One Last Parting Thought....

I L L

The time has come.. to follow the yellow brick road. This has been a 17 month journey and the last few hours will be the hardest and feel the longest.

I am already tired physically and have much more ahead of me. 

Then there are emotions..... 

How do you sum up the feelings of leaving a community that has blessed me and nourished me and my family for the past 16 years? 

There are no words and sometimes you have to accept that..... and just be.

I want to enjoy the moments with friends, even though there will be a few tears. Tears are good... they remind us how fragile life is. 

We truly need one another. 

 So, I will let them fall and be grateful.

If life is about anything it is the relationships we make, nurture, and watch grow.

I pray God's richest blessings on these friends, this community that I will always consider home.

And one parting thought......... Long Live The Chief !

Cheers to my Illini Community.

I N I