Snowing

We got home at 4:30pm Sunday night, and Brock and Barbara and me ran over to a couple of Super Bowl parties. Barbara had never been to a Super Bowl party (it's not a big deal in Mexico like it is here). She thought it was funny how we got together to "watch" the Super Bowl, but we really just talked and hung out the whole time. There was not much watching going on.

Yesterday, we had our meeting with John in the morning. After he left, we sat down for lunch. Just then, our friend, Joy from Australia, came over to get her notebook that she'd left at our house last weekend. She had lunch with us. We had such a good time that she decided to come over for dinner as well. Joy wanted to cook that meal (she's a good cook).

By the time she came over for supper, it had begun to snow a lot. Barbara was taking videos and pictures. She'd never seen that much snow before! We ate the wonderful meal Joy had prepared and watched a movie. What a great day with our multicultural friends!

Shows in Madison, MS

I came alive this weekend! I think that I am meant to do these shows with Brock. Friday night and Saturday morning, we performed a couple of times for the youth group. Then, Saturday night, we did a big show that was opened to the whole community.

Friday night right before we were to take the stage, the emcee had some of the leaders come onstage. We had our props set just right onstage. I was worried that someone would back into our prop, so I stood by them. Then, it happened! The students were instructed to throw these balls at the leaders. People were running around everywhere and balls were flying through the air! All I could do was place each hand on the two props so that they would not fall over. In the process, I got pelted with balls! It was funny! That's never happened before.

Saturday night we did a new stunt, and it was amazing! We thought that maybe it would be a "filler" trick. We also thought that it would be rough the first time doing it. On the contrary, it was a big hit!

On the Road Again

I have some exciting things about to happen. First of all, I picked up Barbara from the airport last night. She is staying with us for a few months. I am so glad about having her here with us.

Also, tonight, I will be doing my first show in a while. When I got off of the road, I wondered if I would ever want to go back. However, I am dying to get back out there. Please pray for our shows this weekend in Madison, MS.

I also want you to pray for me. I feel like the Lord allows you to go through difficult times spiritually in order to grow you. I am going through one of these growing times. It's definitely hard, but I am beginning to see the light at the end of this tunnel. Also, I can feel the Lord pruning some bad fruit out of my life.

Last Snow Day

We thought that by Sunday the roads would be better. However, they were worse than ever! When we went to the store that morning, there was someone in the ditch right by our driveway. Brock got out to help the lady and next thing you know, his feet were up above his head and he was on the ground. I got out of the truck to go and help him, and I began sliding. So, I clung to the truck and got back in.

Luckily, we had a masseuse at our house. When Brock's neck began to stiffen up due to the fall, he just had Sherri work on it.

For lunch, another group of people came over and we all ate together. Then, we watched youtube videos for a few hours. What a fun weekend!!!

Snow Days

On Saturday, in the wee hours of the morning, I woke up freezing cold. Sure enough, the electricity had gone out. I went to each person staying with us and made sure that they were sleeping okay and had enough blankets. Everyone seemed to still be asleep, so I went back to bed and snuggled up under the covers.

By 9am, everyone was awake and moving. Brock started a fire on which we made coffee and eggs. The guys were absolutely loving roughing it! Just when we were getting the hang of no power, it came back on.

Then, we all suited up in our warm clothes and went sledding down our big hill on trash can lids. It was fun! After that, we went on a nature walk.

After that, we all went to Cracker Barrel and sat by the fire and ate a late lunch.

Snowed In

I am going to take a break from the pictures from vacation to tell you about our fun weekend! We heard about a big snow and ice storm coming our way. However, when we left our house Friday morning, it looked like there was no chance of snow. It was clear and not that cold. We had a meeting to go to in Franklin. Then, we were driving to Chattanooga (about a 2 and 1/2 hour drive) to make a surprise appearance at a youth pastors' convention.

During our meeting that morning, it began to snow hard. We drove about half an hour down the road and stopped for lunch. By the time we got out of lunch, the traffic was backed up and the snow storm was in full effect. Brock called the people we were working with in Chattanooga and decided it was best not to go this time.

So, we turned around and headed back home. Along the way, we pulled a few people out of the ditch with our big 4X4 truck. Brock was so excited to use his 4 wheel drive. It was such a man thing! Plus, he saved people a $200 tow bill.


Then, we picked up several of our friends and took them to our house for the weekend. Due to the bad roads and traffic of everyone trying to get home, we did not get back until after 5pm. We ate taco soup and homemade chocolate chip cookies. Then, we watched movies and youtube videos all night.

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