Thank yous

So our time at this camp is almost over... and I just wanted to share some things that we have been thankful for since being here. We had started this book to help us get through some tough days, (everyday) and see a bit of sunshine. Hope they help you to see some sunshine in your life.

God's provision of little things like Toilet paper
Other people's car breaks
Leftovers
Squirrels
Value village
Swiss Chocolate (oh so deadly)
The little army inside Jessi's body that keeps her going.
Animated movies
Family and friends
A shiny ring that means more than money
Faithful little Carolina the car
New drinking glasses for Christmas
Celiac food
Mudding and drywalling, because they are fun! (Jessi)
The ultimate wonder mattress
Camp truck, no matter how "special" it is
Hope for something better
Warmth
Cleanliness
Helpful husband
Wifie (wife in Andreas language)
Sun
Fruit smoothies! yea man!
A Random mind that is not alright, but that's alright
Ken Davis the comedian
The camp tractor to pull out the camp truck when it gets stuck in the snowbank
Snow shovels to aid in getting the truck out and to clean all 16 decks.
Doug and his neighbor who help getting the camp truck unstuck
Frozen lakes to run on
GF Pancakes only a husband can make
Visitors
Bible study group and all who attend
Grace Mennonite and the welcoming folks there
Farting, Let it all out! :P (Andreas)
The inventors of google and a guy named John who fixed my computer after it was attacked by the xp Anti-virus virus.
Dave, for helping me figure out that it was a virus.
That our laundry room is small enough for me to sit against the wall and push my feet up against the washer door, because that's the only way it will close.
A Job that pays the bills
Forgiveness
The knowledge that even though God is silent he is present. Always.

The lesson of a whirl wind

So I'm not expecting anyone to actually read this because it's been a while since we have written on here. And the reason why we haven't written on here is because nothing exciting has happened to us.. Well at least nothing worth telling. I was able to afford to by groceries the other day that was exciting. but it's not like I travled the world.. had a encounter with a famous person, hung out with friends, or done something interesting.. I don't have any exciting news like I'm pregnant or anything(make sure you read that sentence twice you will realize that I am not pregnant).. I can tell you that most people are telling me to not get pregnant.. but that's not very exciting. I can tell you that I can't actually drive and park in front of my "house" because the road is washed out and has potholes deeper than my car is tall. (a bit of an exaggeration but not much) I can tell you how on our way back home from Easter break with the folksl, we had to detour only an hour or two away from PA because the road was also washed out and that therefore made our drive about three hours longer, but that's not really anything. That's normal. I can also tell you that I have cleaned 8 toilets about 9 times in the last week. And I have cleaned 100 plates and dishes about 14 times. Taken out and hulled around garbage about 20 times. scanned 200 pieces of paper. Ate only yogurt and cereal for 5 days. Cried at least a million times inside. slept and did it all over again. BUT... that's not really that exciting. So really, I don't have anything to tell you. At least nothing anyone would want to hear. Because I can't afford to travel, or do fun things, I don't have many people to hang out with in the bush. I have bad reception for internet and in fact this probably wont even post. And only a cell phone for contact to the outside world. I don't have much plans for the future because my eyesight does not see that far ahead. But I saw a whirl wind today. And it showed me that I'll be OK. You see in bible times the whirl wind of fire and obviously wind, was a sign that God was near. And even though my whirl wind was small and didn't last long, God is here, no matter how small and unnoticeable he may seem. And with that, it's going to be OK.