Since every one else is....

I thought I should write about the fun snow we are having as well. Bryan just measured outside and we officially have a foot of snow. I don't think I have ever seen this much snow in Washington since I have lived here. The surrounding streets around here are caked with beautiful white snow and everyone is walking to their destinations, which I think is best for all of us if they do. (Most of them don't know how to navigate the roads in these conditions.) Being from Montana you would think that I would be used to this weather, I've seen drifts of snow higher than our house, walked to school in 2-4ft of snow and seen what a real blizzard is. I must admit that I have gotten acclimated to Washington weather and really have forgotten what its like for life just to go on in the snow. I really could just bundle up in a warm blanket, drink a hot beverage and just watch movies all day, however I cant. Out of need I have navigated the roads, quite successfully the past couple of days and will be doing the same today, after all I still have shopping to do! Wish me luck!!

Rancho De Sus Ninos

At the beginning of the month I was blessed to be able to attend a construction mission trip with my husband to Tecate, Mexico. Bryan has been going there for about 6 years now and has had some great experiences. Unfortunately due to work, pregnancy and Micah, I haven't been able to go. My mother in law called about 6 months ago and offered to take Micah for the week, so I now had no excuses. A group of about 15 of us went, including a couple of my girlfriends. We flew into San Diego, went to "In and Out" (for our last "American" meal) and drove from there to the ranch. The ranch is an amazing place with great stories. You can truly feel God's presence the moment you step out of the vans. (The exception was the bathrooms, the only presence you felt at night were the cockroaches.) God really worked through all of us to get things done, there were all different skills among us, but only 3 carpenters by trade. It was so amazing to see trusses being raised by hand, roofing done, doors hung etc. all by people who followed the call to go! Alayne and I went into the colonias in Tijuana and joined one of the churches on Sunday. It was amazing to see, even without understanding, that as believers our hearts all desire the same relationship and love of God. On the last day, we all hiked up a hill to the Cross that over looks the ranch, to raise it back up after it had fallen from the wind. What a great ending to our trip. Although I learned a lot, my biggest take away was, that God calls all of us, skilled and unskilled, to spread His word and love. We just have to listen and follow! I could go on forever, but I will just leave you with some pictures from the trip. If you want to learn more I encourage you to go to thier web site, you can click on the link from the "who we know "section on this blog or if you are interested in joining us let me know!