The tradition continues:
- Emmanuel - God with us!
- Ian - my best friend, protector, and provider
- Family - we have been blessed with some awesome people in our families
- Contentedness
- workout friends
- Colorado friends
- college friends
- Korea friends
- friends that do not fit into any of the above but are still kindred spirits
- Babies - James, Elijah, Miriam, Emersyn, Haddie, Raegan, Solomon, Ambrose,Hannah, Nehemiah, and I am sure I am forgetting some - each time I get on Facebook, I am greeted by some CUTIES - thankful for the miracle of new life and seeing friends become mamas and daddies.
- Reliable cars that start when it is 5 below
- A light at the end of the seminary tunnel
- seeing Ian learn and transform throughout the Seminary Experience
- amazing mentors!
- CHRISTMAS MUSIC - don't ask Ian when I started listening to Christmas music this year...how can one genre of music bring so much joy!?!?!
- Turkey, cranberry, stuffing, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, broccoli and cauliflower casserole, fruit salad, green beans, carrots, beer bread, and pumpkin pie
- American grocery stores to buy all above items/ingredient for items
- American sized oven to prepare food from #16/ food we make daily in our huge oven
- American washer and dryer
- Skype
- social media
- Christmas Wreaths
- Hummus and Pita Chips
- Moscato, Chardonnay, and Sam Adams
- Friday nights (the best night of the week!)
- sticking to our budget
- Paper Snowflakes
- Teaching Math - changing the world
- Getting paid to teach math
- Getting paid extra to cover classes
- Health Insurance
- Amy Grant's A Christmas Album and Michael W. Smith's Christmastime
- Days off
- Gorgeous sunsets
- Half and half
- Black gold a.k.a coffee
- God's faithfulness
- Ian's patience in watching ridiculously cheesy movies with me
- Gracie and Lauren - they have changed my life and perspective many times
- those who serve (and have served) in our military
- Dual Control Electric Blanket
- 1636 days of wedded bliss
- GPS watches
- warm running clothes for the winter
- God has taken really good care of us
- planning meetings
- Costco
- Texting
- the Bible app
- those who are veterans of teaching Algebra IA and have empathy
- sex
- people who are crazy generous to us
- cozy slippers
- The Bible
- fireplaces
- my students - they challenge me daily
- math teacher blogs
- hot chocolate
- the Biggest Loser
- Space Heaters
- pedicures
- safety
- Ian's ability to make me laugh nearly regardless of the situation
- world vision/compassion international/other similar organizations
- Eggs and Bacon - my daily breakfast
- my husband waking up at 5:30 with me to show solidarity and making me breakfast
- running
- lifting
- push-ups
- the ability to do chin-ups and pull-ups
- planks
- feeling strong and accomplishing the impossible in the gym
- blue Colorado sky
- cliff bars a.k.a the best on-the-go lunch
- bananas, blackberries, apples, oranges, grapefruits, peaches, raspberries, plums, pears... I love fruit!
- Korean children - the cutest children ever - I can't take the level of cuteness that Korean babies and small children present - I go crazy
- In America crazy means crazy and not an insult
- the Holy Spirit
- good health
- God's grace
- knowing that the only difference between an ordeal and an adventure is my attitude
- going on adventures with Ian
- God's sovereignity
- grapefruit seed extract
- warm coats
- rocking chairs
- coupons
- almond butter
- library
- Ian's servantheartedness
- Cards for Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Halloween, and Thanksgiving
- 24 hour fitness - the choice of being a wimp and running on the dreadmill or braving the crazy Colorado weather
- summer break
- camping
- double hammock
- finding Korean ginger-honey sore throat tea in America
- crockpot
- God's compassion
- Grandpa and Kathryn!
