Tidings of Comfort and Joy!

I'm sitting here hoping I can write this fast enough that I'll still have internet when I go to save it. The weather has been crazy. I can't remember ever having snow and ice for a whole week before. It usually snows one day and is gone the next. We've been home for an hour and we've got three inches of new snow. It's really blowing too. They said on the news to prepare to be without power for a week or more O.o I've been there, done that, and I didn't enjoy it!

We've got 15 inches of snow now. I'm amazed at the fact that they say every snowflake is unique and there must be a billion just in my yard alone. I think it's so cool that God didn't make them all fit the same mold. I love it when it's snowing and you can actually see the snowflake shape when they land on you. I used to think they were all just white blobs, and I'm glad they're not.

Our driveway is really steep and when we tried to go up it tonight we slid all over the place and started sliding backwards toward the road. The brakes were doing nothing and my dad kept saying "Pray" as we got rolling faster. We ended up getting turned enough that we got stuck on some new snow. God protected us and helped us get turned around. We did have to hike up a ways, but we were safe. It's funny, I keep being reminded of how God sends angels to protect his people. I actually have a cool story about them from Ethiopia that I'll have to post.

For now, Merry Christmas! Stay warm and safe wherever you are.

Christmas Quiz

You Are a Snowman

Friendly and fun, you enjoy bringing holiday cheer to everyone you know!

What Christmas Ornament Are You?

Haha,Interesting :)

Lessons from Ethiopia

I went to Ethiopia because I wanted to be able to be Christ to other people in a tangible way. I never thought that instead I would see Christ in them.

One young man worked all day at the clinic even though he also had to work and go to school at night. Another used all the money he had to buy stuff so he could make us popcorn. He just wanted to bless us.

The interpreters paid their own money to take several taxis to get to the clinic. I wish you could see them witness – They were so honest and you could tell they had a passion for God. The loved these people and when we would all pray together it didn’t matter that we were speaking English and they were speak Amharic because there such a spirit of unity.

I’ll never forget the girl who came up to me and gave me a hug and said “I love you” over and over again or the little boys who followed me around trying to get me to play with them.

One lady came in and wanted prayer for her muslim family. They had kicked her out of her house because she became a Christian and now she was living on the street. She didn’t complain about it – She just talked about how God had been so faithful in her life.

I met a few other Christians who were living on the street and what I saw amazed me. They were some of the most joyful people I’ve ever met. It made me realize that joy really isn’t based on things. It comes from knowing Christ and the freedom he brings.

I made it back!

I'm sorry it has taken me so long to post. I made it home :) I had the most amazing time. I think I'm addicted now. I want to go on another missions trip!

I don't have enough time to write a decent post about it, but I'll be working on it. There are so many things that I'll never forget. People, words, images etched in my mind.

God did so many cool things. I liked how when I would pray sometimes I would see God answer it in front of my eyes.

My Wardrobe.

Well, here I am about to set out on my own adventure. The closer I get to my trip the more intimidating it is and also the more excited I get. I'm in awe of all that God has done for me and all that he is.

In a way, I think that next Friday, as I get on that plane I'll be walking through my own wardrobe into my own Narnia. I hope that I'll have Courage like Peter and faith like Lucy and That I'll experience God just like they got to see Aslan face to face.

Here are some things to pray for:

Please pray for me and for the whole team. It's kind of intimidating for me to be on a missions team with people who are twice my age at least. I'm not sure what to expect, but I know God is going to do some amazing things.

Pray that the people's hearts would be open. We're setting up a medical clinic where people can not only get medical care, but also hear the message of the gospel.

Pray for our host missionaries that the team being there would just really be encouraging to them.

Pray for Safety on the long plane ride and while we're there. Also that no one would get sick or have trouble with altitude sickness and that we would be able to operate in grace despite jet-lag and exhaustion.

Tag, you're it

Connie Tagged me. So here goes.

6 random things.

1. I named my cat Skippy when I was 10, but my brothers didn't like that name so they called him Snoops. The name stuck and to this day even I call him that.

2. I'm addicted to the music from "Les Miserables". I listen to it and play it on the piano all the time. I'm sure my family is fed up with it by now, but I still love it.

3. The first movie I ever saw in theaters was "Monster's Inc." I think I was 8. Wow.

4. I have a guitar. I was working learning to play it a few years ago, but stopped. I should get back into it, but I don't don't enjoy the my-fingers-are-on-fire sensation so I've been putting it off.

5. The last time I was on a plane I leaned back and spilled the guy behind me's beer all over his seat. Then we had to smell it for the next three hours. It wasn't pretty.

6. I've lived in the same house for my entire life. Remember snoops? Well, he just stepped on the keyboard and I had to backspace over a ton of text. I guess he had something he wanted to say to you all!

I do realize I didn't really follow the rules, but I don't feel like tagging anyone.

Layout

I changed the layout. What do you all think?

Oh, and it deleted all my widgets so here's another countdown.

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