Why Illinois is Better Than Wisconsin

I went home over the weekend to go boating with some friends out at my Dads. I was only home for a day but it made me so homesick. I know that God has brought me to Beloit and I know this is where I'm supposed to be right now...it's just hard sometime. In light of that I will make a list (because who doesn't like a good list) of why IL is so much better that the Beloit...aka, the butthole of America.

• Mom
• Beth
• Mandy
• Dave
• Matt
• Knowing roads like the back of my hand. I love when I can drive through the country and know exactly where I am even when I can't see anything else.
• Boating. I love boating. It's one of my favorite things to do.
• Avanti's. Only the best cheap Italian you can get. And don't get me started on their ranch.
• Green Gables. It's not that the food is that great (it's pretty good) but it's just a must after a day of boating.
• Illinois night skies are amazing. I don't know if it's all the factories here in Beloit or what...but the sky just never looks the same.
• Bloomington. I think it may always be my favorite town. Not sure why...I just love it.
• There is no smell of a potato chip factories lingering in the are. There is a Frito Lay factory here in Beloit and it smells like straight up butt funk. I hate it.
• Right along the same lines of knowing the roads...knowing where things are. I'm sure I'll figure it out around here...but it's an annoying process.
• And I'll end again with my friends. Mom, Beth, Mandy, Dave, Matt.

Blah. Stupid Wisconsin.

Chasing Rainbows

Last night I saw a double rainbow. It was the strangest setting. It hadn't rained and the clouds were really dark...not the type of climate a rainbow usually comes in at all. But they were the most vibrant rainbows I have ever seen. They were beautiful. I always carry my camera in my purse, but of course last night I had left it sitting on the dining room table. Bummer. But anyway...seeing that last night i was just overcome with such a sense of hope. I think God created rainbows for that very reason. It was after the flood he gave Noah a rainbow and promised he would not do it again. Hope for a better tomorrow. I always have the hardest time expressing in words what God is doing in my heart, but right now I just know that he is telling me there is hope. Hope in despair. Hope in the good times. Hope in the bad. Hope that things in my life are going to be different than what I think. I thank God for rainbows.