UP: I was reminded today as I was driving of how faithful my God is to me, even when I am not faithful to Him. It is no merit of my own, but Christ's work on my behalf that allows me to be His child. Just rejoicing in my Savior! That is an UP all the time!
UP: Last night Rachael and I had a recital for our piano students. It was wonderful sharing the evening with Rachael. She did most of the prep work :). And the students did a fabulous job.
Down: Fighting a cold. but there is an UP: Neti-pots are great. I also have a friend who has chronic problems. Mine are not chronic. I cannot complain!!!
UP: Tonight is the International Ministry Christmas Party. I love being a part of the ministry at UBC. God has blessed us with a wonderful church family. I am challenged and encouraged when I spend time with them.
UP: In less than a month a friend is coming to visit for a few days...all the way from Vermont.
Down: Still some Christmas shopping to finish. The UP?: most of it can be accomplished online!
"The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will remain forever." Psalm 37:18
Friday, December 10, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
thoughts on adapting...
My northern sweetheart is turing southern slowly, but surely! He always thinks at the end of the summer that cold weather and snow sound very nice. Then, he sat at the Clemson game last weekend and decided that the cold here, with the occasional snow is just about right! I'm not saying we will never go North...just saying he is content where God has us for now!
And he eats collard greens (barely), black eyed peas and cornbread for New Year's. I think I've done a pretty good job! No, actually, he has done a good job adapting to this culture. Even the football culture. He IS a CLEMSON fan, and we love Clemson. We love Ohio State too. It works out really well, in fact, to have 2 "great" teams that we love!
P.S. Dan said he would never marry a southern girl; never get married on campus at Bob Jones; and never live in the South....Moral of this story: Never say Never!
And he eats collard greens (barely), black eyed peas and cornbread for New Year's. I think I've done a pretty good job! No, actually, he has done a good job adapting to this culture. Even the football culture. He IS a CLEMSON fan, and we love Clemson. We love Ohio State too. It works out really well, in fact, to have 2 "great" teams that we love!
P.S. Dan said he would never marry a southern girl; never get married on campus at Bob Jones; and never live in the South....Moral of this story: Never say Never!
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Christmas Tree Adventures
Pictures make a blog much more interesting, I realize, however our internet at home is not doing so great, and my pictures are on my home computer, so you will have to settle for words this morning!
On Monday afternoon, we took our annual trip to the Merry Christmas Tree Farm in Norris, SC. It was quite fun having almost the entire Campbell family. We miss Katie and Monroe at times like these. After walking over the entire farm, there was not a suitable white pine to be found. Tradition is that we cut our own white pine down, every year. I am not completely tied to tradition (biblically there are warnings about that, you know), but I do love the white pine.
The owner of the Merry Christmas tree farm was kind enough to tell us that the competing farm, Hilltop, did have trees, so off we went. Now, mind you, it is freezing cold, drizzling and we have 2 almost 2 year olds along for the adventure. Benton and Daniel were troopers. They had so much fun running in and out of trees, up and down hills, etc. Quite a change from last year's experience.
So, we made the trek a few miles away to Hilltop, and we found our tree. Now, the last few years we have had quite a few fun experiences. We love the big, fat trees. Last year's tree was so crooked that we had a cinder block in our living room (hidden of course) to hold it up. So, this year, we looked for the perfect tree and cut it. Daniel helped Dan drag it to the car! It is perfectly shaped, only a little on the short side. I can't wait to get it decorated. We will try to share a picture. It was a successful adventure; new memories were made, and the tree is "home for the holidays."
On Monday afternoon, we took our annual trip to the Merry Christmas Tree Farm in Norris, SC. It was quite fun having almost the entire Campbell family. We miss Katie and Monroe at times like these. After walking over the entire farm, there was not a suitable white pine to be found. Tradition is that we cut our own white pine down, every year. I am not completely tied to tradition (biblically there are warnings about that, you know), but I do love the white pine.
The owner of the Merry Christmas tree farm was kind enough to tell us that the competing farm, Hilltop, did have trees, so off we went. Now, mind you, it is freezing cold, drizzling and we have 2 almost 2 year olds along for the adventure. Benton and Daniel were troopers. They had so much fun running in and out of trees, up and down hills, etc. Quite a change from last year's experience.
So, we made the trek a few miles away to Hilltop, and we found our tree. Now, the last few years we have had quite a few fun experiences. We love the big, fat trees. Last year's tree was so crooked that we had a cinder block in our living room (hidden of course) to hold it up. So, this year, we looked for the perfect tree and cut it. Daniel helped Dan drag it to the car! It is perfectly shaped, only a little on the short side. I can't wait to get it decorated. We will try to share a picture. It was a successful adventure; new memories were made, and the tree is "home for the holidays."
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