The Ladder

Jacob left Beersheba and went toward Haran. And he came to a certain place

and he stayed there that night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the

stones of the place, he put it under his head, and lay down in that place to sleep.

And he dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder set up on the earth, and

the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, the angels of God were ascending

and descending on it! And behold, the Lord stood above it ... Genesis 28:10-13

And [Jesus] said to [Nathanael], "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened,

and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man. John 1:51

Christ IS the ladder

by which God and man are joined together,

and by whom the angels minister to us:

all graces are given to us by him,

and we ascend to heaven by him.

(Note from the Geneva Study Bible)

What a glorious truth that is!

Winter Wonderland

(The snow is still lingering in our front yard)

(Braving the cold air so that we could collect more snow

for ice cream - and get a picture. We decided to make

some extra to keep in the freezer. Mmmm)

My parents stopped by a little while ago and dropped off our dinner -veggie soup with tortellinis, made mostly by dad. Mom said she added some seasonings. ;) I finished moms hat while they were here and didn't think to take any pictures of it. So I'll have to get some the next time I see her. Now I'll be starting on a blanket for dad. He brought me all the camouflage yarn today. It will be neat to see how it turns out. Oh and I came across a recipe for Artisan Herb Crackers and decided they would accompany the soup well. They actually weren't all that hard to make. I'll definately be trying these recipes in the future - cheese crackers and graham crackers. Okay, the last one causes me to think of Smore's. Yeah, I'll need to make those soon. Haha.

It is pouring

****SNOW**** right now and I am loving it oh so very much!! I have opened the blinds throughout the house so I can see the beauty! I'm about to curl up in the recliner, sip some hot tea, listen to a sermon, and crochet my mom a hat {that I've already taken apart twice ;) Proving I'm still a beginner at these things}.

My alarm first went off this morning at 5am - when I saw that the roads were still pretty clear, I crawled back in the cozy bed with my sweet husband for another 50 minutes or so. :) Up again at 6 and Tony was out the door in 30minutes. He called me to let me know that he arrived to work safely. ;) I do love that man a LOT!!

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12:25 I just got off the phone with that lovely guy pictured above and he is coming home EARLY from work!!! I'm so excited!!! And the snow continues to fall... six inches and counting. :)

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2:00 My husband is f.i.n.a.l.l.y. home from work. Traffic was crazy. But boy am I glad he's home safe and sound.

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3:00 And now we are enjoying some snow ice cream! Yummy! We used Grandma Smith's recipe: Beat 3 eggs in large bowl; stir in 1 3/4 cups sugar; add 2 tsp vanilla and 1 1/2 cups of milk; now add the freshly collected snow -about 6 liters. Stir until combined and then eat! I also added some pumpkin pie spice.

Busy with school

Well Worth It

By God's providence, I received a message through myspace from a guy named Steve this past Sunday. He explained that he grew up with Tony in Indiana and that he was doing a job here in NC until Wednesday. Oh yes ... Steve Lamping. The name rang a bell. They haven't seen each other since 6th grade. He and Tony corresponded back and forth through myspace and we made plans to eat dinner with him in Durham. So last night (after a few u-turns) we finally made it to Steve's hotel and we went to eat at Carrabba's Italian Restaurant. The food was so yummy! The fellowship even better!! The guys had a great time catching up on 16 years of life. :) Lord willing we'll be able to get together again real soon.

We dropped Steve off at the hotel and started our hour and a half drive home. About 20 miles from the house, Tony asked me for his phone - which he had handed to me as we walked into the restaurant. I reached in my purse and only found my phone. I started calling his phone, thinking that it was in the car somewhere. Nope. Nowhere to be found. :( So now I'm trying to playback in my mind and remember my every step. We had went to Carrabba's, then to Starbucks [which ended up being closed, but we did get out of the car there], then to the hotel, and then to a gas station. There was no telling when I actually lost it. In my prayer journal that night I prayed "Lord, please let it be found by someone that will call my phone and return it to us with ease. Please keep it safe and cozy wherever it may be." May sound like a silly prayer to you, but it was prayed with all sincerity and faith. And this afternoon I drove back up to Carrabba's restaurant to pick up Tony's phone. You know where it stayed the night ... in a safe. Lord, thank you so very much for keeping Tony's cell phone in a "safe" place last night - literally!!