December Top5!

1. Turkey Trot 5mile- a great new tradition! This was my 2nd year racing in the Turkey Trot 5mile in Eau Claire and I felt a bit more familiar with the course this year. Although it was really icy and slippery I was able to manage a 6:23 pace in 31:52 feeling really good. I felt I could have kept it rollin' a bit longer at that clip which I was very pleased with!  I like coming off the marathon training and changing my focus to shorter/faster stuff. Nice switch up. Fun morning!
 2. Thanksgiving Day- a long time tradition in having Thanksgiving at our house. So blessed my whole side of the family comes to us and enjoys a fun filled day being together. It was a wonderful day and so fun to hear everyone chatting and playing in the house together.

 Family❤️
 Leona is very busy playing with marbles. so sweet💛
 3. Christmas Tree- Drew was our tree cutter this year! He did a fabulous job!
 We found a great tree!🎄
 We love that grandma and grandpa join us for this special morning.
 4. Honduras-It was a very special day for our family sending both Kyle and Drew on their 1st mission trip together last Saturday! So neat to see God's hand at work in Drew's faith journey. His life verse is found in Psalms 139:13-14- For you created me in my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
 This is the full team. Prayers for a wonderful week ahead.🇭🇳
 5. Sunday Sledding- We had so much fun sledding on Sunday morning during the snow storm! It was so pretty outside. Duke even got to come along for the fun, happy boy!

 The crew left at home! We've had a great week but looking forward to seeing our Honduras guys tomorrow night!
❄️The first week of December has almost come to a close....the house is decorated for Christmas, lights are shining bright outside, beautiful snow is covering the ground, and tonight I am going to work on my Christmas cards while the house is quiet. The 3 boys have gone to my parents for a fun cousin sleepover tonight and Christmas play in the morning...I will go enjoy some rest. My heart is full of gratitude and thankfulness for all God has done in my life. Turning 39 this week seems like no big deal when my eyes are fully on God and I'm looking to Him all day long. It is well with my soul. 💛

 Sneak Peak! Next blog will be all about my guys in Honduras...


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Grandmas Marathon- getting faster!!

Image
3:00:38 Grandmas Marathon PR!! I’m still smiling…things are coming along nicely in my marathon expertise! Haha, Im just being silly but I really am learning more as I go-what works best for me, what doesn’t.  June 17th was a blast!! Cramps hit strong in my left calf around mile 18 and then my pace got more limited as I went, I was so scared I would pull something that I tried to find the balance of push and hold up! Super proud of this race and the battle I fought. The marathon is a beast and continues to challenge me! Games ON still for the CIM Marathon on December 3rd. 😁First up though, trails and less miles for me for awhile. My friend Leah is a true gem, someone I really enjoy sharing running miles and life with. Kyle, Micah and I enjoyed time with Leah’s family in Duluth. Her sister Sara and brother-in-law Mike made us feel so welcome and special!  I’ve been getting faster and continue to PR each year since my late 30s, in fact the last time I raced Grandmas Marathon I ran a 3:16
Read more

Getting better and getting ready to go home!

Image
Hey There! We thank all of you so much for all of your prayer support through this entire process. Go sure had His hand in this from the beginning. Anna and Micah are both doing just great. Yesterday was a hard day for Anna, She was very tired and had a hard time as the Doctors began to take her off of some of the pain meds she was not feeling good. She began to get a high temp,but that was all taken care of by early in the night and she slept great. She will be again trying to get of the IV pain meds and move to pills, if this goes well today we will be on our way home to see Drew tomorrow. Anna and I are both really loving the calm personality that God gave to little Micah as we know the high energy that Drew has waiting for us at home. We can't wait to see his little smile again and hear all of his animal noises and cars sounds. It will be so great to see the way that God grows these two boys only 17 months apart. It will be crazy and great all at the same time. Pray
Read more

Friday came quick!😅

Image
 These full days have gone by super fast this week. Teaching full days to students who need my full attention, getting over a cold this week, spending time with all the boys each night, and keeping up with Kyle’s busy church schedule has had us all feeling like it has been a quick week! Micah and Caleb had a tennis meeting this week to get ready for their spring season, Kyle and I are really excited to cheer them on soon! Maybe sooner with how warm our weather has been this winter. It’s been fun to hear that Micah has been at the courts a lot already with his buddies, praying he has a solid season ahead for his Junior year.  Micah will be 17yrs old next Tuesday! It’s so crazy to think I have an 18yr old, almost 17yr old, 15yr old, and 12yr old….I wish I could keep them little.❤️ Each season of life looks so different. I never imagined this season looking the way it does. Working full time was never a dream of mine with such a busy family. However, God is so BIG. He is so much better in
Read more