I want to write down what I got out of the sermon this morning just so I can remember it so thought I'd share it... Just so you know it's not original thoughts this time. Abraham and Isaac stand at the bottom of a mountain. Their servants have everything packed and ready for the trip. Abraham's heart is thudding heavily. He can't believe this day has actually come. He can't believe what God has asked of him. Isaac's birth was a miracle. He had kept faith in God all those year

I listened to a little book today called The Little Book of Hygge. It's written by a Danish man, and Denmark is rated as the happiest country in the world. He describes their fascination with all things hygge... Which if you don't want to read the book, you'll have to stick with the English word cozy, which is definitely not as intense. Hygge is awesome! So allow me to tell you about the hygge evening I had. I marinated pork chops in an amazing new recipe... It's at the end o

The night that Mom and Adriana and I went to the fellowship hall and unwrapped my shower gifts, I video called Zèzè when we were done. And I happily showed him everything and he looked very interested and said, "woooww," and "ahh," and "hhhhmm." And at the end, "You're a special girl. They must really love you." And, "That is really alot of stuff. You will need your own plane to bring it to Haiti!" All of the gifts made their way to the windowseat upstairs, and I sorted them