Amy Russell

Central IL Farm Girl and Mom x 4. Lifelong Illini Fan and Grad. Advocate for Ag and PKU. Trail Runner.

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Houston is playing basically at home for the Sweet 16, but frankly we're not sure if they're prepared to deal with this sheer volume of corn.

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Worth every penny! I-N-I 🧡💙🧡💙🏀

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Spring Break Pit stop! Let’s GO!!!! I-L-L 🧡💙🏀

@MarchingIllini @IlliniMBB

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Spring Break Pit stop! Let’s GO!!!! I-L-L 🧡💙🏀

@MarchingIllini @IlliniMBB

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For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6)

Merry Christmas! 🎄

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Shed a few tears (of Joy) when hearing the results that this Incredible group of Lady Wildcats would be returning to State as a Team!

So So Proud of these girls 💗

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State bound

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Regional Champs and a PR of 20:04 for our girl! 🙌

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Formal West Cross country results

Girls were regional champs!
Boys placed 4th and move on to Sectionals

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Fantastic first meet of the season!

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The Girls are off and running

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@fsa_Tom Congrats Tom Walsh!

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A few more

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Normal West Girls track state qualifier’s.

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“I never knew what I was doing. That I was broken and ugly. But that God used my children to piece me back together and heal me, to make all things new and beautiful.
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And I’ll say “See? You are a miracle. Not because you are mine but because you are His.”

#MothersDay

[Melody Lyons @melodymlyons]

THE BURDEN OF MOTHERHOOD.

The heaviest weight of motherhood has been my own selfishness. And my children have been liberating me ever since my first wave of pregnancy nausea 27 years ago.⁣
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They have not taken away my freedom. They have not added obstacles. Instead, they interfere with all that would keep me shallow and would rob me of the opportunity to go deeper.⁣
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All those times when others made me feel small for having my little army with me...⁣
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They just didn't know that all the boredom, fatigue, worry, frustration, and limitation of the days of a mother are really a slow opening of an interior world that might otherwise stay closed to someone like me.⁣
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And I’d rather feel the birth pangs. Even when it seems intolerable.⁣
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During family prayers, the kids often thank Jesus for their parents and a loving home. Someday when they are older—maybe with their own kids— I’ll tell them the secret... ⁣
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That I never knew what I was doing. That I was broken and ugly. But that God used my children to piece me back together and heal me, to make all things new and beautiful.
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And I’ll say “See? You are a miracle. Not because you are mine but because you are His. And he made you for me. But in a very different way than I thought.”⁣
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It is a great temptation to use children to satisfy ego. "Look what I made!" But truly... they have unmade me. Their lives are extraordinary. And this is how we sanctify each other.⁣
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That and being the hands and feet of Mercy.⁣
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I once asked the kids what they thought about the shocking reading when Christ says he comes to bring division. And one child said...⁣
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“He comes to interfere with our sinfulness. And that feels like He is destroying something. But He’s really making it new.”⁣
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Amen. The day I learned that was the day that the burden of my motherhood became a stepping stone to grace.⁣

Thanks be to God.

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Congrats to Normal West for placing 2nd in the Big 12 Girls Track Meet while watching Julie Bach win the 800 in a school record 2:16.28 and watching the 400 relay (48.75) and 800 relay (1:44.92) set school records. Ryan Temples was 2nd in the LJ at 17-8.25.

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He is Risen, Indeed! Alleluia!

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@NCWHSATHLETICS Woohoo!! Congrats Julie Bach!!!! 🙌

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Julie Bach ran a new school record in the 800, 2:18.69. 7th place medalist

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@SteaknShake Bring back breakfast and wait staff… We love our Normal, IL locations

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@IlliniAthletics Checking in from LONDON with the Normal Marching Band! Wishing the @MarchingIllini Good Luck on their halftime show today!

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@wischlist 🙋‍♀️as a member of the Marching Illini! I-L-L!

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Thankful to see more @IlliniMBB and less politics on my newsfeed this morning! Let’s go!

I-L-L!