Two Posts in One

Okay, okay. I have been firmly reprimanded for not blogging for a week. (Thanks Steph.)

Life can be stressful sometimes. But I'm sure that if you believed in something as fiercely as I do, than you would tell people about it too. I believe that Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. I also believe that you cannot get to heaven without believing in Him. So therefore, I am going to tell people about Him. After all, I don't want to be the one who didn't tell you. But that isn't what is stressful. It is the reactions I get from those who I love most. I am forever grateful that my immediate family and I are all on the same page, when it comes to faith in Jesus Christ. We agree that He is the most amazing, loving and merciful God. Forever patient with His children, good, just and holy. He knows our weaknesses and can give us strength to endure. He picks us up when we fall and holds our hand when we feel alone. Having seen my God work in miraculous ways over and over again, I can confidently tell the world that I am not delusional for believing that He is more real than anything. And I am forever thankful to have life in Him. If you want to know more, just ask.

On that note... I am ready for spring. Six reasons why:

1) My hands are perpetually cold in this corner of the house, the farthest corner from the wood stove. We have been supplementing our gas heating with wood this year. Thankfully Joe lives with us and it is his job to bring in the wood. But the fire still must be maintained and very often I let in almost go out.
2) Also, the snow is looking yucky now. Especially cause we have a dog. Not only are there, uh, yucky things, but Molly leaves tracks wherever she goes. And I do not like where she has been wandering. There is no denying it when she goes into the neighbors yard, when there are tracks leading there. It's embarrassing. I want a fence. Please.
3) Wet shoes leave salty, muddy spots on the floor. And the laminate floors swell at the seams when wet shoes are left on them. I hate mopping.
4) The car is gross. And our back window wiper is broken, so I cannot wash the salty residue off the window when I am driving. I feel like an impaired driver without being able to see out the back clearly.
5)My leather gloves are getting holes in the fingers. Which means I may have to find new ones before the end of winter. And I won't like the new ones as much as I like these. My Gramanita brought me these from who-knows-where and they fit like a glove should. I love them.
6) I want to go outside. With flip-flops, not boots, scarf, hat, gloves, coat...