Most of the time, I don't mind living in central Illinois, in the middle of a bunch of cornfields.
But today I mind. Today I am sick of the flat, dry farming country that surrounds us.
Today, I was supposed to be in Ohio at my sister Ruby's house and because of circumstances beyond my control I am stuck in ILL. I am super sad and extremely disappointed.
Right at this minute....my sister Ruby and her husband Sam, my dad and mom (from Ind) , my brother, Gene and his wife Sharon from Georgia and my youngest brother Kevin and his wife Leslie are hanging out together having what I will call....."Miller Time on Mount Hope". It's not what you think-they aren't Miller beer drinkers. My maiden name is Miller and I love to hang out with The Miller's. Sam and Ruby live on a hill, which I see as a Mountain, near Mount Hope. It is absolutely breathtaking beautiful. From their front porch you can see miles around. Not a piece of flat land anywhere within eyesight.
I'm just frustrated to not get to be there. I was looking forward to seeing all of them. I even thought....life is not fair and said it out loud.
"Life is not fair!!"
The problem with that saying is that my own sermons came back to haunt me. When my children were younger they learned they do not want to say that saying around me. The shpeel went something like this......"You are right-Life is not fair. You have food to eat & a lot of children don't, you have eyes to see & a lot of people don't, you have a home & a lot of people don't....."
I know there are a lot worse things than just not getting to be with my family tonight but seriously, they are really great people and what I love the most is that I just get to be myself around them. I can just be the quirky person God created and they accept me just like I am.They get me. They don't try to change me or force me to be anything I'm not. I love that about my family. Most of all they think I'm funny. That is my favorite thing about getting together with my family. We laugh a lot. We laugh loud and get a bit obnoxious. Then we also talk about really deep stuff. My favorite earthly conversations are with these people.
I know I would have felt strengthened and refreshed to be with them.
So tonight I am in ILL wishing I was in Ohio. I can almost picture how it's all going down and I wish I was there.
