James 4

This verse was brought to my attention this past week. Once I heard it, I realized that I had been unconscious of what this verse had been doing in my life the past few years. Sometimes I feel my faith is a stupid blind faith, in just trusting ever circumstance that I find myself in. This verse I try to make a habit:

You don't know the first thing about tomorrow. You're nothing but a wisp of fog, catching a brief bit of sun before disappearing. Instead, make it a habit to say, "If the Master wills it and we're still alive, we'll do this or that."

Passports and Missionary Stuff

SO, we realized that Hannah's passport has her maiden name... well that doesn't do us much good now does it...

Did some research and found out that it's going to cost some good money too! And we just have bills laying around everywhere! so you can imagine our joy! $147.00 later we send her passport out the door. Here are a few of the shots we took for the new passport. Can you tell Hannah got a new haircut ;)

We also have been wanting to take a picture for our Missionary Prayer cards that we are sending out. So, here is the final product. I am sure if you are reading this, you will be receiving one of these soon ;)

Merry Christmas

Christmas is past now. We had a very nice Christmas here with my family. Nolan did a very good job of keeping up the fireplace and we just had fun cooking and enjoying the atmosphere that Christmas brings. I hope all of your Christmas's were just as great:) It's definitely a time that makes me miss Denmark. I think Denmark celebrates this season in a very special way. Something that has made me see Christmas very different than I had before.

Aside from that I would just like to advice anyone to NOT see the Wicker Man. Nolan and I just watched it and it just leaves you feeling bad and frustrated. The whole movie was so corrupt. I feel awful just thinking about the idea of the movie. So just a little advice to avoid that one. Tomorrow I will be working again and then some Danish family will be here and I am very very excited to see my sisters:):):)

MacBook

Lots of fun for abe...

parenting

I am learning quite a bit about parenting these days. Two of the girls I watch everyday live with their mom who is never home and see there dad on some weekends. They also happen to be the ones most easily upset and most needy and smartallic... think there's a connection? I'm falling in love with these kids and I have to watch my anger because some of the parents make me angry at times.

In my own parenting to Abe... He's learned to get on the counter pretty well now. Not so good because like today when he wasn't such a good kitty... ate some of the chicken they were making for dinner and chewed through a plastic bag twice to get to the muffins I had in there. Little stinker! Gunna have to put some more discipline on the kitty.

Discovery Time

For those of you who haven't heard I got a new job in a daycare center and I am loving it! I know it sounds like a lot of work and pretty exhausting, and it kind of is, I just haven't really noticed that part of it yet. The kids there are coming from some pretty rough homes. There are like 3 kids whose parents are together, and the others only have one parent. One of the boys doesn't even know who his dad is and every time a male comes into the center he calls him daddy. There are some pretty sad situations. I asked one of the little girls yesterday what she had learned in school and she said "the Jesus loves me", so I thought that was pretty neat. We also have a kid whose from the Netherlands, so he has been speaking dutch to me every once in a while. His parents remind me of Denmark sometimes, with how they dress and speak:) Anyways I love it!

new tarantino:)

So as you may have seen on Nolan's side we got a new member of our family! The farm down the street were giving away some kittens and I couldn't resist. He's absolutely perfect. He always wants to be held, always purring, playful and just loves to love. We're great companions. Seeing as how we don't have any friends yet and our life has become to the exstreme low key from what we're used to, this little kitty fills a very big void in my life. In fact right now he has found a bed in my neck and is sleeping. What a great friend:)

new.

Everything seems to be new. New husband. New house. New furniture in the house. New church. Gotta find a new job. No new friends yet, but will soon have that too. We have a new lifestyle.... a really slow one. So there are a lot of adjustments being made, and we may soon be adding a new kitty to all of our newness... it just seems to fit:) Life is really good. The honeymoon was so much fun, I hope you enjoy looking at the pictures, I do. Continue to look on here for stories that will come in our new day to day life.