Our snow fun!

Here is a picture from March 17th. Playing soccer in the shade, because it is too warm.

Then we woke up Saturday morning March 28, and took a sled ride to the college to have brunch with Suzanne. Here the girls are sitting on the road on the way back.

This is the area that I shoveled out before we went on our walk. It had another 3 inches 2 hours later.

The girls stayed outside for quite a long time. Emberlynn decided to take a break to warm up. This light provided a way to warm her hands and feet.

With all the fun we had in the snow, I had to do some work to open a path to the road.

This little path took a lot of effort. The snow was very heavy and wet, and it had been plowed into our driveway at this end.

Here is the culprit for our heavy slush pile at the end of the driveway. This is what they use to plow the streets.

Success! At least for one side of the driveway. Suzanne did most of the other side. Then a couple minutes after coming inside, a friend from church drove up with this plow and cleaned out the end of the driveway. I guess I could have left more for him.

Here is what the girls worked on while I played in the driveway. They did an awesome job.

A beautiful winterscape in the backyard. So long snow.

Some times you get what you deserve

Since I have been bragging about the nice weather we have had since January, here is a video from a local weather station of this weekend's snow festivities. We just had mid sixties and sunshine last week. Enjoy and laugh at us. Actually, we are looking forward to playing outside!  We'll be back in the fifties and sixties next week.

In coming blizzard

We are forcasted to have blizzard like conditions throughout the day.  Maybe a bunch of snow.  I guess it is about time:)

Lenten Intentions

I have been giving up all extra internet access during lent.  I give it up Monday through Saturday and then use it a bunch on Sunday.  It has been going pretty well.  I cheated yesterday evening.  Suzanne and I were doing some planning for the future.  My intention has been to replace the time spent on the computer with time to connect with God.  I have had some great success and some great failure.  I think what I have found is that this is a good practice for year round.  To give up frivolous entertainment and trade it for time with God and my family.  This should be a continuous evaluation that we do on our lives.

Intentional living.  When we don't live intentionally, we end up wasting a lot of the good moments of life.  So, I must practice what I preach.  I am going to post this blog, make some popcorn and watch America's funniest videos with three of my four favorite girls.

God bless you and yours.

We miss you all, wherever you may be.

Still here

We're still here, in Kansas.  It is just about windy enough today to blow us down the street.  Suzanne worked one of her two last weekends today, so I took the girls to church this morning by myself.  They matched mostly, except for Emberlynn's socks.  Their hair was combed, but I didn't worry about it too much.  I knew the wind would remove all evidence of combing by the time we got there.

I attended the youth sunday school class.  I will be teaching their class the next two weeks.  

The sermon was another hard hitting one by John Murray.  I have appreciated all the learning that has been provided by everyone at Hesston Mennonite church.  John has been an especially diligent teacher who seems to ask the right questions and provide some answers when they are needed.

Weather and Candidating

Let me just say this.  Kansas weather is awesome!  Yes, this is this weeks forecast.  For those of you who may want us to move closer to Ohio after Kansas.  It's gonna take a miracle:)  We have sunshine literally everyday.  The temperatures are lovely.  The wind isn't really that bad.  It hardly ever rains or snows.  I've gone soft.  I can understand Stan Miller's sentiments of Ohio weather.  Your weather stinks:)

So, it's gonna take a miracle, but we have a God of miracles.  Anything is possible.

(For those of you who like to read into cryptic messages.  This blog post is not one of those.  I am not announcing or hinting at anything.  I know very little more about our future after Hesston than you do.  End of comment.)

How is everybody?

Hello, it has been a few days since I have used the internet for reasons of lent other than school or candidating.  That means no facebook, no blogs, no google reader, no email just for fun, etc.  That has actually been going very well.  I have had more time with my family, and gotten more sleep.  Now for the harder part of creating a rhythm that connects with God.  That is the challenge that I have been giving to the chapel at Hesston College and a local church here this morning.  I am going to be selfish, this message is for me first, then for you.