Last week I drove to Indiana to pick up our oldest from his first year at college. While I was driving, my youngest son served as co-pilot, offering me snacks, navigating the Waze app, teaching me Spanish, and generally keeping me focused and entertained at the same time. It was a long drive. We broke up the 680 mile drive by first driving to Youngstown, Ohio. We left mid-afternoon on Thursday, before rush hour hit. We were traveling west, tracking the path of the sun set. The further we drove, the lighter it seemed to be. Even by 8:00 the sun set still seemed to be far off. The sun beckoned us on, assuring us of safety and hope and making it feel that it hadn't been six hours of driving in the car. We had a nice cozy bed waiting for us somewhere - we just didn't know where. Thankfully the sun lit most of our trip no matter what time it was. The next day we woke easily and drove the remaining 6 hours to South Bend. We never cr...
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