Fingerprint Friday

A cubic foot of snow can contain roughly one billion crystals.
This is according to some scientist in Japan.
Who has been studying snowflakes for 15 years.

God didn't have to study it for 15 years.
There's no counting snowflakes.
1...2...3...4...
No fancy calculations.
He just knows.
Without even thinking about it.
God created each snowflake.

Mind-boggling.
Beauty for us to enjoy.
(and be thankful when it's gone
and warmer weather returns)

Deuteronomy 3:24
O Sovereign LORD,
You have begun to show to your servant
Your greatness and
Your strong hand.
For what god is there
in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds
and mighty works You do?

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Snowhenge

First it was a snowman.Imagine a little grunt with each roll.A pretty cute snowman.But by knocking the first one over.And building a tower-like snowman.Next to the fallen one.It becomes Snowhenge.It's snowing like crazy here again.
I am not looking forward to my kids coming home.
Wet, snowy feet.
Dumping all their coats and winter paraphernalia.
ALL over the living room.
Begging for hot cocoa.
And a snack.
I sound selfish.I've got one more hour to enjoy my nice quiet house.
With one super cute little boy.
Then...
The noise.
Oh the noise, noise, noise, noise.
And I'm guessing there will be plenty of it.
Since chances are we will have a snow day tomorrow.

Hope I don't become too Grinchy.

Chores.
Must think of lots of chores.
For the kids.
I have a couple good books to read.

Weekend in Review

Brookelynn and Jake could not go to sleep Thursday night.
They were convinced they would not have school Friday.
Sadly, they did.
Ryan, however got to stay home.
They were very jealous.

Ryan and the little boys shoveled snow.

The snow was not heavy,

so the boys were able to get big scopes.

Ezra was a pretty good help.

Jobe tended to dump his wherever Ryan had last shoveled.

As seems to be the trend for moms,

I took pictures from the front door.

After basketball and soccer games Saturday,

Ryan took the little boys, Brookie and a friend sledding.

(Jakie was bowling with a friend.)

I came for a little.

Then went grocery shopping by myself...

Ahhh.

We enjoyed plenty of family time.

Friday was supper at my brothers.

Saturday supper at my parents.

And Sunday dinner at Ryan's parents.

Ryan, with much sorrow, watched the retirement announcement

of his favorite NFL player, Kurt Warner.

And we watched two movies.

Ryan and I watched Seven Pounds.

To put it in Ryan's words: That was heavy.

It was.

Don't know that I need to see it again.

But not wishing that I hadn't seen it, either.

We all watched Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

Ezra has his face buried in my arm much of the last half.

Jobie fell asleep on my lap.

I hated it.

It was weird.

And gross.

Food lying everywhere.

People with food stains all over them.

Odd.

Our weekend.

Minus the fights.

Poopy diapers.

Spills.

Lost shoes.

And general chaos that is our family.

Fingerprint Friday

Isaiah 55:9-11

9 As the heavens are higher than the earth,

so are my ways higher than your ways

and my thoughts than your thoughts.

10 As the rain and the snow

come down from heaven,

and do not return to it

without watering the earth

and making it bud and flourish,

so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,

11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth:

It will not return to me empty,

but will accomplish what I desire

and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

Each week Beki at therustedchain hosts Fingerprint Friday and uses a song by Steven Curtis Chapman as a springboard. Join in. It's a great way to be reminded of God's presence.

Fingerprint Friday

So thankful for the beautiful snow this week.
Love this time of year.
I truly am blessed.

This is the verse I thought of as soon as I took this photo:
from the last part of Psalm 23:5
my cup overflows.


Each week pamperingbeki hosts Fingerprint Friday and uses a song by Steven Curtis Chapman as a springboard. Join in. It's a great way to be reminded of God's presence.

I've Said It Before

And I'm sure I'll say it again.

I love our place.