New Every Morning

Driving to work today, I saw the most beautiful sunrise. It was absolutely breath taking with the pinks, oranges, yellows, and reds. It just reminded me of these verses:

Leviticus 3:22,23

The LORD'S lovingkindnesses indeed never cease,
For His compassions never fail.
They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.

I haven't updated this blog in a while, so here are some things that have happened in the last couple weeks.

Ice Storm... no power for eight days... stayed somewhere else to stay warm... Alarm system's back-up battery only lasts 17 hours... someone breaks in to our house and steals some things... I find out I have an infection from surgery... get on antibiotics... Abby and Katy's wedding... find out wrong antibiotics for type of infection... get on another... I stay in Iowa... Seth goes back to Oklahoma for the week... Seth takes a Greyhound back up... on the same bus the whole time... they lose his luggage... we get it back on christmas eve (PTL)... get my hair cut... I finish my antibiotics with no allergic reaction (PTL)... had a nice time with nieces and nephew, brothers and sisters, my parents, and others... left on Christmas day...got home safely at 3:00am (PTL)...

So, the last couple weeks have been crazy to say the least. The sunrise this morning was such a reminder of the big picture. I need to remember the Lord's great love and continued care for us despite the little things that can go wrong. We have an opportunity to grow closer to Him and trust Him through it all. This verse also reminds me that if we don't take that opportunity, His mercies are still new every morning. He is exceedingly gracious and I am so thankful for our loving and compassionate Lord!

A Double Wedding!

This weekend my double cousins had a double wedding. I had never been to a double wedding so it was very unique. Beautiful brides and beautiful weddings. Here are a few pictures of the wedding.

The Father, Daughter, Daughter Dance...



The Get-away



Kari & Edward



Lee, Julie, Abby, & I



Seth & I

Oh Christmas Tree!

We got our first real Christmas tree the other night. We transported it via the back seat of our car! It just love the smell of a real tree. Seth also hung lights outside which look great. It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas...