 

The final leg of the trip

Third day: the guys went out to play disc golf while I took the ladies shopping.  And though there are tons of nice, expensive malls and boutiques in Chicago, we went to GoodWill for our shopping =) A couple of years ago, this would have been the last place I would have ever imagined taking my sister-in-law Erin to go shopping.  But in His amazing grace, God transforms the lives of those who seek Him and find their identity in Him.  He changes our priorities, our desires for attention, our worldly pleasures, our concerns for image, and even our spending habits.  He replaces vanity with humility, gratitude and good stewardship; my sister Erin is a great witness of this transformation.  I am blessed and encouraged by the work God is doing in her life, which you can read more about in her blog: http://erins.blog.com/       

It was such a great visit and we miss them already!