Let it begin!

Today is the first of our Christmas celebrations. Today we go to the City Life center to celebrate Christmas with our Grandma Nan and Grandpa Ed.
After that we have a home school family square dance. So excited!
 This week we have no school!!!! YAY!!!! Only sad part means no youth group or dance class. Thankfully it starts again first week of January!
January...yikes. A whole new year will begin. That's intimidating. At the beginning of each year you start to think what you did...what you would change...whats going to happen in the next year. At least you get to stay up till midnight. SSSHHH!!! Don't tell the kids!
 
 Back to the celebrations this week.
 Christmas Eve is Friday. Only 4 days away. Christmas Eve we go to Jakers. But thats another story.

Anywho better get ready for Nan and Eds! Merry Christmas!

Santa, present, Chirstmas time!

We all know Santa isn't real, but isn't it fun to pretend? To pretend that on Christmas Eve Santa is getting ready to bring presents and climb down all the chimneys? Even if he isn't real, its still fun.
On Christmas Eve I go to a restaurant with my family paid by my Nana then we go to church. After that is home to Nana's to put on some new pj's and do a program. Then we play games and settle in for the night. The next morning the kids are not aloud to go downstairs until the adults are all ready. Then you better watch out! The kids are coming to town!
  That is our Christmas tradition. Everyone has a different one. Everyone thinks that no other could be funner than there own. Everyone is content. Unless the kids are thinking they need more. But otherwise, what could be better?

  Christmas. Beautiful, fun, exciting what else could make it any better? Just one thing. Remembering and celebrating Jesus Christs birth.

Happy Early Birthday Jesus!

  

Just don't take the girl

Johnnys daddy was taking him fishing. When he was 8
Years old.
Have you ever heard that song? It talks about how
At first Johnny was going a fishing. A little girl came
And Johnnys daddy said they have to take her. Johnny says
Take her but johnny says any one but her. 15 years later the
Girl is dying and still Johnny prays to take him, just don't take thE
Girl.
I want to find a husband who's prayer would be that. That he would
Just love me that much.

Family

I have said it before and I will say it again. I love my family. Even when we get stressed or angry. But when I grow up some of my fondest memories will be these.

 Building the marble run with Geoffrey.
Playing family games.
Doing animal wrestling tournaments with Geoffrey.
Talking in the middle of the night with Brenna when neither of us can sleep.
Wrestling with Kebrom and Atsede
Shopping with Mom
Watching Husky basketball with Dad
Hiking as a family.
Waking up at midnight hungry, going into the kitchen to eat a bowl of cereal and find Dad already there.
Long drives to Washington when we have good music or podcasts.
And so many more. I have been blessed with a wonderful family. And honestly, I kind of feel sorry for those who are not a part of my family. But I guess everyone feels that way about there one family.

Why?

Why is the question for everything. Why do I have to go to bed, why do people have to get sick, why why why. The only question I ask anymore. Then I realize, I don't need to worry. God is in control. Sometimes I try to play Gods role. I try to do everything right and make everything turn out okay. But the truth is, I am just not that good at it! There is only one who can control the universe and I am not Him. I need to remember that. Just because my life seems out of control, I need to remember that nothing can happen in my life that God cant handle. He is in control. Not me. And I am so glad that I am not in control, because if I was, the world would be falling apart because I am not big enough or strong enough. Only God is.

When we fall, He is there. When we get caught and feel like we have no where to run, He will protect us.
Only one can handle it. And He does.

My favorites

My favorite season is probably fall/winter. All the best holidays are in winter, it's perfect weather in fall. And lets face it, who wants to sweat so badly they take a shower every morning and night. I will take a cool day any day. Plus, I love taking a hot shower when I'm cold.
I also loves all the leaves. Yesterday I went to Greenough Park with my Nana. I just love the scent of the leaves, the looks of the leaves, and the feel of the leaves. I just love fall. We saw some baby squirrels, a dead squirrel and several other fun stuff. It all happens in fall.

                                                        Is'nt it beautiful? Thank you Lord for the beautiful city of Missoula.

Dreams come true

Everyone has dreams. Dreams like getting married, having children, getting a dog and there are many more dreams that people have. No matter how many dreams you have, they will almost always come true. Unless your dream is to meet a unicorn. I doubt that that would be happening but who knows?
Our family had a dream. A dream of adopting 2 children from Ethiopia. At first, we wanted 2 little boys. But God had other plans. Within a year our dream came true. Last May my parents flew to Ethiopia and we are now a BIG family of 6 children.
My sister had a dream. To have her own dog. It took a while, but for almost 2 years now she has had her own dog, a Wheaten Terrier named Books.
Our friends have a dream. To adopt a little boy from Ethiopia, they already have tickets for there first flight.
 These people are living proof that dreams do come true. It may take a while, and it may not happen how you want it to, but they do come true.
Life will through some hard times at you. You may feel like your dream will never come true, but in Gods own time, it will.
I have a dream. That my Grandma will be healed. Maybe it wont happen on this side, but she will be healed. I just dream that it will be this side. 
Some dream will not come true. But many will.