My M'Lynn, my baby, decided she wanted a Vilma experience (our exchange student last year) but we couldn't afford to send her with a real foundation so Leah, Ira's youngest sister, agreed to let M'Lynn come live with her and her family in Burr Ridge, Illinois. It's a small village suburb of Chicago. So yeah, there you go. M'Lynn and I left Saturday, August 18th, for the lovely road trip across Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois. I don't know what M'Lynn would say but I had a great time but I can say that 99% of the time I am with M'Lynn. She is really funny, fun, creative, silly, and real; all the things I like! :)
We got her out there in our little red honda, (which turned to 250,000 while driving there) and got her room all set up. Leah's husband Scott insisted she have her own room. I think he is a smart person. We finally got her into school on the third day of school. We had to wait for school transcripts to be faxed which of course takes 2 days...
M'Lynn is brave and she has put on a really brave face and taken the step into the dark. It's so hard at first. I remember clearly many of my "firsts", especially my first day in the mission field. I was so scared. Terrified doesn't seem to address my feelings on that day but 18 months later, everything I wanted and needed to learn, I had learned and I did it!! Like I've said before, "I CAN DO HARD THINGS!"
My favorite saying is, "What would I do if I weren't afraid?" and M'Lynn did it! She did the scary thing and she is succeeding. She is my hero and I miss her!
