Going to College doesn't give you a Leg Up.

We saw the "World's Largest Cross" in Effeningham, IL.  (Check it out at http://www.thecross-photo.com/The_Cross_in_Effingham_Illinois.htm)

We drove 2,660 miles in 44 hours, averaging 60.5 MPH, and every miles was into the wind. 

We slept in four states.

We were 250 feet from the National League Championship Series (NLCS) game last Thursday night.  I thought we should have gone inside for the game.  Sue didn't agree.

We saw our son/brother play nearly every down on defense of a high school football district championship game.

We enjoyed the soon to be Super Bowl Champion Viking's victory in person at the soon to be replaced MetroDome.

The view crossing over the Mississippi River from Iowa to Illinois in the Quad Cities was breath taking.  The ride crossing the Missouri River  into Nebraska at Rulo was frightening.

(The view of the Arch entering Missouri was pretty awesome as well.  The view coming and going from Indiana and the view between Minnesota and Iowa and the Iowa/Nebraska crossings were very routine. At least nothing to blog about.) 

But most of all we were inspired by a man named Nick Vujicic.

Mr. Vujicic was born without any legs or arms.  Yep.  He was born without any legs or arms!

We were given the honor of being able to listen to Nick speak as part of my daughter's college visit to Anderson University in Anderson, IN.  He is truly an inspiration to hear from.  Given his life situation you might pity him or wonder how he has coped with such a tragedy.  The truth is he uses his condition to spread the message about how he is not to be pitied and how he rejoices with each new day.  Trust me even rainy days and Mondays don't get this guy down!

It would be hard for me to type out a message that would do justice to his message.  Instead I encourage you to go to http://www.lifewithoutlimbs.org/and see his story for yourself.  (You can also find him on YouTube,  he has over 275 million hits.)

My daughter's college visit tour was quite the trip and as you can tell we saw a lot but it was what we heard from Nick Vujicic that will have the longest lasting impact.