Simple Valentines

Some how Valentines Day has snuck up on me, we have our class party tomorrow for the THF group & I realized I hadnt come up with a Valentine. So I bought some cute heart cookies & put them in little bags & made a quick topper. Simple & sweet... Love it...I tried to get Little Debbie valentine cake but Marsh didnt have any, hopefully Walmart will have some tomorrow when I shop for the MTW class.

Patiently Waiting

Rereading a good book called "Battlefield of the mind" by Joyce Meyer, good stuff in the chapter about waiting & patience. It says patience is not the ability to wait, it is the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting. Scripture doesnt say be patient IF you wait, it says be patient AS you wait. We need to learn to enjoy where we are while we are on our way to where we are going. John 16:33 says In the world you have tribulation & trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer. For I have overcome the world. Learn to respond patiently in all kinds of trials, and you will find yourself living a quality of life that is not just endured but enjoyed to the full. There are multitudes of unhappy unfulfilled Christians in the world simply because they are busy trying to make something happen, instead of waiting patiently for God to bring things to pass in His own time and His own way. Instead of pridefully taking matters into our own hands, we must learn to humble ourselves under Gods mighty hand. When He knows that the time is right, He will exalt us & lift us up. As we wait on God & refuse to move in fleshy zeal, there is a "dying to self" that takes place. We begin to die to our own ways and our own timing & to become alive to God's will and way for us.

Taylor scrap page

Ive been wanting to scrap this sweet photo of Taylor, she is our little angel sent straight from God...

Sledding & Snowmen

I suggested to the kids after church that we go sledding (see I can be spontaneous) :) Yes Andrew is eating the snowman

The boys started throwing snowballs at Britt.

cool snowman (mom can you believe I still can squeeze -barely) into your snowmobile ski suit) I was toasty warm the kids were not even going to take gloves, I made them get some, they' re crazy..

walking back up the hill at Matter park. It was nice there wasnt anyone there except one of my favorite preschool familes.

me coming down the hill

Andy & Brittany

making a huge snowball for the snowman. It packed & rolled great right down to the bottom of the hill, it kind of got away from us, it was funny

Bryce , Britt & I with Landons sled

Bryce decided to be a dare devil & slide down the stairs.

me sledding with Esther & Libby

4 of the Renbarger kids, Esther, Sydney, Libby & Andrew, I have had them all, Andrew is in my class right now.

Britt coming down backwards

at the top ready to race

Natalie emergency

Natalie called & said her car got stuck at the end of her driveway & when she got out to look at it, the door shut & locked itself with the car running. Lucky for her we have a spare key (thanks to her dad's prompting). Now getting that key to her was a challenge, the roads are terrible & have not been plowed, even Hwy 15 was terrible. Luckily little PT made it..

hmmm one time Nat doesnt want her photo taken...

Lucky for Nat her cousin Adam lives 2 houses down he was trying to get her door open with a coat hanger when I showed up with the keys. He ended up having to use his truck to pull Nat out of the drift of ice she was in. Im ready to stay tucked in for the rest of the day & possibly the weekend..

Snow Snow Snow

probably cant read the ruler but it says 3 inches mind you Bryce & I just shoveled an hour ago, its a good thing Nana got out of here when she did or she might just be stuck here another week. We are suppose to have snow today, sunday & MOnday. Im having a hard time using the cool snow shovel board CHuck made as the sides of the driveway are getting to high full of snow. I cant lift the snow on the board so next time I go out I might have to go back to the old fashioned shovel.

Brittany car was snow "free" yesterday now its covered again. Bryce & I plus several neighbors spent about an hour trying to get another neighbor unstuck in front of our house..

Its pretty snow...:) Its still coming down pretty hard Im sure I will be out shoveling a few more times before Chuck gets home. He will be tired walking in this mess all day..

Bryce 15th bday

Bryce requested eggs & toast & cinnamon rolls for his birthday breakfast

Texas shirt from dad

Nana got Bryce an electric razor, the whole family appreciated that gift.LOL

Bryce was rubbing it in to Brittany that they even close school on his birthday.