What we've been up to

Silly Face Contest with Mommy

"Not really sure how that snowball got in your face."

Chillin' (literally)

Frosty, Sarabeth was very concerned that we did not have a corn cob pipe for him

The past few weeks have certainly been an adjustment for our family.  I am just now realizing how different life is going to be from now on.  We have been enjoying the snow and Matt being home with us.  He goes for his 2nd interview on Tuesday in Little Rock and we are all hopeful he gets the job and can start soon.

The kids are having a blast, although Sarabeth asks about her friends and her "house" frequently.  I know it is just a matter of time before she makes this her home.  I am trying to help with that but I know I must make that choice for our family before she is going to buy into it.

Life has defintely taken on a slower speed for us.  We spend a lot of time at home, especially since the snow last week.  Matt's mom took me and the kids into town yesterday to Lewisville which is about 20 minutes away.  She showed us around the town square and then took us to meet her friends at Cafe 29-the only place to eat in town.  There was only 1 thing on the menu-that's whats for lunch!  It was kind of like going to someones house to eat!  The place was full of regulars, the EMS team, local police from three surrounding towns, hunters, and the old ladies who about squeezed Nathan's cheeks off!

I am missing my friends the most and the luxury of being able to hop in the car and go "play" when we get cabin fever.  One of the adjustments has been to be creative in finding ways to pass the time.  Sarabeth and I have done lots of puzzles, read books, made a tent for her and Nathan, play-do time and we even started a little craft time each morning with a Bible lesson.

We are hoping to go to church on Sunday.  Last week was too icy so we just watched it on TV instead.  We are super excited about our friends coming to visit this weekend.  This was supposed to be Matt's annual duck hunting weekend but with little water in the swamp, I think it will just be a fun weekend to hang out with friends and eat!

I am looking forward to what God has in store for us this season but it isn't going to be easy.  My flesh is my biggest enemy and I know the only way I can adapt to this season and do it joyfully is to call upon the power of the Holy Spirit daily. I cannot do this alone.  My daily prayer is that God would search my heart and make me obviously aware of the things I need to purge and that I would be stripped of all the things that would make me dependent on anyone or anything but Him.  I want to live my life this year in a way where when I look back I would see a clear picture of God's perfect intervention and timing in all things.  I want to be faced with the opportunities to only have the option to rely on God, and nothing else. "My help comes from the Lord who made heaven and earth." Psalm 121:2. How awesome to do life with Him who made heaven and earth.