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And this is love that we walk in obedience to his commandments. As you have heard from the beginning HIS command is that you Walk in Love! 1 John 1:6 I pray today that we walk in love. We speak kind words and encourage one another! It's a cruel world sometimes and our words and actions in LOVE can make it bearable! God IS love. We are HIS children so let us be like HIM and LOVE!

Not only was i super excited to see andrew after being apart for 10 days but he surprised me by finishing our bed! I have never purchased a bedroom suite in my single days cause it was just too expensive, and i wanted to do that with a husband and kimmel didn't have one. We had started it a few months back but due to being snowed in for a week and cold weather we just haven't taken the time to finish it! He so sweetly did the final touches himself! It is amazing and just what we wanted! As mentioned before his love of woodworking led him to this site anawhite.com, where this lady puts all sorts of blueprints and patterns for tons of stuff, FREE! This was based off a potterybarn bed...and i just received an email from Crate n Barrel with a similar bed for WAY to much! :) Next: Side tables :)

Due to the Tokyo disaster our flights got rerouted and changed to where the group of 15 traveled in spurts. I went with three of the students first and we had a huge 7 hour lay over in LA. My first time to LA i suggested we go to the beach...and Halee totally agreed and the excitement ensued! The cab ride out to Santa Monica Pier was exciting...i was nervous the whole time...but we got to see the Sunset...i captured it in the video below. It was such a gift and blessing to this beach lover! :) Enjoy!

After having a week and a half of great vietnamese food i was ready to come home and have some good chicken and potatoes and veggies! I also was in the mood to try something new. I had printed this recipe out before i left to try but never got around to it. I had all the ingredients so i whipped it up! It was really good...easy and yum! The picture below isn't mine..but i did have a salad with it! The flavoring was really great and soft. You should try it too! Mushroom Bruschetta chicken skillet 1 lb mixed fresh mushrooms (white button, shiitake, cremini), coarsely chopped 1 onion, finely chopped 1/4 cup KRAFT classic balsamic vinaigrette dressing made with virgin olive oil 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tsp. chopped fresh thyme 4 small boneless skinless chicken breast haves (1lb.) 1/2 cup three cheese blend shredded cheese 1 Tbsp. coarsely chopped fresh chives cook mushrooms and onions in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat 10 min, stirring occasionally ADD dressing

Wide awake at 5:30 on a thursday morning isn't normal for me! Guess that is what traveling to Vietnam for a week will do to you! :) Went with a small group from church to do some humanitarian work in the mountains of Vietnam. It was a cold, wet, fun week of changes after changes. The language barrier always makes is interesting but the students had a lovely time! Had a couple detours in california but all is safe and sound. Will be putting video up soon. One really cool bit is seeing one of the orphans from 6 years ago, back helping us with translating and totally excited we are there. Sweet sweet girl named Diep! She came up to me the first night and was like remember me?? and at first i didn't but then it came back to me. She was so fun to have around and very helpful! I am glad that we have reconnected and am excited to see what is next for her! As of right now i am glad to be home. My husband welcomed me home with a new bed- made by him- and some out side lights that i ha

Last night at the youth services i got to share a little bit of my life's journey. For a decade now i have been involved with the youth group at NorthWood. The first 3 years were volunteer and the last 7 were staff. That chapter of my life is ending and a new one begins. There have been so many great times with great students to give me great memories to cherish. Special relationships were made that last beyond high school. I pray that there are many seeds planted and sown through those years that will not get neglected! I know too that the seeds and love planted in my own heart from them will continue! Colorado Mission trip 08 Mexico Mission 09 I got to work 6 years with two really great friends of mine. Got to walk through personal changes of life with a huge family. Doing ministry single is way different then married, but its been fun and i have cherished every moment! As i finish up this month i am sad. Its hard to say goodbye to a huge part of your life. But i am also su

Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.  For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.   Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:14-1 6 The older i get and the more i see of life i think more often then not everyone has a secret burden. They come and go and change with each season of life. Something that is a pain in their heart, side or mind that doesn't seem to leave. Like Paul prayed for his 'thorn in his side' to be removed and we assume it never was cause he never said it was. Not sure what that was but he never got released from it. For some people its an illness, a secret battle they fight everyday alone. Others its a loss of a loved one, bei

My friend Paige and i put together photo booths for a girls night out at our church last month.  I got wall decorations and frame while she got hats, glasses and fun props! The lighting was hard to get just right so i was really nervous. I think they turned out ok. We had a blast! The ladies liked it an were pretty crazy haha :) We linked them up to our church website so they could get them and see all of them. Here are the ones i did :) Paige and Me  Niki and me.

IF you have time and like to watch these fun things of other kids and student ministries take a gander! :) It was a wonderfully God thing weekend. He took care of ALL the details even when they didn't match fully...our volunteers rocked! Thanks for your prayers! God is ever faithful!