January 2014: snow, snow,snow; not one full week of school the whole month (!) due to cold/snow days and scheduled days off; training as a
Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) Children's Leader for me; huge snow piles; visits to the pond at Dad & Mom's to feed the ducks and geese; Dave entering his second year in the Master's program; continued work on the house rehab; many times of feeling anxious and overwhelmed balanced by lots of sledding down hills and some cross country skiing
January 2013: It's hard to believe that a year ago, Dave started the Master's program full time and we only beginning to prayerfully consider whether to sell our other house. I remember praying that we would move by the end of February, but am so thankful
God didn't move us until July!
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| finding beauty in the sunsets despite the frigid temperatures |
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| this was after one brief thaw - the massive snow pile gave the kids a leg up for climbing the tree |
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| a skating party? |
February 2014: more snow and cold; squeezing in some more sledding; winter hikes on a river bed, sliding down steep hills on our bottoms, walking out on the lake, the kids learning the joys, and dangers, of tunneling into snow banks - this was the first time in years we had enough snow to even make a snow bank!; traveling to celebrate Nan's 90th birthday with a pit stop at Niagara Falls on the way home; Brie, Reese & Luke starting Tae Kwon Do; looking back at the pictures, it's hard to believe how much snow we had!
February 2013: We began
preparing the house to move although we 100% "there" on selling it; I was preparing for
my first mission trip into the city and learned so much about urban missions; God was really using the
BSF study we were doing on Genesis to speak to my heart about this new adventure He had us on of a major change in direction for Dave and moving homes.
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| And to think God washes us whiter than snow! |
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| ready for another run |
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| apparently, a toppled tree makes for an amusing shelter :) |
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| I've heard of giving bunny ears in a picture, but this is a little ridiculous ;) |
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| I've got cabin feveeeeeerrrrrr! |
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| Nan & Moses on our walk at Crawford Lake before the birthday celebration |
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| C'mon Jack |
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| cousins sitting on a lizard |
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| my first time seeing Niagara Falls frozen like this - it reminded me of meringue |
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| and the American side view |
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| Reese who? (taken at the Hershey store at the Falls) |
