Billy Graham here we come!

I'm sure you've noticed the new ticker above my posts. In just a little over 3 weeks, my grandmother and I head to Charlotte, NC to visit the Billy Graham Library. I heard about the BGL while watching a TV special on Ruth Bell Graham last fall. When I learned my grandmother, who so loves Billy and Ruth, had never been, I longed to be able to take her. My amazing man encouraged me to follow my heart's desire regardless of the cost.

I can't tell you how excited I am about this trip. I'm looking forward to learning more about my grandmother (my only living grandparent and the one I've always been closest to) and experiencing something new together. I will also get to enjoy a few days away from my sweet husband and adorable children - a first in years. I've never been gone more than 24 hours nor been this far away since kids came along. Minus one overnight women's retreat 2 years ago, my last trip by myself was in February 2001 (to North Carolina amazingly enough)!

I've always enjoyed North Carolina - it's so beautiful, holds the mountains and the beach and has been a bit of a home away from home at various points in my life. Once again it will hold a special memory for me. So if you hear lots of giggles from the east in early April, know that we are having the time of our lives.

(You can begin now praying for Clay who will pull single-parent duty for 3 days! God bless him for sending me away...he is a good man, a great husband, and an amazing father...and he knows I need this more than I realize.)