Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all of our family and friends. Cory and I pray your day was blessed full of fellowship and food. Our day was enjoyable as we fed over 20 people, got to spend time with a friends from Germany and really focused to what God wants for our lives. I am grateful He continues to inform us of the areas we need to change and walk with us down the path towards excellence. He is awesome!!!

WOW...Montana is nose hair freezing cold!!!

I know God loves me...so that is what I think about every time I step outside and feel my nose hairs freeze!! A different kind of cold is an understatement. Over the last two weeks, we have had snow, more snow and extremely cold weather. We have been living with "negative" temperatures for the last week with no change in sight. I didn't know one could be so cold.

I must admit, the area looks beautiful, but no joke...it is COLD. It is bone chillin', nose hair freezing, hard to breath, throw hot water in the air and watch it crystallize cold. Kisha....can you feel me?!?!?! I know OK gets cold, but you don't get -35 degrees....but MT does!!

I would take pictures (and I will), but all I can think about it getting into my house. We will have a white Christmas and do look forward to trading my winter wonderland for sunny San Diego. Yes we are heading to the Holiday Bowl to watch OSU beat the University of Oregon. We will spend 4 warm, glorious days hanging in Cali!!!

Well...I will end here. I need to find out if we are hosting a Christmas meal at our house. We have been informed we live in the boonies...we actually live 7.9 miles away for the base, but it has never stopped them from coming to our house and eating our food. What can I say...we fellowship with the under 25 crowd. I love them!!! God Bless...

A Different Kind of Cold

This week we experienced a pretty good snow. I believe we got 4 to 6 inches. The thing that shocked me the most was how cold it got. Germany got cold, but this Montana cold was a different kind of cold. Oh my gosh.....I only heard of your nose hair freezing and getting choken on your breath, but experienced it on Thursday. The temperature was 2 degrees and I forget what the wind chill was, but it was COLD!!!

Everyone keeps telling me "this is nothing...wait until January / February". I kept thinking "stop talking to me about Jan / Feb" and"our family is never coming in the cold if I blog this", but I needed to share the love. I didn't take pictures this time, but don't worry...we are expecting snow again next week, so there will be pictures soon. I know the locals are thinking "this little black child needs some help" and they are right.

All in all, I survived and will survive because I have no other choice. I can say the snow is beautiful and I love looking at the snow on the mountains that surround our area. Montana is truly a lovely place, but you must prepare for the weather.