The Incredible Blessing that God is Near You My wife and I are empty nesters. We live in the Chicago area and our children live in California and New York. We wish we lived closer but at this stage of our lives we’re each where we believe God wants us to be. We’re fortunate to live in an era of easy and efficient travel. We can get on a plane and be in southern California in 4 to 5 hours and in New York in 2 to 3 hours. Even when we aren’t with them we can easily communicate. We ...