Philmont Scout Ranch Video

Aerial Reel - "Philmont" - Ascent Imagery from Brent Murray, Ascent Imagery on Vimeo.

Kessler Canyon, Colorado Video

Kessler Canyon from Brent Murray, Ascent Imagery on Vimeo.

Downtown Denver Video

Aerial Reel - Denver - Ascent Imagery from Brent Murray, Ascent Imagery on Vimeo.

Go Virginia Search and Rescue!

Here's a video clip of Virginia's FEMA International Team at work:

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2010/01/14/levs.haiti.crew.rescues.man.cnn?hpt=C2

Here's a short raw video clip of a Search and Rescue canine hard at work in Haiti and what Tank is training to do:

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2010/01/14/levs.haiti.crew.rescues.man.cnn?hpt=C2

Big Day

We had a big day today! The kiddos started their new school and came home exhausted but full of chatter! They love their new teachers and evidently all of their new friends are very sweet! They will be going one day a week and will cover a bunch of hands-on activities in Science, History, Language Arts, Art and one called Physical Movement (I call PE). They started a new unit called Invention Convention and will be doing all types of inventions, discussing patents and creating commercials for their inventions. I am so excited and they seem to love it! There is about 10 kids in each class, all of which are homeschooled 4 days a week and attend Options School one day a week. At home we are now doing a computer curriculum by Alpha and Omega called Switched on Schoolhouse and couldn't be more pleased. They remind the kids at the beginning of each unit to seek God daily (and I cried), incorporate verses into each lesson (and cried some more) and even have a separate subject called Bible where they study and learn about the Bible and memorize verses. YES! This was a big decision to leave the school we have been with for 6 years but so far has been a HUGE payoff!

Cool pix

Kids hanging out by cross at St. Francis house up the hill

Cool shot of frozen tree with the kids' tree fort ladder

Mountain lion track about 5 feet from front door
at the St. Francis house and about 4-5" in diameter

What's On Your Frig?

Memory Verses and Christmas Pictures

Bowens (Georgia), Lages (Colorado), Adams' (Nebraska) , Adams' (Georgia)

Original Art by Izzy

Christmas Morning

We have always loved Christmas morning. It is soooo much fun!

Maggie and I think it is time for naps, though!

We hope everyone had a wonderfully Merry Christmas!

    Christmas Eve PJ's!                                                      So exhausted!

New camo backpack and grenade!                    New bitty baby!

A Moment of Reflection

As we were coming back from our Christmas Eve candlelight service tonight, we were talking about how all of those tiny little candles made our church full of light, enough that you could read by. We were discussing how each one of us can make such a difference in the world with the little light we have; and as we pulled into the driveway I noticed how the moon was reflecting off the new snowfall and made it look like thousands of tiny little stars were winking and blinking. And when I heard a new song on KLOVE a poem sprang into life and I had to jump out of bed and write it down:

reflections of the moon

starlight on the snow

a catch in your breath

to see it all aglow

quiet all around

peace on earth tonight

jesus the babe is born

all around is light

a whisper, now a hush

has fallen upon the ground

on heaven, on earth

what wonder and awe abound

his presence is with us

his presents too

he gives us peace, joy

less of us, LORD, and more of you

You've got to hear this song!

While You Were Sleeping by Casting Crowns

Hugs for Christmas

We stopped by to see some friends on Christmas Eve.

We really miss being able to just walk next door to gets hugs, talk

and catch up with our our sweet friends whenever we feel like it!

Definitely one of the costs of moving away!