I Love a Worth-my-time movie on Sunday afternoon

We just watched The Legend of the Guardians (the owl movie). It's a very artistic movie with a strong message. I love to walk away from a movie and feel motivated to keep doing the right thing and to keep fighting. "You do the right thing and you keep doing it over and over again..." Loved this film.

Life at the Ranch

What a gorgeous January day it was - perfect for x-country skiing. We all started out pretty strong until Ellie and I discovered that we both fell just by watching someone else fall. It was kind of like the contagious yawning phenomenon. Laughing made it very difficult to get back up!

Watching all the local ice fishermen on the ice has been so interesting but we hadn't made it out on the ice yet this year. So, we skiied out on Hillview Lake, with Trevor trudging through the foot of snow trying to blaze a trail for rest of us. As we roamed around the Ranch we were awed once again by the beauty of this place. This winter day was a gift from the Lord.

It's the best - It's WINTER FEST!

A few days ago the ground was bare and, except for a few snow fort remains, all the snow had disappeared. But today it's gloriously white everywhere I look. All this fresh snow is going to make this Saturday a wonderful day at Cran-Hill. Saturday's our Winter Fest and we hope to serve and love on many people from the community. I still can't believe all this snow!

I saw on the news today the story of a homeless man named Ted Williams. His life has found new hope all because the right person with the right connections discovered his talent. This makes me wonder how I'm being responsible with the talents I have. His story is pretty amazing and I wonder how he knows who to trust. It seems like people are just being kind to him because of what he has to offer. I hope he aligns with people who really have his best interest in mind.

Back in the saddle

II'm not sure how to begin again. I know that blogging is something I really enjoy, but for some reason (or reasons) I've neglected it. Actually, there are many things I've neglected this past year. This entry could very quickly turn into a summary of 2010. It could serve as a way to process the events and changes in our life. Instead I think I'll look forward and begin to sense the wonder of all that God's doing.

So, what is He doing? Well, He is blessing us with a home, a ministry and friends at Cran-Hill Ranch. He is positioning us closer to parents, siblings, grand-parents, aunts, uncles and cousins. He is giving us a place to worship and be equipped at Trinity Fellowship. He is surrounding us with 300 acres of beautiful creation. He is giving us the joy of horses. He is walking us through grief and is being our perfect peace. He is restoring our hope and renewing our assurances in Him.

It sounds like life is great and therefore it's easy to be positive and hopeful. Actually life is really hard and it's only because He walks through it with us that I'm able to write such expressions of life and joy.

The miracle of Emmanuel is ringing true for tletj.