Blogging An Adventure

On Thursday, February 10th I leave with my dad in the JFA truck to Mississippi for a week. The boys are staying with my mom and Jonathan is staying at home. The boys and I will be gone for a total of two weeks. So, we're asking for your prayers:


1. That the boys will have fun and not miss mom and dad too much.
2. That Jonathan will use his "quiet" evenings and free time to work on his ministry licensing paper.
3. Safe travels for my dad and me. (And me and the boys to and from Rock Valley.)
4. That my dad and I can be effective in ministry while we are in Mississippi.
5. That we will all be blessed by the change in schedules and routines.
6. That God will create a renewed enthusiasm when we finally all reunite. :)


Thanks so much for your prayers! I will be blogging my adventures with my dad over at Who Left the Light On? so make sure you check it out. Thanks!!

By The Way...

In case you want to check it out, I wrote a post on encouragement today over at Women of Intention, our church's women's ministry blog.

Feats of Strength

Now for the last of my posts to "catch-up."

Feats of Strength: Phin attempts to get his own cereal.

 Step1:

Get out the step stool and start to climb.

Step 2:

Stand on the handle of the step stool while gripping with toes.

Reach to the back of the cabinet for cereal of choice. 

Step 3:

Return to top step with said cereal. 

Step 4:

Show off muscles to impress the ladies...or at least dad with the camera. 

 

What a big boy! Hopefully we don't get many injuries from this getting-your-own-cereal technique. Hope you enjoyed this installment of "Feats of Strength."

Noon Year's Eve Party

I heard about the Science Center of Iowa hosting a Noon Year's Eve Party and I thought that sounded wonderful. Only I didn't want to take the boys down to Des Moines and we didn't want to pay to get into the Science Center for the day. So, I decided to host a Noon Year's Party at our house.

We invited the Swartz family, had some great grilled ham & cheese sandwiches, veggies, Jell-o salads topped with whipped cream, and some chips. We found a countdown online and it had some great music to it with cheering and fireworks when the clock struck 12! We tooted our horns and toasted each other with sparkling grape juice. It was a lot of fun and may become one of our holiday traditions...until the boys insist upon staying up til midnight. Honestly, Jonathan and I didn't even make it to midnight, we were in bed by 10:30p so it's a good thing we celebrated at noon!

Happy New Year Everyone!!