Can't get enough

Sang this at church today and I just can't get enough of it!

"I've found a love greater than life itself. I've found a hope stronger and nothing compares I once was lost now I'm alive in you!"

Summertime in January

Summertime in January! I'm pretty sure half of Columbia had the same idea....the beach is just calling my name! I settled for a run through the park. — at West Columbia Riverwalk.

Airports and Starbucks

So I have been blessed to have my fair share of airpots and starbucks!

I love to fly and well starbucks is usually just a give-in when you do so....on my way home from MS I got a hot chocolate and it was delightful! I have come to realize that just plain old hot chocolate is probably one of their best drinks (or one of my favorites there) but GASP! low and behold I tried a Peppermint Mocha the other day (in SC, not an airport) and dare I say, I liked it! I almost went out the other day to get one!! I claim the fact that it was so much peppermint and whipped cream that it wasn't much coffee but I still tasted the coffee!! I was a little worried but it was good!

Christmas! and more!

I guess I was behind in my postings! We have enjoyed skyping with my brother and his lovely wife in Portland, Oregon! They just got a new house so we like to help out from far away!... we also like to have fun with google plus

We also like to celebrate Christmas beyond the 25th! Josh and Allie sent me awesome magnets for school-they are matrishka dolls (I know I can use them to help teach fraction), mustaches-you know we are up on the crazes, and some nice pretty birds! Mom got lots of gluten free things and Dad got an awesome Timbers poster and a poster handmade by Josh!! He's great if you need some cool posters or photography!

I was also super excited about my gift from my uncle! Sue Thomas FBI on dvd!! Great show from Pax in the 90's finally came available on Amazon!

We also of course had to celebrate daddy!! It was his birthday!!! He's a Christmas baby and just the best!

December 25-Happiest birthday to my daddies! To my Father in Heaven, thank you for loving me always, despite my flaws and the fact that I'm from an 'Island of Misfits'. To my daddy here, Mike Schreck thanks for the memories, I love you! I am beyond blessed to call you Dad!

Kimber and Thomas Callen

My friends got married!!

December 22, 2012 my two good friends tied the knot!

I was so blessed to be able to share in this special time. Nothing like it! I loved all the girl talk and catching up with old friends. I didn't give a toast but left my sentiments in a note....we've cried and laughed a lot and I will forever be thankful for their friendship! I loved cheering Kimber on at soccer in the cold and Thomas' epic stories. The two of them gave us a lot of college memories! I still remember Kimber bringing in an interesting looking skittle cake and Kim saying, we need to get to know that girl!

I have been praying for this couple for quite some time and will continue to do so! God has great plans for them!

 Congrats Kimber and Thomas! We love you!

Here it is!

So I was replanting our class bean and apple plants..in the winter!! I couldn't believe I was gardening in the winter. Our class bean plants had grown quite a bit and I knew that over break if no one cared for them, they'd die! I gave a last ditch effort to see if any of my kids would take it home but alas no green thumbed families volunteered. So I packed them in the car along with all kinds of other things I had to take home over the break and headed home. I stuck them in the garage and the next day went to MS for a wedding (more on that later!). Bad decision. The garage location, not the wedding. I came home and my mom had to break the news that well...the bean plant wasn't fairing so well. So dad dug out some pots under the house and I re-potted them hoping things would get better. As I walked down the stairs from their new, indoor home, I was thinking about how it's tough for a plant to grow in the winter. You have storms, cold, people trappling on you, knocking you over, etc. Without the right light, water, and care, the plants won't survive.

Sounds like us.

Life is hard. When the hard times come, the winter, the freezing, the storms, the trampling, it's hard to keep our heads up. Especially when we don't get the right care, our hopes are shot.

I've been learning that the water and light I need, well that's the Word of God-every day!

When those storms come, and we are growing against the odds, well that's because we can "be confident that He who began a good work in us will carry it on to completion!"

I am so thankful for all the promises and words of encouragement that are found in the Word! I challenge you to discover some this week and share them in the comments!

As always, God is good all the time, all the time God is good!