What a beautiful day here in Central Illinois! The children ran around barefoot, tracking mud into the house, and having a wonderful time enjoying the fresh air.

We spent almost the entire day at the Monroe house. At 1 pm we met with our realtor, Judy Glenn, to get her suggestions for what needs to be done before we list the house. We walked through each room noticing every little thing that needs attention. I wrote a separate list for each room. Now all we have to do is work through the list.

This past weekend has been a very productive one for our work project. Todd helped us out two nights in a row taking children home so we could stay and work uninterrupted. And today we worked even more intently knowing that Judy would be there soon to look things over.

Fortunately, Judy thinks we are definitely on the right track, and she feels we’re close to being ready to list. She was very encouraging, and the best part was when Judy, Michael and I bowed our heads and prayed that God would direct our paths. It’s so comforting to be on the same page as our realtor, knowing that the whole deal is in God’s hands.

Tonight I am so tired. We have worked harder these past four days than we’ve worked in a long time. But it’s good for us! Sure doesn’t hurt us to work hard and honor God with our labor. Also, it’s good for me to stay busy and active and not sit around all day munching on chocolates.

This evening we have some vigorous thunderstorms rolling through. How funny to have thunderstorms in January! There was even a tornado warning earlier this evening. All we can do is smile and shake our heads at this funny Central-Illinois weather.

The one thing that sticks out to me most about this day is a comment that Michael made as we were eating supper. He said that he still feels very confident that we are following God’s leading. So, we follow on, and it feels like we’re wandering in a wilderness, but as long as we follow the path God has us on, we can “wander” in confidence that we will actually arrive in the “Promised Land” someday.