Thanksgiving Day

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day - filled with laughter, games, and lots of food! Turkey, green bean casseroles, rolls, cranberries, stuffing, salads....the list could go on! We had 16 people over and had such a good time!

Preparing the cranberries the night before

Cooking!

Dad carving the turkey!

The guests have arrived!

The big feast!

We had to make time for a rousing game of chess

It was quite funny!

That night we attended our annual Thanksgiving hockey game - that was so much fun! But in the midst of all the fun and food, we remembered that we have so much to be thankful for! God has truly blessed us so much!

Uber Amazing

UPDATED: I was kindly awarded the "Uber Amazing Blog" award by Suzanne, Lacey, Deborah, and Abby! Thank you so much, girls!





I pass this award unto:

~ Nicole at Adventures....at home

~ Nikki at Nikki's Notes

~ Megan at AIMING for Perfection

~ Anna at Hope Road

~ Abby at Ab's Page

~ Lacey at Lacey's Corner

~ Alyssa Scott

~ Bryant at Him Whom I have Not Seen

Congratulations! You truly are uber amazing!

The rules are:

1. Put the logo on your blog or post

2. Nominate blogs that you think are super.

3.Let them know that they have received this Uber Amazing reward by commenting on their blog.

4. Share the love and link to this post and to the person you received your award from.

Thanks and happy Thanksgiving!

Hallelujah!

I finally got my pictures to upload correctly! So, here are the promised pictures of my cousin's wedding that took place on October 25. As you will be able to see, it was a rather untraditional wedding - done up completely in hockey. Hockey is their favorite sport (and I believe they met at a game), so this was what they really wanted. It was fun and decorated neat!

The bride, Lindsey, with Heidi (sister of the groom). Many were sporting hockey jerseys.

Grandpa and Grandma

Brian (the groom) while seating his parents during the ceremony

A bridesmaid and groomsman

The groom and groomsmen - they all wore specialized hockey jerseys. The back said the last name of the groomsman and the front had a special logo about the wedding.

Here she comes!

Our pastor wore a referee's shirt

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Rittgers

They rented this neat bus to take them to the reception

My little cousin, Sophie!

Their cake - there's a hockey puck on the top, but it's blending in with the backdrop

These are pictures from Rockford, Illinois, when we did a revival there a few weeks back. Dad and I had the exciting opportunity to sit in on a Rockford Icehog's hockey practice - it was so much fun! This player, Peter MacArthur, used to play on our local team when we won the championship, and he now plays with the Icehogs. It was really cool to be able to talk to him and get our picture with him.

Tonight we conclude our revival services here at our home church - we have had a great week thus far and we pray that those who were in attendance received some help! Continue to be in prayer for us! We so appreciate it!

a random post

Since I'm having issues posting any pictures, I thought I would post this fun little thing until I can get it working the way it's supposed to. :) I found this on Happenings - feel free to copy the list, highlight the things you've done and copy it onto your own blog. Let me know if you decide to post it on your blog!

The things that I've done are highlighted! :)

1. Started your own blog

2. Slept under the stars

3. Played in a band

4. Visited Hawaii

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than you can afford to charity

7. Been to Disneyland/world

8. Climbed a mountain

9. Held a praying mantis

10. Sang/played a solo

11. Bungee jumped

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea

14. Taught yourself an art from scratch

15. Adopted a child

16. Had food poisoning

17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty

18. Grown your own vegetables

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France

20. Slept on an overnight train

21. Had a pillow fight

22. Hitch hiked

23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill

24. Built a snow fort

25. Held a lamb

26. Run a Marathon

27. Ridden in a gondola in Venice

28. Seen a total eclipse

29. Watched a sunrise or sunset

30. Hit a home run

31. Been on a cruise

32. Seen Niagara Falls in person

33. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

34. Seen an Amish community

35. Taught yourself a new language

36. Had enough money to be truly satisfied

37. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

38. Gone rock climbing

39. Seen Michelangelo’s David

40. Sung karaoke

41. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

42. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

43. Visited Africa

44. Walked on a beach by moonlight

45. Been transported in an ambulance

46. Had your portrait painted

47. Gone deep sea fishing

48. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person

49. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris

50. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling

51. Played in the mud

52. Gone to a drive-in theater

53. Been in a movie

54. Visited the Great Wall of China

55. Started a business

56. Taken a martial arts class

57. Visited Russia

58. Served at a soup kitchen

59. Sold Girl Scout Cookies

60. Gone whale watching

61. Gotten flowers for no reason

62. Donated blood, platelets or plasma

63. Gone sky diving

64. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp

65. Bounced a check

66. Flown in a helicopter

67. Saved a favorite childhood toy

68. Visited the Lincoln Memorial

69. Eaten Caviar

70. Pieced a quilt

71. Stood in Times Square

72. Toured the Everglades

73. Been fired from a job

74. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London

75. Broken a bone

76. Been on a speeding motorcycle

77. Seen the Grand Canyon in person

78. Published a book

79. Visited the Vatican

80. Bought a brand new car

81. Walked in Jerusalem

82. Had your picture in the newspaper

83. Read the entire Bible

84. Visited the White House

85. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

86. Had chickenpox

87. Saved someone’s life

88. Sat on a jury

89. Met someone famous

90. Joined a book club

91. Lost a loved one

92. Seen the Alamo in person

93. Swam in the Great Salt Lake

94. Been involved in a law suit

95. Owned a cell phone

96. Been stung by a bee

Sarah Palin Rally

Last Monday, we had the AMAZING opportunity to go to Dubuque, Iowa, to see Sarah Palin! While we are enormously disappointed that she and John McCain did not win this election, we were so happy to have had the opportunity to attend one of her rallies. We had an absolute BLAST! We stood up for 5 1/2 hours straight - no food, barely any drink, no bathroom, and no sitting down......but it was well worth it!

We got in line at 10:00 Monday morning and were basically at the front of the line. We couldn't believe that we among the first to arrive - but the line quickly got longer! The doors opened at 12:00, so we were ushered through security and found our place to stand during the rally - which was RIGHT in front of Sarah Palin and in the second row!! We had an awesome view!

With all of our road maps and directions, we were ready to hit the road!

We got there safely and with no problems!

The long line

Some ladies showed up in hockey jerseys - when Sarah came out, she pointed at them and laughed. They thought that was very cool!

Some people would hoist this guy up in the air and he would try to get the crowd pumped up

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley had the amazing privilege to introduce Sarah Palin

SHE'S HERE!! The crowd went ballistic!

Hank Williams Jr. was there!!! The crowd went wild when Sarah introduced him! He led us in the National Anthem and then sang "McCain-Palin Tradition" (click here to hear). It was so much fun!

You can tell how close we were!

Here she comes down the line!

This is not zooming up - this is how close we were to her! We all got to shake her hand!!! She even touched Nikki's buttons on her shirt and said she liked them!

We got to shake Todd Palin's hand too!

Nikki got her picture with Hank Williams Jr.! She was so excited!

This lady made this great Sarah Palin hat!

After the rally with all of our cheering gear!

As for an update on revivals, Dad and Deanna have had an interesting past two days in North Dakota. They left LaMoure on Thursday, heading north to Kenmare, when they were forced to stop in Bismark because of bad weather. So they were snowbound in Bismark for two nights. The revival in Kenmare was supposed to start last night, but they had to postpone. Dad and Deanna were able to able to leave Bismark this morning and arrived safely in Kenmare, where they were able to start the revival meeting tonight. :)