It seems all I think or write about is snow--but it is everywhere here in Kirksville. It's hard to forget. I posted some new pics of our yard since our latest mini-blizzard.
What is this, you ask? This is the 12-inch ruler we stuck in the snow to see how deep it was...speaks for itself :)
Not to mention it is freezing cold, too. Right now the temperature reads 6 degrees. Yep--that's chilly.
Compare the snow fort now to the picture on the last blog post! Zach and I have a running bet... he thinks it will last til March 21st and I think that it won't. We'll see who wins :)
It is freezing inside our house, too! As I was writing this, I realized how I was dressed. Yes, I am wearing a scarf and my ridiculous (but warm) winter hat while I write this blog. So I thought I'd take a snapshot of my life :)
This is the humming bird feeder that I never took down after fall. I guess I just couldn't let go of the fact that the cold was settling in. It's still hanging in there--a symbol of warmer times! Although, it is looking a bit battle weary, eh? Can't wait til those feuding little hummers come back to battle over sugar water :)
As far as life goes... Well, right now it is pretty overwhelming. People talk about how difficult Truman is, but until you go here, you just don't understand... Zach and I do homework all the time! It's very depressing. He handles it much better than I do. I'm constantly threatening to
drop out and become a farmer, a baker, or maybe even an eskimo...
God has such big plans for us, and sometimes it is hard to stay focused on college. The information so often seems pointless and dry. Especially since Zach and I want to go in to mission work or some sort of ministry. Wouldn't God be better served if I spent the past hour baking cookies for my neighbors than doing my Civilizations of Spain homework?!
...I better stop. I'm sure that the parents reading this are freaking out right now. Or about to call me and tell me again the importance of a degree. Don't worry, I know, I know....
God is always good. So good. This is where He wants me now, so I will do my best to serve and love those around me. Finding joy and peace is all the more sweet when it is buried under a pile of bitter difficulty.
But seriously, wouldn't being an eskimo be awesome?
But even more than snow--he loves laying around. Especially if you'll lay down with him... He lived in an outdoor kennel for a year before he came to us, so he loves getting to be with people. He seriously follows me from room to room in the house. (He'll even wait outside the bathroom door for me) Not the most intelligent guy, sometimes he even runs into the wall--but he is so wonderfully loyal and loving to us.
We also built this snow fort in the back yard. You're never too old to play in the snow. There is also our terribly beat-up snow man. he has an orange peel on his head...and Hoss likes to pee on him (as you can see).
These are the awesome little sentinels we made to guard our front porch. They look pretty threatening, eh?
Since we haven't been able to work on fixing up the outside of our house, we've been concentrating on the inside. Here is something we made just a few days ago. The fram is actually an old glass window we found in our garage. The photo is the one I took at the conservation area, also in negative form.
