snow pictures

the view out the side window. welcome snow!!
the kindergarten behind our apartment ...

.rumor had it.

i think it was november 3rd. tiny, almost invisible snowflakes dropped from the clouds amounting to traces of white on the ground.

then nothing except spring temperatures mixed with a few cold days has graced our village. seriously, where did winter go?

last week, 100 kmph cyclone winds were predicted and my friend Sharla's Swiss husband, David, told us that winter can't come until the winds come.

they came and yesterday ... it snowed! and snowed.

"13 centimeters," Joe said.

"however much that is," i replied. he showed me with his hands and i translated it into 3-4 inches.

today, traces are coming down from the white sky again. winter has come. (finally!)

ou pale?

A French-speaking couple gave their testimonies in church yesterday ... the telling of the story of God in a real way, a real experience was incredible. He was from an atheist, very intelligent background and God revealed Himself as the Truth to him. They are on their way to Uganda as missionaries. Missionaries to the very unknown.

I remember, especially as she was talking, wondering if I would get a chance to talk with them. A French part of my heart felt connected, I think! Haha. But my self-esteem has been beat-up lately and all I knew was that they probably had too many conversations to have and what would they want to talk to me about anyway?

Fastforward to Monday night: I came out of my apartment to find my ride to Bible study and there they were again, except as soon as she heard my name she said, "Lisa? You are Lisa?"

"Yes."

"Oh, we wanted to meet you! We have been using your van in Kansas City... Thank you."

Right then, if it hadn't been dark, I'm pretty sure they would have seen my mouth hanging open. For one, I never expected to meet the missionary couple who had been in a bad accident and were able to take Vanna White (the van's name) for free. Second, I never expected that the ones I wanted to meet and talk with were one and the same!

God is surprising. He knows how to humble us in really unexpected ways. I was kind of in giddy shock ... I had dreamed (yeah, once a vehicle is part of your family for 16 years, you have dreams for it) that the car could possibly be a blessing to someone. It has, just in cooler ways than I expected. What next?

Pam said it's like the movie "Pay it Forward". I watched that for the first time a few nights ago. I agree.

waking up

Need a tip for waking up faster?

The night before, set an almost full glass of water on your nightstand (right above your head). Then when your alarm goes off in the morning, in your sleepy state reach to snooze and knock the water glass all over your pillow, books, and head.

Believe me, I had NO troubles getting out of bed today. Good morning sunshine! :-)