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Photos of Our Trip to Ohio and Illinois
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At Christmas
time, 2006, Kathy, Kim and I went on a trip to Ohio to visit our
daughter Christy and her husband Eric. Great time! We spent time there
in Columbus staying with Christy and Eric and their black Labradors
Sasha and Gabby, puppies but already big. We had Christmas dinner with
Eric's family who we love. Eric and I also had the opportunity of using
some free tickets to a Cleveland Cavaliers basketball game. It was
almost a two hour drive each way to Cleveland, but worth it!
After Christmas Kathy, Christy, Eric, Kim
and I drove to Elgin, Illinois, outside of Chicago, to stay with Kathy's
brother Jamie and his wife Carolyn and their boy Jacob for 4 days.
Kathy's other brother Rick drove down from Appleton, Wisconsin, to be
with us. It was a treat to be with all of them.
During our
stay there Kathy,
Christy, Eric, Kim and I took the train
into Chicago to enjoy the city life and to have lunch at my sister
Anne's place with her and my mom who was visiting her. We enjoyed that,
as well as our walk through downtown Chicago.
The next day
I drove to Wheaton, Illinois where I spent the first 12 years of my
life. The first photo is of Emerson Grade School where I attended while
there. The next photo is of the "creek" where my brother Jim and I and
our friends used to play often. It might look pretty dull, but we had
great fun there, and great adventures. The next photo is of what we used
to call Delles Park. We would skate there every winter when the pond
froze. The photo of the railroad tracks shows where we used to play
often. I loved hanging around the tracks. We did all kinds of things
there, like putting pennies on the tracks and run to find them after the
train had run them over. I also took a drive to Dekalb, where I attended
Northern Illinois University and earned my bachelor of science degree in
education. The fifth photo is of the lagoon on campus with the art
building on the other side of it where I spent much much time during
those years. The sixth photo is of the church I attended for much of my
time while a student. Things have changed very little in Dekalb in the
thirty years since I have been there. This church building has not
changed a bit, but it reminds me of many memories of the days when I was
seeking for truth and began to seek the Lord Jesus. There were some
people there who were of great blessing to my life. The days were
difficult but exciting at the same time.
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