"Whiter Than Snow...What a Mighty God We Serve!"

We woke up Easter morning to find that all of our Easter wear would not be worn - once again, we were snowed in - ahhh Spring time in the Rockies! =-)

God was certainly good though - Mark read the Easter story from the Bible and the boys (without prodding from us), decided they wanted to read some of the story! What a blessing to hear the children read God's Word!

After that, we sent them in another room and put out their Easter Baskets and gifts from Grand Daddy and Grammy - they LOVED opening their new gifts. =-)

After the children went to go play with their new toys, Mark and I talked about how amazing it is that God says He washes away our sins - in fact, He says in Psalms 57:7b, "...wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow." Then looking outside at the deep snow, we were amazed at God's goodness and grace!

God is so amazing that He sent His Son to die on the cross for our sins and then He rose again the 3rd day - He is showing us His love for us!

John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Dear Reader, during this Easter celebration, please remember that Jesus loves you! If you would like to know the security of eternal life and assurance you will go to Heaven, then please say the following prayer -

Dear Heavenly Father, I know that I am a sinner and I am sorry for my sins. Please forgive me. I believe that You died on the cross for my sins and ask You to save me. I love you Lord Jesus. Amen

That's it! That's all you have to do. May you know the redemption that Christ can give you!

Blessings to you in Jesus' Holy Name,
Anna

"Flying W Ranch"

A true Colorado experience - cowboys, wranglers, singing, and steaks! Tonight we went to the Flying W Ranch in Colorado Springs, Colorado to celebrate Gabi's citizenship. What a wonderful time we had - lots of fun, fellowship, laughter, and singing. I would highly recommend this place if you're ever in the area - the musicians were amazing and the food was delicious. The children laughed, sang, and danced along with the singing cowboys. It was so cute to watch them have so much fun! Even the Singing Cowboys dedicated a song to Gabi in celebration of her citizenship! =-) Enjoy the pictures and video! *Don't forget to turn the music off at the bottom of the page before playing the video!
Blessings to you, Anna
www.flyingw.com

Adoption is a Journey!

Yesterday, we spoke with the immigration officer regarding Gabi's paperwork to become a citizen of the United States of America.

We're moving in the next couple of weeks to a different state and if her paperwork isn't approved before we move, then it will be transferred to another state (not the one we're moving to) and will delay her citizenship.

He told us that he will try to find out if we can get it before our move, but wasn't positive.

Of course, we're hoping for her citizenship request to go through quickly, but know that everything is in God's hands.

Please pray with us as we seek God's perfect will and plan!

***UPDATE: It's 4 pm and we just received a phone call - Gabi has been approved to become a citizen of the United States!!! Praise the Lord! God has answered our prayers! =-)

Matthew 18:5
And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.

Precious Moments ~ Video

Today, I put together a montage of our visits to Glen Eyrie Castle and the Airforce Academy, so I thought I would share this with you!

Be sure to turn off the music at the bottom of the page before playing the video! =-)

Blessings, Anna

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

More photo's from today!

"What a Day!"

Wow! Today, was so busy!!! We had a scheduled appointment to meet with the travel reg, but before we left we half heartedly got the house ready to show - just in case...

When we got to the Air Force Academy, where our meeting was, we got a call saying someone did in fact want to see the house!

Ouch!

What a lesson we learned - we must put our whole heart into it when we go anywhere since no one knows when someone might want to see the house.

When we got the feedback a while ago, it was AMAZING! Praise the Lord - they loved the house and this home has moved up on their list, and they loved everything we love about living here, the incredible views, golf course, cul-de-sac, yard, etc. --- even though they're still looking... *sigh*

God knows our needs and wants, and this is time we must let go and let God - now that I just said that, I guess in ALL things that's just the way it is, we must give our lives over to our King of Kings!

Well, since we were out anyway, we decided to see the chapel at the Air Force Academy - it was simply stunning! We took a hike there and although it was only 1/3 mile one way, it packed quite a punch! We loved it though as you can see in the pictures! The children thought they were in a race - they ran up and down the trail and they 'sometimes' had to wait paitently for us to catch up to them! What a wonderful world to see through such precious children's eyes!

It's so like God that He gives us this wonderful opportunity to be parents and allow us to have fun with the children and see things like racing down a trail - as the same as racing through life and loving the journey! Yes this did make me start thinking about all the verses in the Bible that pertain to racing or competition! (I'll share later!) =0)

After our meeting to set up our moving date, we took some pictures with some jets and then had another meeting across town with our realtor - then off we went to play putt-putt and afterwards, we decided to go to our favorite Italian Restaurant! They leave a huge bottle of olive oil with herbs at the table to eat with your bread - yummy! Our family demolished the bread, we had worked up such an appetite. =-)

As I look back over today, I am so thankful to God that He has given me such a wonderful family! We're just like any family, we have our moments of laughter and squabbles, but overall, we're in it to win it!

Going back to verses pertaining to racing and competition, this is the one I chose, although there are many!

Hebrews 12:1 - 2

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Blessings to you and your family this Easter week!

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Our Snow Day...

Yes, today we had another snow day!!! The wind gust were up to 50 mph at times, and our house actually was shaking... It's been snowing all day, but we haven't got alot of accumulation due to the winds. I did take a video and pictures of this amazing day.

In our backyard, you can see items scattered about - I assure you, we don't keep our yard like that! =-) It's from the wind. This day is just one of the many fun and 'interesting' memories we will take when we move from Colorado! =-)

Spring Break!

What an amazing 2 weeks of Spring Break we had around here...

The 2 blizzards we had, pretty much kept us at home the entire time, but when the first good day of weather happened, we decided to go out as a family!

Monday evening we went to the train restaurant that our family enjoys so much - the trains drive by and the engineer blows his whistle - it's very exciting!

The next day we went to the Japanese Restaurant where they cook the food at your table - we laughed and clapped for our chef - he did a great job! =-)

Afterwards, we decided to go look for a castle we had heard about run by The Navigators, a Christian organization.

We found it as you can see from the pictures above!

Honestly it was the most relaxing place I've ever had the pleasure of going to and certainly wish we would have known about this place before - it was amazing!

Their website is www.gleneyrie.org

It was awesome!

We are so thankful that we've gotten to live here in Colorado, even though it has been for a short amount of time - it's been wonderful seeing the beauty of the Rocky Mountains.

Isaiah 55:12
For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.