Blogger blues

It's been awhile since I blogged about anything, and as I thought about what to blog about, I felt like nothing was really happening in my life worth talking about. Have you ever felt like life was moving all around you and you were simply along for the ride? I feel like I simply get up, play with Sammy, make lunch, do chores, make supper, play with Sammy some more, watch TV, go to bed EVERY SINGLE DAY with no other excitement. But in reality, a lot of things are happening in our lives that are exciting and new.

* I’m feeling so much better! The first trimester woes are finally past.

* Our church just voted on a new worship pastor, so now we’re only searching for 2 additional pastors—youth ministry and community life. The search for a new youth pastor is finally picking up speed, and Brad is excited about a couple of applicants.

* Winter youth retreats are done…yahoo…so Brad won’t be gone any more weekends for awhile.

* My parents came to visit 2 weekends ago and we had a great time playing with Sammy, watching movies, and spending quality time together.

* I got to spend an ENTIRE day scrapbooking with my Twin Cities friends last Saturday. It was a wonderful day of refreshing conversation, yummy food, and 12 more completed pages!

* Cadre (our high school ministry team students) did an amazing job planning and running the Super Bowl party on Sunday. Brad was so sick (he woke up Sunday morning sounding AWFUL and complaining that “death lived in his throat”), and they totally took care of all the details. Great job guys!

* Brad, Sammy, and I survived traveling to the Cities yesterday in the snow and ice and wind. We almost got into a HUGE car pile-up and went into the ditch, but Brad was able to safely maneuver back onto the road. God was certainly looking out for us!

* I got to spend most of yesterday with my good friends Gianna and her husband Chris, and got to stop quickly to see my other friends Megan and Dacia. Now, we only intended to quickly stop to see Dacia, but her husband Andy was home so Brad just had to come in and check out his new strategy games. Before I knew it, Brad and Andy and Andy’s friend Larry were playing a game and Andy had convinced us to stay for dinner. So after dinner, we just had to play one more game. We finally got home at 9:45 p.m. after leaving that morning at 6:15 a.m. It was a long day, but well worth it.

God has been truly good to us and has allowed us to see many friends and family, has kept us safe while traveling, and has been working in our youth group and church.

So, life isn’t just passing me by…and that is cause for celebration.