Why now in France?

We drove to Lille today. All day long. Drive drive drive. It was nice though, I got to read Irresistible Revolution and the Bible more, but that might not have been for the best. Explanation later. 

We made it to Lille though, got a hotel to stay at (another long ordeal of trying to find the hotel but less stressful that Lyon). We then had the afternoon to do whatever we wanted. So, naturally, the girls headed off and we went shopping.

I felt really bad buying clothes, even though it was just 2 shirts and a tank top. It was horrible. Largely due to actually reading the gospel and really thinking about taking ole JC seriously and giving everything up to follow him. Bad I tell you. That night we went out with Ludo's family again which was fun. I was just really upset that night, again because of the whole JC thing. Being over in France has not been a good place to actually start thinking this deep. For one thing, I can't speak the language which is a HUGE hindrance. It's also bad to think about while you are in Europe for crying out loud, having the privilege to travel and see all of these places. It was the first and only time I cried on the trip, and started writing this long entry about my dilemma.  But like most things, it got to be around 1:30 in the morning and I made myself go to sleep.

After settling in, we met up with Ludo, one of Dr. Hill's friends with whom he lived with while living in France, and his family. His son was so well behaved and read 2 books while we were at dinner and drinks. Impressive, most impressive. I don't know how these French kids do it, but if American children had to sit at the dinner table for the 2 hours that French dinner takes…there would be lots and lots of unhappy campers.