Day 328: Hot Chocolate

What's better on a cold day after work than hot chocolate? Well, I'm not sure I can think of anything. I made this hot chocolate and it was so good! As much as I enjoy a good cup of chocolate from a packet, nothing beats the homemade stuff!

Day 327: Fog

It was foggy today leaving work. There is something about fog that is so eerie and stifling, yet at the same time somehow calming. It got foggier and darker than this as I drove home, and I was thankful to have a safe drive home. We don't know how to drive in fog around here. Or in rain, or ice, or snow for that matter. Or really just in any kind of weather.

Day 326: Sack Sunday

How's this for one of those horribly blurry photos that no one wants to look at? Sorry about that! Today was sack Sunday at my church. Everyone fills sacks with groceries to take to a food pantry that we support. It's always so moving to see everyone bringing all of sacks to the front and offering them up. And this picture is of half of the sacks from the smaller service! God is pretty amazing.

And speaking of God being amazing, this is pretty awesome: As of yesterday, one woman from the ACU bus crash was still in critical condition. She suffered head injuries and has been in a coma since the accident two weeks ago. Multiple tests and doctors all confirmed that there was no brain activity. Based on this and her wishes expressed in her living will, her husband made the difficult decision yesterday morning to remove her from life support and into hospice saying, "we are allowing her wishes of going home where she will no longer hurt but rejoice in heaven with those have gone before."

And then yesterday evening she suddenly, and inexplicably, woke up. She's responsive and asking about people and no one's really sure what happened. But it sure sounds a lot like a miracle to me!

Day 325: Running

Stacie and I rode this morning, and it was a beautiful day. The horses were frisky, because of the wind and cool weather, so we got in a lot of good trotting and loping (aka we'll be sore tomorrow).

We turned them out after we rode, and they were happy to kick up their heels and take off! Horses are so beautiful, but they run they are absolutely magnificent .

Day 324: Shoes

I got my new shoes today! The new shoe is the one on the right. I've had the one on the left for four years now, and they are wearing out. They've taken me to Alaska, Colorado, Egypt, England, France, Greece, Switzerland, Spain, Ireland, New York and Massachusetts - plus a few other places in between. I love them so much that I ordered a new pair. I was disappointed to find that my new pair is actually a different colour, but I'm still happy about them.

Day 323: Cake in a Cup

Today at work, we had these tasty cupcakes from Cake in a Cup, a cupcakery in San Angelo. Now, they weren't as good as DC Cupcakes (see below). The icing on top was really tall, which made it hard to take a good, balanced bite with cake and icing.

Day 322: Simon Says

After our lesson and activity time at church tonight, we played Simon Says with the kindergardeners. Well, I watched and took pictures, but the other teachers played! Of course, the kids like to say things like, "Simon says 'crawl under the table,'" which is a feat for us adults!