Baking bread today ... house smells yummy!

Artwork and Christmas Decorations

So fun when he comes home with ornaments :)

"Winter's World"

"Amy's World" Grateful she came over and colored with Winter this morning :)

Craft from Community Bible Study

Nativity

I was having a particularly rough day yesterday and quite accidentally stumbled across this reading while digging through some papers in my kitchen.  God has a way of helping us find these things when we need them the most :).  The parent's hand out from Winter's Community Bible Study class:

God is Big Enough

"The Lord is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation." (Exodus 15:2) 

Moses and the Israelites sang for joy! God led them out of bondage loaded with gifts from the Egyptians. He supplied bread for their journey, parted the Red Sea, and provided a visible sign He was with them, night and day. They had reason to dance and celebrate!

God assured His people of His presence using visible signs -- a cloud by day and pillar of fire by night. We don't follow miraculous signs, but we can learn from the ones God gave Moses.

Daytime could represent times we feel hopeful and confident. God shows us the next step we should take.  We see the dangers that lie ahead and there is no doubt God is with us. Our faith is strong.

Nighttime might represent times we feel afraid or doubtful. The future seems uncertain and God only gives enough light for the next step. Fear may cripple us as we face new situations. We know God is there but trusting requires effort.

God, the Pillar, was with them day and night. God is with us too, no matter how we feel He is working even when we see little evidence. "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see" (Hebrews 11:1).

God is big enough to lead us through the "Red Seas" of our lives as we face the worst situations. He will always provide and meet our needs. "For nothing is impossible with God" (Luke 1:37) 

It has been a busy day at the Edberg household.  Started off with the alarm going off at 7:00 a.m. (Why so late you ask? Because he refused to fall asleep till 10:15 pm).  Winter still sound asleep in his bed cuddled up with his froggy, mommy snuck out to work for a couple hours taking car of a dear sweet couple who need some extra help.

Returned home around noon. Daddy left for work. Applied for 5 jobs (takes much longer than this short sentence implies.)

Lamented at the fact that couldn't go to this AMAZING event hosted by my church, Hillside Community Church, and A Beautiful Rescue, a non-profit organization started by a dear friend of mine to raise awareness and eventually a home for rescue for women in Minnesota who are victims of sex/human trafficking (a surprising and very real tragedy of life.)

http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/280873481953228/

http://abeautifulrescue.com/default.aspx

Was invited to eat dinner with another friend and her three kids who also couldn't attend said event because of lack of childcare.  So, I scrambled to find something to bring to share.  Ended up making these delicious peanut butter oatmeal chocolate chip cookies:

http://www.browneyedbaker.com/2010/02/24/peanut-butter-oatmeal-chocolate-chip-cookies/

Shared a lovely meal with my friend and her kids.  Highlights:  holding beautiful 5 month old baby boy for very long time :)

And Winter and Jada pretending they were on a "date to the library" while sitting and eating their tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwhiches.

I wish I had someone to "take me on a date to the library." He he he.

Hello.

I created this blog for a small audience that I am assuming is going to consist mostly of very close friends and family.  The purpose is to be a place where I can post one, more intimate posts about what is going on in our lives and two, more of the cutesy things about living life with Winter.  The reason is to avoid bombarding all of my poor facebook friends who could care less with the funny and dramatic details of our everyday lives. So, to all who come and read. Enjoy.

Kara