Stowaway on I-93

I left home 'bout 2pm for my afternoon drive to Concord... approximately a 40 minute ride. I arrived in time to indulge myself for ten minutes of reading "The Negotiator" (By Dee Henderson) (A MUST READ BOOK!) so far everything about this trip was normal and routine!

My student spotted the van, walked over, opened the slider and asked... "Why do you have a cat in the van?" Surprised by his question I asked intelligently... "What??" He followed with the same question, "Why do you have a cat in the van?" By now, I understood the question, but thought he was teasing (which is well out of character) so I was still a bit stumped. My response was "Are you serious? There's a cat in here?!" It was quite comical actually, my student got in and scooped up the cat. They were sitting directly behind me so when I turned around to see what (or who) he was holding... I was astonished to discover my stowaway was non other then Travis's cat YODA! :)
I had unloaded a few grocery bags in the morning, so the only thing I can conclude is that Yoda jumped in while I was taking bags out of the back! I never saw him! He never meowed or made his presence known during my entire 40 minute drive south!! We were blessed with balmy, spring-like weather in the low 60's yesterday, so Yoda must have decided to enjoy the warmth in the van, got himself too cozy and fell asleep! He was the perfect 4-legged passenger!! He never fussed, didn't crawl under my feet nor on my lap, he just curled up on the floor and went back to sleep. After dropping my student off, I scooped Yoda up and he rode in the front passenger seat the rest of the way home...

I wish I could understand kitty-talk, it would be fun to hear his side of the adventure!!

Happy New Year & The Countdown Begins...

HAPPY 2008 NEW YEAR! Can you believe it.... it is snowing AGAIN! We are suppose to get another 6-12 inches during the day & into the evening! (Yesterday we got 4-5 inches!) You may not remember, but last year ON NEW YEARS DAY, we had a major ice storm.... hmmm, I wonder if this is a new trend for NH New Years?



Here's a family picture taken at my parent's home on Sunday afternoon! The kids laugh & tease as they look at me and say; "short people in front!" I wonder who they are talking about?!!
We had a wonderful evening last night! We (all 5 of us) spent the evening at the Walsh family home with a few other families... laughing, chatting, playing games, eating! The kids took turns on the snow mobiles out in the yard/field and everyone had a blast! (And to think, I thought we'd be leaving around 10PM or so... truth be told, we didn't get home til close to 1:15AM!) THANKS RITA & STEVE!!

Ten days and counting until Pete, Audrey & Austin leave for Honduras! They have completed their typhoid immunizations. (Did you know that the typhoid immunization is given in 4 oral doses?) They took the last of the pills last night and tomorrow night they will begin the chloroquine, taken weekly, for a malaria preventative!

They are getting excited as they make decisions on what to bring and how to pack! The group of eight will be loading up on the evening of the 10th and spending the night at one of the team member's homes so that they can all get an early start out for Boston on the 11th! Please keep them in your prayers!

The Last Day of 2007...

.... and to be honest with you, I'm not sad to see it
go! Phew, what a challenging year to say the least! But, through all the bumps in the road... God has a plan! What are we to learn from the bumps & bruises? Perhaps, it's a lesson in trust... or perseverance (maybe both)? Bottom line is that if we continue to grow in those areas of letting go and letting God, and believing what HE says about us (not what others say), we will continue down the right paths!

He does not promise us a path without bumps and bruises.... but He DOES promise that He will 'never leave us nor forsake us!' (Hebrews 13:5) and that my friend, is a HUGE & comforting promise!!

So, what to look forward to in 2008? I'm not sure, but I do believe that if God brings us to it, He will bring us through it! Happy New Year! May you grow stronger in faith, love & contentment in 2008!

"She Brought Forth a Son and Laid Him in the Manger..."

This is a verse we hear EVERY Christmas season. When I was thinking about it this morning, I remembered hearing these words; "If we needed technology, God would have sent us a scientist. If we needed education, God would have sent us a professor. If we needed entertainment, God would have sent us an entertainer. If we needed politics, God would have sent a politian. But since we need a Savior, He sent us Jesus!" ("....and she laid HIM in the manger!")

Isn't is amazing.... God sent us HIS ONLY SON for our SAVIOR! I hope your Christmas was a blessed one! One filled with the true reason of why we celebrate Christmas! "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"