Winter Sunset

Just a sample of one of the beautiful sunsets we've been blessed with lately.  That pink glow stretches w-a-a-a-y around the horizon sometimes, but my camera wouldn't do it justice, so I'll stick with this.

Cold... Hot!

After several weeks away, I'm hoping to get back into a posting routine here. Christmas was rather extended for us this season, with the immediate family not being able to gather until Jan. 7. We're just glad that everyone could be together then!

I know we were due for some COLD weather, which has definitely arrived, but I still don't like it. Brrr! Guess I'll have to keep busy using up the hot chocolate mixes I received as a gift. Yummm!

New year–fresh start. For those of you who participate in Scribble Picnic, I have visited and caught up with your blogs. But in the interest of doing that, I had to forego taking time to leave comments. Please know that I thoroughly enjoyed all the interesting activities, thoughts, and art projects that you shared over the past month or so!

Linking with Scribble Picnic. Fill your cup with more "hot chocolate" here.

Winter Wrap-up, a poem

Winter Wrap-up

Winter came.

We ate, we worked.
We slept, or not.
We cried.
We laughed.
We prayed
We praised.
We waited.

Winter stayed.
.......
.....
...

Winter went.

Miscellaneous Winter Pictures

A couple of weeks ago, someone told me it was Spring! What? I didn't get any pictures from winter posted! So, without further ado, this past winter included.....

A caroling party
Celebrating Christmas (A, K, T, and M)
Gathering with family
A new game... ...or two
Starting the New Year out on the right foot
A little snow and a lot of cold

The basement walls finally getting some border, which we bought years ago, before border was "out of style." Isn't that right, Mom? ;)

A Swedish supper with church and neighborhood friends

And adding a "few" more miles to the van!
(if you enlarge the photo, you'll see that's five zeros after the two)

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Now Let It Go!

Did I really say "hooray" for the snow in my last post? Well, we've definitely been getting it since then, along with major wind, drifting and low temps.

Feeling a little snowed under right now. Don't give up on me. I'll dig out from under everything and post again one of these days!

Signs of Promise

No blooms yet like Wanda has in California, but we do have hope of spring!

I know Martha in New York really doesn't care much for these particular birds, but seeing them here headed north is a good sign for us.

The season we began yesterday is another sign of promise for us.

Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.

Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.

And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.

Hebrews 10:22-24 (NIV)

Banana Haiku

Frozen bananas
change to tasty, fresh-baked bread.
Want a toasted slice?

What a Relief!

This was on the "current local conditions" weather page that I use.

Whew! No need to worry about those pesky mosquitos today!
By the way, yesterday morning on my way to work it was 5 degrees below zero. Today seems like a "heat wave" with it being 35 degrees right now.
: )