MS Walk 2013

I survived the cold and wind on Sunday and completed the MS Walk. I did the shorter walk as I have painful memories of heel covering blisters from the longer walk.

Thank you to all who sponsored my walk! Every penny helps; all the money stays in our local area.

As I was listening to my IPod Shuffle and admiring the buildings of Fort Wright, I was amazed at how many young people were walking. There were many people in the age bracket of 15-30. Not that I am ancient; however, I was surprised.

I do know that MS is unfortunately more prevalent in our area than many others. My guess is that many of those ‘youngsters’ knows someone personally.

I give thanks daily to God for my health and abilities that He has blessed me with.

BRRRR, It's cold outside

It has been downright chilly the last few days here in the Pacific Northwest. I’m sure there are other regions with even colder temps. Our highs are in the low 20s with our lows as single digits or in the teens.

I am continuing to do my daily workouts (yay) and have some satisfaction in seeing those cute little stickers on my calendar :-)

My church has a Women’s ministry group that hosts events for the women of the church. Tomorrow is one such event – a women’s breakfast. My small group is going along with my (married) daughter. It should be a wonderful fellowship event!

I am excited to see how the year 2013 unfolds for me. I am sure there will be hardships and joyful events throughout. I do know that God is good and He will provide and care for me. Praises!!

S N O W



Wow ~ we definitely received some snow over the last few days! I have gotten some great workouts (yes, I do count snow shoveling as a workout).


The snow creates some beautiful scenery. I love it when the trees are covered in white. The roads are a different beast. The hard packed snow turns to ice and is no fun for drivers.

The Inland Northwest slumbered Tuesday night to high winds which melted much of the snow which is good because we are heading into a frigid few days of low 20s for the daytime highs.

He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” Matthew 17:20 (NIV)

This is a verse from my devotions earlier this week and it struck me that anything I am struggling with can be considered a mountain. It was definitely eye-opening with regard to some things that I am struggling with -- thank you Lord for revealing this to me!

Not Quite Spring Yet

We got a bit of snow the last couple of days (over a foot).  Now we get to enjoy some sunshine and frigid temperatures ~ LOL.

We were talking at work that it wouldn't be such a disappointment to have more snow and cold weather if we hadn't had the lovely 40-50 degree temps recently.


Completely different subject:  My vacuum is on the fritz.  I want to pull up our carpet but will still have throw rugs or an area rug, so I think I will be getting a new vacuum.

February is almost over and soon spring really will be here :-)

Winter

Brrr...it's cold outside!  We have some frigid temperatures in the Pacific Northwest ~ although it sounds like we are due for another snow dumping.  LOL, I wonder when I will be sure that winter homeownership is for me!

I am thrilled to be getting that little bit of extra light a day :-)


Haha - reading the above makes me sound like a whiner.  I better stop that!  I really do love the four seasons we have in this area of the U.S.

Winter is upon us

The winter weather has hit the Pacific Northwest.  Over here in eastern Washington, we are looking at lows of below zero.  BBBBrrrrr.  I am glad to have some new windows in our little home along with our remodeled bathroom.  We are being efficient with the thermostat and using a space heater in our living room area when we are there.  I love the feel of the extra weight as I added another blanket to my bed last night (-10◦F).  Now I just need to brave the roads and drive my ‘new to snow’ vehicle.