Spring, a list of things to do

S. Started painting my sisters room! :) It will no longer be orange and aqua rather white and pale gray.
P. Playing up at the cabin. My cousin, sister, Jon, and Dan went up to the cabin with me last weekend! Had a great time playing card games, board games, and walking through the woods.

R. Reading psalm 25, take a look at this great chapter filled with promise! Ran into this one the other day! "All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful toward those who keep the demands of his covenant."
N. Nearing the end to our FPU study. Only a few weeks left of our Friday night fun! Dan and I sure have been learning a lot!
G. Girl time with Jillian and Jordan painting and drawing this weekend. Something I have wanted to sit down and do for a long time. I can take a picture when I am done and post it for you.

So that has been the current SPRING things, among many others :) Easter week has started! Happy Monday to you all.

Perfect Park

Hello, and HAPPY FRIDAY!

Yesterday it sure was Spring! Dan and I had a great swing date. (Pictures below) We went and grabbed a mocha for him and a tea for me and off to the nearest park we went/ Who knew that the nearest park was the perfect park.

Sun was shinning, birds were singing, cute little lake, cranes and ducks swimming, a non squeaky regular swing set for 2, places to climb (sadly didn't get pics!), a grassy hill that over looked the park, Cute 2 person swing on that hill, with a slight squeak, A few peaceful hours to talk and talk and swing and swing. I loved it!

Dan and I sure were thankful for Perfect Park, which is not its real name but the name it was given after our first few minutes there :) Tonight we have FPU class and tomorrow we get to go up north to visit the cabin and grandma and grandpa! woohoo!
To leave you with one more photo, PPM staff ride the light rail to MOA for lunch:

A Poem Post, Enjoy

Inside a Tree

Inside a tree, our paths cross

There the pavement ends, there the dirt road stops, there the desert begins.

Dig, Dig a hole as big as the sky, still the sand never ends.

Would you like to reach the end, find the other side of the world? Or are you digging for me, I require no labor, I am free.

I stand there and watch you breaking your back; my voice is right in your ear, but still hard for you to hear, because you dig.

You try to hear, the sand is loud, each grain blocking your view.

I sweep the hair from in front of your face, and capture your tears and cover them in grace.

Among the flying sand you cry, you beg for me.

I cry back at you, I too, beg for you.

We both fight the sand

Let me fight the sand for you!

Then, with the drop of your shovel,

My voice gets through.

The moment stays still, all the grains melt away

Inside a tree.

By:

Jesus and Erika

Rocks will be Painted

Hello blog readers! What a busy week. The Praying Pelican Missions office has now been moved down by MOA. That was a busy few days at work! But we are all liking the new home. We are using space much better then the last office and it is good for the 5 of us :) I was also house and cat sitting all week down the road from my house.

Sister Hannah is home this weekend! So yesterday was filled with fun family activities.
Nails were painted, lunch was had, nap was taken, dog was walked, Tangled was seen.

Now on to the Rock! Always good to be ready for quirky things when you are engaged. Our quirky thing this past week was a school rock.  Two of our friends at Northwestern painted the school rock for us. Dan and I really enjoyed this. It is a popular thing for the students to paint this rock when a new couple gets engaged. It is a little silly but really fun.

Here Jess and Jenny show off their work!

Dan even gave me flowers for this fun moment!

Guy on the street yelled "don't drop her!"

Hope you all have a nice Sunday!

Baby Visit and a Norah trick

Welcome to a Picture Post!

This week my friend Sarah had baby number 2!  Jillian and I got to visit Mr. Vandis :) What a sweet little addition!

And a final picture of Norah showing her "hold still" trick with popcorn :)

Dan and I are off to have engagement pictures taken this afternoon my Mrs. Ria. Snow and cold temps but nice bring sun.

Wish you all a happy weekend!

A Little of This and That

Hello blog readers, happy sunny day, or for some a little foggy. My wonderful friend Cassandra and I were going to get together this morning, but due to major fog in WI we have to make a new plan.

Meet Cassandra, she is the lovely on the right, also Rachael and I to the left. Both Cassandra and Rachael are on Spring Break from Stout right now woohoo! OK,Wedding planning, family trips, work, ALIVE, FPU class, and Dan and I meeting family and friends has made this end of winter, into spring, busy busy bee!

123 GO spring teams! The Pelicans are in flight and you can keep updated on the trips here!

http://www.prayingpelicanmissions.org/journals.cfm Praying Pelican Missions is my part time job at the moment working at the office here in MN. What a fun thing to see teams that we check on day to day are now off on the trip! Living it out. Now is this snow melts many churches and teams around the US are getting ready for that summer trip! Busy days of mailing out T shirts ahead :)

ALIVE: So last week was a great MEGA WEDNESDAY at church, check out this link to the new drama, beckah Shae's song No More. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhxkjDBWa-Y&feature=player_embedded

OK so you have 2 links to look at and a little more to read. :) After watching the alive drama, what are lies you are hearing today? What are things we need to stand up and say NO MORE to?  In church on Sunday, at Open Door, the pastor at one point asked if we have ever had a breaking point, where we repented and felt this big turn. He was describing tears and snot and feeling free but sad just this jumble, in this moment. It makes me think of the point this song speaks to in a way. The three people in the drama hit their breaking point. Their no more point. This is more of a FIGHT breaking point then the repentant view we usually think of. (does what I just said make sense?)

New Living Translation:Don't you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can't you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin? Romans 2:4
New American Standard Bible:Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? Romans 2:4

It is his Kindness, that is what leads me to repent! Am I seeing how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with me every day? This is the truth I am going to be thinking on today. Much needed. Have a blessed day bloggers.

Mini SpRinG BreAk trip

Welcome to Colorado!
My parents, sister and Jon, Dan and I all drove for a long weekend to Colorado for some Ski time last weekend. It worked out well because Dan Hannah and Jon all have the same spring break. What a fun, but very tired time we had! Driving through the nights were hard but oh the view and ski time and beauty well worth it! Enjoy the pics!

We made it! Day 1 after night one in the car :)

view~

all 3 got the game face on! mt woods here we come!

so Dan and I skied/hiked up to this cave... man i felt the elevation!

Dan made it up there!

love

Dan and Jon ready for day 3! fresh snow!

Mumzy and Dan

Dadio and his girls

Isaiah 55:10-13 "...as the rain and snow come down from heaven..."