Wednesday, September 21, 2011

What I Love about CO!!!

I find myself very thankful lately as I look around! So I thought it would be great to list some things about Colorado that I am loving!!

1. I am in awe daily of how close God has drawn me to Him! I find myself totally dependent on Him and it has made life sooo much easier and more enjoyable!
2. I am loving how I can see how God is working in my boys! They are seeing the "mission" field all around them. They see how much of a difference there is here now that we're not in the "Bible Belt"........ They are inviting their new friends to church.............and Dylan witnessed firsthand 2 of his friends accept Christ!!!!! Just AMAZING!!!!!!
3. I love seeing Jeremy working in the Children's Ministry!! His eyes just light up as he is coming up with sooo many ideas!! God has definitely led us to the perfect church for us to serve in.........we are loving gettting to know the people. They are soo welcoming and loving!!
4. I love my job!! The kids are precious and every day is just so rewarding! The ladies are amazing and I am overjoyed to be working with them! Getting to work for Penny again is even more enjoyable than I thought it would be!!!!!
5. Jeremy loves his job and it is so awesome to see him thrive in an area that he really enjoys!! It is a different story every day!!! LOL!! He is working for some great people who really enjoy having him as part of their team!!
6. The scenery is soooo beautiful here!! I had never been to CO before so I really didn't know what to expect! But seeing the mountains so grand before me every morning as I drive to work is just breathtaking! We have been hiking several times and it is amazing the views that there are to take in! Hiking has been such a great time for all of us!!
7. The weather has been incredible!!!! One of the "hottest" summers CO has seen in a long time............well, let's just say that it really wasn't "hot"!!!! Not like the "HOT" that we are used to in TX!!!!!! We have sooooo loved the beautiful days of this summer!! And we especially love how it gets soooo nice and cool in the evenings! Drinking coffee and sitting outside with a blanket on summer nights............yes, I am easily getting used to this!!!!!!
8. Love the schools that we were led to register the boys in!! Damon's school is small and a perfect fit for him!! D & D's school is really pretty large (5A) - but they have adapted really well!! It is "block" scheduling - so that means they only have 3 classes each day!! They really like this part......especially Kota!!! LOL!! They have both made good friends :) this especially is exciting for Kota since his last 3 yrs at Middle School were (as far as how other kids treated him) beyond terrible!
9. Love our little house that God provided for us! It has many upgrades and is great for us! We have gotten really close as a family and that is priceless!!!
10. The accessibility of stores!!! I don't have to just go to "Walmart"!! Every store imaginable is within 5 miles of our home..........this is awesome, but also is detrimental to my wallet!!! LOL!!!
11. I am loving helping with the Youth Group at church! We have some amazing teens that literally would do anything for you!! Some really fun activities and very heartfelt worship times!

This list is longer than I thought.........I will be continuing this soon!!!!