These sharp weapons (aka icicles!) were created by our recent snow we got on Saturday! I love the way these look when the sun shines just right on them.
These are right outside on our Padio roof.
ICE!
13 more days til we go home!
(Caleb with his new hat *he has many hehe*)
13 more days and Travis and I will head to NC for Christmas! We can’t wait! :-)
We have a lot to keep us busy from now until then… so the time should pass rather quickly. With Youth Sporting events, Dramas, Choir performances, Christmas plays, Christmas Parties, womens fellowship events, Caroling with the church, etc…etc… we should have no problem keeping our minds off of day dreaming about home. Seems like if you dwell on whats to come… it comes even SLOWER!
I remember when I was pregnant with Caleb… that last month all I thought about was giving birth… and it seemed like it took FOREVER just to get through one day… and nights seemed even longer! It is a bit hard not to think about giving birth the first time your pregnant…or anytime for that matter. You got this huge belly… and baby inside pushing on your ribs/bladder… and your body aches any time you roll over… that keeping the whole “giving birth” thing off your mind is sort of hard.
Okay… well as you can tell I have nothing very interesting to type. This should all be interesting to my family and friends who never see me… but to fellow bloggers it might be a tad bit boring. 
Calebs list of interesting things he did this week:
1) Went through mama’s sock and personal drawer… grabbed a black pair of socks… ran to the bathroom where I was brushing my teeth… opened the toilet and threw them into it faster than I could say “STOP!”…..
2) Caleb also learned how to get off our bed. He figured out turning around and going feet first was a great way to land 
3) Caleb learned how to chew gum… 
yup… 15 mo. old and already knows how to chew it and not swallow it. I dont give him a big piece.. just a snippit off my trident gum… Figured it wouldnt hurt him… It keeps his mouth shut and mind busy on chewing.
4) Caleb has also learned how to count to three… with the acception of saying “ONE.” I say “one” and he continues with “twooo…… twee!” so cute.
5) Caleb saw his first big snow 
this week. We got 4 -6 inches Sat. night. He didnt know what to think of the big piles of snow on top of our car.
I suppose thats all the updates on Mr. Lubsters (Caleb).
Time to go keep myself busy so I dont think of home! Love and miss you all, Drea
The Great Wolf Lodge
Travis and I went to the Great Wolf Lodge tonight to enjoy the Christmas Bell Choir and have Caleb sit on Santas lap.
The choir sang beautifully… I love that sort of stuff. If there was a choir I could join around here that sang around the state I’d do it in a heart beat!
Caleb was a bit scared of Santa… he just sort of froze up when we put him in his lap. :-) It was funny to watch.
I took lots of pictures. Just click on the pic to the right to view all of them. Also on my album you’ll notice a picture of us next to this freaky SANTA doll… thats lifesize… It was at this place we went to eat earlier today… was the freakiest looking Santa I ever saw! It looked like a Teletubby Santa. I had to take a picture of it!
Travis said as a kid he had a stuff doll just like that he’d carry around as a young boy. :-\ Weird……
Busy December…
Its snowing in Ohio… and the wind is blowing… Going to spend the day in our nice warm little apartment with Caleb. He is down for a nap until lunch time.. I’m fixing to go get dressed and clean up a bit…
We have a lot to do this week though… Christmas Parties, Youth Sporting events and concerts/dramas… Christmas plays/musicals, Christmas Wrapping day at church…Travis preaching again on Sunday…etc…etc… So I might not post much the next few days.
Here’s Caleb playing with the PS2 controller… he has a cold… major snot bucket… but he isnt to moody. Hopefully its just sinus issues and no more.
Were it not for Grace…
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst
for righteousness, for they will be filled…
Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy…
Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be caleld sons of God,
Blessed are those who are persecuted
because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven…
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you…..”
Matthew 5:6-12
I am so thankful that God has set me apart… that he saved me when I was 15 years old… Before then life felt so meaningless… and sad. I had joys in my life prior to getting saved… a family… my health… friends… but my heart felt half full. Before Christ my life felt incomplete… I’m just so thankful God opened my eyes to my sin and my need for a Savior.
I’m thankful God gave me a wonderful Man of God who fears Him… and desires to stay Holy and Pure. I’m thankful for how God has changed Travis from his sinful nature… and has turned his life around.
I’m thankful for a husband who changes Calebs diapers for me when I’m busy doing something else… I’m thankful for a husband who washes dishes if they are in the sink and I’m not home… Knowing that it makes me happy to come home to a clean kitchen. I’m thankful for a husband who will wake up at 4:30 AM to pray… and work out… to start his day off right in the Word…. so he can prepare himself for the temptations of the world… and guard his Heart.
I’m thankful for a husband who cherishes me and puts my happiness in front of his. I’m thankful for a husband who loves the Church… and weeps for the lost.
I am so Thankful for what God has given me…
A beautiful baby boy… who is content… and happy.
A wonderful family on BOTH sides…
A nice warm home to live in… and nice things to wear and use.
Most importantly I am so thankful for Gods grace! Without that… I could do nothing. I cannot earn my way to Heaven. I cant do any good deed to get to Heaven… but it is by his Grace and my surrender to Him… and understanding I need his forgiveness that I am set for eternity.
Thank you Lord.
I always remember that scene from “The Passion of the Christ” movie where Mary is watching Jesus carry the cross… and he falls down… tripping over a stone… and she has a flash back of her son (Jesus)… tripping as a young boy over a rock… and how she ran to him and held him… to comfort his pain…
That part of the movie got the tears really flowing. I mean they already were… but that scene.. wow…
God gave up his ONLY son… for me. For you… for us. I know had God told me I had to sacrafice Caleb for the worlds sin…. I couldnt do it….
I do not deserve Gods grace… but I am so thankful for it!
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