Well what can I say....we got one heck of a winter going on up here. Last Tuesday when I was leaving for work I saw a phenomenon that I have never seen. It was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. Ice crystals were falling from the sky; it looked like God was sprinkling iridescent glitter. It was awesome. The snow here is so pretty; and everyone loves it. The dogs are in 7th heaven. Rusty thinks that he was born to stay out in the snow. He races back and forth from the back to the front; over and over again. We had coyotes right by the house the night before last. It was a whole family; the dogs were out running around and suddenly we heard them all "calling"; it was scary at first but after we got the dogs in I went back out to see if I could see any of them. I'm getting used to hearing and seeing all kinds of wildlife out here. We even have a family of hogs that are not afraid to come out in the open in our pasture. Sometimes I feel like we have our own private "wildlife" refuge. We also saw a "cougar"; or they also are called mountain lions. Really impressive. I am glad that our horses are able to take care of themselves. If they want they can go into the barn. Along with the cows they will all stay warm. I should have bought "snow boots" but its a bit late to think about that. We just went out and played in the snow with the dogs. In the early evening is when all the wildlife comes around. We had to stay with Dale's folks for about 4 days. Our water froze; so we had no water. The temperature dropped 25degrees in less than 3hours this past Tuesday. Then the weather hit again Thursday night; leaving us no way to thaw out the pipes. Since our house is built on " Pier and beams", the wind goes through and freezes the pipes. We thought that they were insulated but it ended up being that it was not like they were supposed to be. So Dale's Uncle will fix it so that it does not happen again. But it made for a very nice break from working on the house. Well guys life is what it is and I am loving living it. Different as it is and though I miss all; it is a walk that I hope will make me stronger in my walk with God.....

Blessings,

Karen

Reach for God and you have reached for the stars!!!