Four Days Later! SPRING!

             Monday night 8 inches of wet snow!                          Saturday morning  SPRING!

                                                Have a WONDERFUL WEEKEND!

Another Snow Storm & Finally Sunshine!

Monday night we received another 8-10 inches of heavy wet snow.  This time there wasn't wind.  Most schools were delayed two hours to allow time for side roads to be plowed.   During the afternoon the sun came out.  The forecast for Sunday is 72 deg.. 

                                  We are in search of SPRING in northern Wisconsin!!!

April Birthdays and Snow Storm!

What started as freezing rain on Thursday morning turned to snow in the late afternoon.   It was slush when I drove home from school. This is what we woke up to this morning.  It was our second storm in a week.

This time we have about 8-10 inches of the wet heavy snow with winds blowing it around. 

 Many schools are closed.  

I did bring paperwork home from school last night  to work on IEPs just in case this happened.  I am planning to spend this afternoon working quilting  a wedding gift.

We celebrated Cole's 3rd birthday last weekend.  Everyone expected to be in the fields this coming week.  DIL #1 made his Mud Stomper cake complete with monster trucks. 

 We are definitely not a Norman Rockwell painting---However,  there is never a dull moment when we have all six grandkids together.

The week before my brother & sister-in-law came from Sioux Falls to help celebrate my mom's 87th birthday.   She had plenty of help opening her gifts.  She lives in her own duplex,  drives wherever  she wants to go, folds and stuffs the bulletins at church every Friday morning!

                                                                  I am blessed! 

Ann Voskamp's "A Dare To Live Fully Right Where You Are, One Thousand Gifts"

A few weeks ago my small group Bible study began our journey studying Ann Voskamp's "one thousand gifts."  Ann is an outstanding author with a unique style of writing.  She is extremely poetic writer.  She challenges the readers to join her in listing one thousand gifts.  She describes it as,“The practice of giving thanks...eucharisteo...this is the way we practice the presence of God, stay present to His presence, and it is always a practice of the eyes. We don't have to change what we see. Only the way we see.”

She also has a Joy Dare. Each day she gives a dare.  Today's Joy Dare is:  3 gifts inherited.
1.  Gold locket Grandma Peck gave me to wear for my wedding,  the same moon and stars locket Grandpa gave her to wear at their wedding.

2.  Memories of Grandma Peck reading "Popcorn Party".

3.  Memories of Grandpa Peck's laughter as we teased him with Orchard Grass.

I am still learning about this walk of  “Eucharisteo."  

Read more of Ann's Joy Dare at  A Holy Experience  Joy Dare.

I will be attempting to record my journey on my blog, Linda's Faith and Friends.  You are welcome to come along with me on my journey.