Service is good for you!

Ashley and I have been so lucky to spend time together each Friday doing some sort of skill building activity, crafts, or serving others. This girl of many talents has taught me how to successfully make a loaf of 100% wheat bread, save money at the grocery store, manage a budget online, and show love to others by serving them. The past couple weeks have been full of service. We went to the food bank and scooped pasta out of a HUGE box. We were lucky enough to wear the required hair caps and gloves! Aren't we gorgeous?!



This week we went to a soup kitchen to serve lunch. It was a really neat experience. Anyone can come eat, take a shower, or do laundry for free at this place during certain hours. Many homeless people came along with some who had been out of work for a while or just couldn't afford lunch that day. Everyone was so kind and kept telling me all sorts of different, sometimes really odd, stories. I leared all about different kinds of apples from an elderly man, so if you ever want to know anything about apples, I'm your girl! Seeing these people in this position however, brought me a higher motivation to continue with school and always work hard so that I will be able to sufficiently provide for my family. If you have anyone in your family, or a close friend that needs a little push in the right direction regarding school or work, do some volunteer service at a soup kitchen. I think it will open their eyes a little bit. It was such a wonderful experience and I can't wait to do it again!Thanks Ashley for settin it up! You are wonderful!

Mr. And Mrs. Lindberg

The amount of weddings I went to this summer and fall were drastically reduced from previous years. Does this mean I am getting old? Will I soon be getting baby announcements from all of you my married friends?
Sara and Brady have a pretty cool love story, involving a pretty serious accident, and a cute boy who took care of my dear friend every step of the way. I don't think there could be a better match than these two and I know we're all so happy for them! Love you Sara and Brady!
Oh how I love the Alpha girls! I feel so blessed to call them my best friends.

Brady is in the Air Force - hence the cool attire. He is also from Texas and surprised us all by taking his coat off to display a shirt decked out with Texas pride... He had it made, and was very proud! Dwan, hands off, he's Sara's husband!



Pretty sure our table never stoppd talking, ate the most bread, and spilled the most things (Ok, well the last part was me... successfully managing to knock becky's glass over not once, by twice - sorry Becky!!)

Lucky me

I feel so priviledged to have such a wonderful friend who lets me watch her kids while she goes out of town. I always have fun adventures with the Linthorst kids, and below are some pictures from our fun week. Searching for the world's cutest kids? I found them!!!

My new favorite!

I found my new favorite song this week and have probably listened to it 20 million times. Go to the link below, listen and tell me what you think! It reminds me of my days in Peru, sitting on the Amazon river in the middle of the night with fireflies all over and stars painting the sky. The song is truly magical. What do you think?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMr52bCXNdU