FOR TODAY
Outside my window...

I am thinking...Of how much I need God!

I am thankful...for God's grace!

In the kitchen... Making sugar cookies for neighbors today.I found a really good recipe for cutout cookies.

I am wearing...My favorite pj's.

I am creating...nothing at the moment.

I am going...to walk up the hill to a little store to buy butter for sugar cookies.

I am wondering...what time Rocky will be home from up the river today.

I am reading...several free devotions on my kindle. My favorite is"The Journey: a season of reflections.I started it the day after Thanksgiving and will go through Christmas.

I am hoping...In Christ and Christ alone!

I am looking forward to...Our time in Quito with other North Americans.

I am hearing...Roosters crowing, buses on highway.

Around the house...A vase of beautiful roses from Rocky's garden.

I am pondering...On Christmas's past.

One of my favorite things...holding the hand of a small child.

A few plans for the rest of the week: Making cookies, packing and bible study on Friday.

Here is picture for thought I am sharing...

This is Estaban, wife and one of his 5 children. They are from Shakai up the river and in the last couple of weeks they have came knocking on our gate and visit for a short time and then leave.
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Mark 10:29-31

29. Jesus told him:

You can be sure that anyone who gives up home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or land for me and for the good news 30will be rewarded. In this world they will be given a hundred times as many houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and pieces of land, though they will also be mistreated. And in the world to come, they will have eternal life. 31But many who are now first will be last, and many who are now last will be first.

I think of this verse and know that God has given me 100 fold grandchildren at Naichap. Just wish we were closer and could spend more time just hanging out with all of those sweet kiddos.

Prohibited

We have been stopped almost every time we have been out on the road the last month. The police are checking documents. There will be a whole bunch of them working a spot. This morning we went to town and and when we were coming home we were stopped near the market and the police ask for our documents and then ask us to get out of the car and they searched the car. Rocky keeps a machete under his seat to clear the road of fallen trees or whatever. Well the police told Rocky that it is prohibited to have it. But they did let us go and gave Rocky his machete back.

Rocky does look pretty scary!!!

Cookies

Today I made 2 batches of sugar cookies and one recipe of chocolate chip cookies. Baked one recipe of sugar cookies and the other is in the refrigerator for tomorrow. I baked the chocolate chip cookies and froze a big container of them for our trip at the end of the week.Enjoyed myself , but would have been awesome to have had some grand children knee deep in flour and dough with me.

Christmas Chai Tea

I microwave one large coffee mug of water till boiling. I like a Christmas mug Add 2 tea bags( black tea) and let steep. Add 1 Tablespoon of powered milk and you have to really stir this, 1 1/2 tablespoons of coffee creamer ( I use the powder) 2 packets splenda, a short shake of cinnamon, a short shake of nutmeg and stir well. Top with cool whip or what ever is available in your area and a quick shake of nutmeg for a pretty top!

Ok! Sit back and put your feet up and enjoy some Christmas music and ponder on Christmas's past!!!!