We are drawing very near to Chicago and our goal of a 7 minute meeting with Oprah Winfrey. Ms. Winfrey is an inspiration to so many because she backs her words up with action. Along with her well-known philanthropic endeavors, Ms. Winfrey acts as a conduit for bringing inspiring people and stories to the public’s […]
We are drawing very near to Chicago and our goal of a 7 minute meeting with Oprah Winfrey. Ms. Winfrey is an inspiration to so many because she backs her words up with action. Along with her well-known philanthropic endeavors, Ms. Winfrey acts as a conduit for bringing inspiring people and stories to the public’s […]
Gonna be a short one tonight….we are almost out of battery and it is sleeping bag conditions outside. We left Rich’s backyard early this morning and ducked into Carlos’s Diner for nine cups of coffee and some chocolate chip pancakes. The staff was fantastic and we were happy to tell our story and get a […]
Chicago became the metropolis of the Midwest in large part because of the railroad. All along our journey to our East and West we have see mile long trains inching their way North towards the city.
Chicago native Steve Goodman immortalized the Illinois Central in his song ‘City of New Orleans.’ In it he sings “All […]
This morning we said our goodbye’s to the Harju family and reluctantly hit the road. We had spent the morning loading up on cinnamon rolls and coffee and were getting a little too used to the comforts of home. It was time to get walking again. Outside the wind was whipping in gusts up to […]
About twenty-five miles northeast of Champagne-Urbana on the border of Vermillion County is the town of Hope. As far as we can tell, Hope consists only of a few large old farmhouses, one of which is abandoned and falling apart and was our home for the night.
YouTube video, Driving to Hope on Easter Sunday.
Also check out our first blog entry of the trip, From Hope to Oprah….
And, follow our journey using Google Maps.
It is snowing in Chicago. Large wet flakes that stick to whatever they land on are blanketing the city at a rate on one inch per hour. Ordinarily this would be no concern of ours but today it is.
Our goal for I Live Inspired has always been to differentiate ourselves by offering the best possible […]
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