We leave again on new year's day

Well, it's new year's eve and i am so tired i'm not sure i'll make it to midnight. We have been so busy these past few days that all i want to do right now is cry. i am so tired, my body is aching and i'm not looking forward to flying tomorrow. our flights will take us about 18 hrs to get there, we will arrive into Casa...anyways, please please pray for me to feel well while traveling, that being pregnant doesn't take all the energy out of me, and pray too that i just take care of myself and of the baby. That i have wisdom in my decisions and all of that. I know God will take care of us, he always has. I don't think i'll be able to blog for the next month, but hopefully after that i can update everyone from scotland. i'm going to bed now. Happy new year. This year will definitely hold lots of 'new' things,....and for our family a new baby. That is definitely something to be grateful for. We are very blessed. And our parents have been so supportive and happy for us in all oft his. It's been great so far (except being sick) anyways..love you all and i will miss you...goodbye for now.

positive is for Pregnant

Well, we are going to have a baby! Me and mike just found out that I'm pregnant! The baby is Due August 2006. So , we've been even busier these last few days, today went to see a midwife and a travel clinic about being pregnant in morocco. It's all quite exciting, it's definitely a surprise but a very good one! We are very excited to be parents, although it is a bit scary. Anyways, that's is our good news we want to share with all of you!! i know it's kind of a shock...it's still weird to say, we're having a baby..but we are!!!

in Vancouver for 3 days

hey we're back in Vancouver. We arrived very late Tuesday night and we have about three more days before we head off on outreach. Our Vaccation was awesome, beautiful beaches, clear water, tropical fish to swim with, we didn't have to pay for a thing......i'll post pitures when we put then on the computer. It was beautiful!
And now we're here and we trying to pack up all of our things to move out before we leave, pack for outreach, we have to go get a few things, have some appointments and stuff...so we're a bit busy over these three days, while still trying to get some rest before we jump into outreach in Morocco. That's all for now just wanted to let you know we're home and that we had a great time. Although i really did miss my parents on Christmas. Thre is always something about family, you know, but i talked to them all yesterday and it was fun. Well i Love you all! i'll keep you updated these next few days...

We're off!!!

Well, here we go. Tomorrow we leave for the Turks and Caicos Islands ( next to the Bahamas) nice huh?? For those of you who don't know or don't remember we are going to be spending Christmas with Mike's dad and his wife Jo on the islands of Turks and Caicos..and we are looking forward to it! We are looking forward to relaxing, we have about 10 books between the two of us, we are going to get a tan, we are going to relax as much as possible. And be warm in the sun, it's going to be beautiful! Don't know if i'll have time or be able to Blog or if i'll even care..:) So, i'l update you when we get back, show you some pictures of us on those lovely beaches!! But I will miss my family on Christmas day, even though i was home and had Christmas with them, it of course isn't 'exactly' the same and i will miss you mom and dad and andy! Mom, think of me and know that i had such a great time with you last week. You really are one of my best friends! i love you!
And merry Christmas to everyone, especially those i won't see for so long....and I'll be back in Vancouver on Dec 27th so for those that are around, i would like to SEE You before we leave for outreach on january 1st. Merry Christmas!!!

all kinds of craziness

Well......just to give an update since i haen't been on here in awhile. We flew back from Wisconsin on sunday night and arrived back to vancouver to our very cold apartment and slept really well..:) Then monday we have had Outreach meetings and Monday Night we had our captivating Christmas party!! And it was soo fun, i've been looking forward to that party for so long and it was so nice to be with my friends again, to laugh to eat yummy food and enjoy ourselves. i felt really like we were just celebrating ...and it was amazing. We shared with each other about where we are at and we ate some more! Definitely worth all the excitement..:)
And now it's tuesday and we have even more meetings....soo many meetings all about outreach, trying to be with our team some and get to know them, and meetings like crazy..for today and tomorrow...and then we leave. i'm teeling ya it's busy but after all this it's going to feel even better to go to that island somewhere and RELAX........so yeah, that' s me and what we've been up to....the pic is me and mike at home in wisconsin playing with our camera....

blessings all around

hello! well, it's funny, Since being home i don't have that much to say, days go by quickly and the nights are spent being lazy by the tv, or the fireplace, and of course eating lovely home-made meals with my mom..it's been very nice. Tonight we rented two movies, a guy movie for mike and a girly movie for me and my mom, we're going to pretend it's our Christmas Eve and have appetizers like we usually do, then watch movies and eat yummy desserts. i'm going to wrap presents tonight and just relax. my dad gets home tomorrow so we'll have dinner tomorrow and give each other our gifts. good times. Last night we went to a home fellowship with a couple from my church Karen and Stuart Johnson and it was so great, we were encouraged so much by people who are much older than us, all in their 40's 50's and 60's. So, that was really amazing. To be part of a group that wants to hear your opinion on things as well and wants to know what you think of things...it's been definitely the right time to be home. We have been very blessed. i' thought i'd give you some more pic's of us....

pieces of home

well this won't be long...it's still been so good being home. yesterday i was spoiled, my mom took me shopping and for dinner..we really did shop for hours and hours..and then came home and crashed. anyways i'ts been great! todays' agenda is to do nothing then go to a church fellowship tonight at our friends house...so i'm looking forward to that! but i just thought since i'm home i'd just show you some pictures of me and mike when we were little.......just for fun.
that's me and my mom and mike and his sister lisa....

beautyqueen - masterpiece

well....being home has been good so far. today we slept in and that's the first in a long time...soo great!!! woke up, went to the fireplace and grabbed a cup of coffee...
yesterday was great, me and mike were able to share at my church what we've been up to lately and about our outreach we're going on soon. Also, in the evening there was a women's christmas tea. It was called a Christmas of Blessings, and it was. There was so much lovely food, desserts, coffee, apple cider, the church was decorated so beautifully....and i enjoyed being with my church family again as well. But at the end they had asked if i would sing a song...so yesterday i was trying to think of which song to sing, and one came to mind that wasn't christmas-ey but it was fitting for women i think. in our captivating group in vancouver we have talked about how women are mean to be peaceful, full of quiet strength that exudes from them, not in controlling busyness, and so this song that i wrote for a friend awhile ago seemed fitting...so i sang it and i'm always amazed because music really does stir something in us and it wasn't me, it was God, He moved through the song and touched people's hearts, one lady came up to me because she said she was 'undone' she was crying through the whole song...and so praise God!! He uses music and so i just wanted so share the words of this song with all of you.....(and its one of my only songs i've recorded on my own because it was for my Lovely friend Franziska she was in Norway and there was a recording studio, so i recorded it for her) She is lovely and i miss her dearly!!!!!
if you read this at all Franziska, know you are still dear to my heart and this song is still for you! The picture is me and her in norway.

Swirling, the chaos growing
But i'm standing still
I can see life moving at me,
But will it pass me by
Colors dancing around my being
But i feel as if i'm gray
All i really long for now
Is to truly live

All i want is to see
That beauty really lies in me
And the world with all it's colors
Is where I want to live

All i want is to see
That beauty really lies in me
And the world with all it's colors
Is where I want to live

The paintings, the music, the laughter
I want to soak them in
To live and breathe each day as if it is my last
I want to look back on life
and know that it was more
To know that my Life was part
of a Masterpiece

All i want is to see
That beauty really lies in me
And the world with all it's colors
Is where I want to live

You are a masterpiece
more beautiful than you know

Home in Wisconsin

well.....after a very long day of traveling yesterday we made it!! And on the way, we got to see some friends....yesterday we left vancouver early in the morning, arrived at our friend Kelsey's at 10am....had coffee with her, then off to the airport, where we got on our 3 hr flight into mineapolis, and then our friend Bridget picked us up and we went for dinner with her and my brother Andy.....and then made the 3 1/2 hr drive home!! So it was a long day, but at least we got to spend some time with people we love and haven't seen in awhile.
And now we are home...and it's sooo great to be home!! There is a christmas tree all decorated and the house is so cozy with the fireplace.....and woke up this morning to my dad making us a yummy greasy breakfast. Spent the day relaxing, took a trip to Wal-mart and tonight we are going to have dinner together and then play games or something. It definetely feels like Christmas, and it is soooo cold outside, so it's definitely Wisconsin. I love being home with my family.......and i love christmas in wisconsin.