What's A Pounding?

That, is a Pounding!!

Apparently, it's a pretty common thing around here. The church reaches out and gives "A Pound" of everything! Don't laugh too hard, but when I first heard the phrase, "A Pounding" I thought literally, a pounding! It is now the new inside joke of our Sunday School class!

Here's what we got!

275 Paper Plates (individually, that is)

150 Napkins

110 Paper Cups

23 Cans of veggies

16 Rolls of tp

15 Rolls of Paper Towels

13 Cans of Soup

8 Packs of Juices

8 Cans of canned Fruit

7 bars of soap

6 Fresh Oranges

5 Cans of Vienna Sausages (I won't be eating these, but Dan says that they are great for hiking, so I am still very thankful!)

5 Boxes of Zip lock Bags

4 Cans of Chef Boyardee

4 Boxes of Little Debbie Christmas Tree Snacks

4 Boxes of Pasta

4 boxes of pudding

4 boxes of Pop Tarts

3 Bottles of Dish Soap

3 Jars of Homemade Apple Butter (Yum!)

2 Bags of Sugar

2 Boxes of Cling Wrap

2 Jugs of Laundry Detergent

2 Boxes of Cereal

2 Fresh Apples

2 Fresh Tangerines

2 Jars of Pasta Sauce

2 bags of Baking Chocolate

1 Jar of Ketchup

1 Jar of Mayo

1 Jar of Turkey Gravy

1 box of Trash Bags

1 Box of Cake Mix

1 Box of Hamburger Helper

1 Box of Kleenexes

1 Box of Fabric Softener

1 opened Tub of Lemonade! (yes, opened! But that's ok!)

some cash (I won't share the amount, but let's just say it was a HUGE blessing and never expected!)

and a handful of Hot Wheel Cars for the boys!!

Thank You Lord for providing all these supplies for us! And thank You for a church who You have called into action and who moved when You called!

Now, the only question is... Where in the world am I going to put all this?!?!

Hipp Hipp Horray!!

It's fixed! The hard drive in the laptop crashed, but we were able to get a new one and now, it's fixed! YAY! Looking forward to updating this thing. I would do it now, but I have an awful cold and really just don't feel like it right now!

A quick little update though...

3 Semesters Down, 5 To Go!!!

Dan just wrapped up his semester! This one's been a doozy! It seems like this semester particularly has been much harder on everyone. Dan will begin his next semester early with a J-Term. (A J-Term is when a full semester's class is wrapped up in just one week!) Pray for him! I know he'll do great!

Reassurance

About 6 months ago, I began to question if Clear Creek was really the place that God called us to. Did we hear Him correctly? Was this what He really wanted for our lives? During our first year here we have gone through more hardships than ever before. The struggles of trying to sell a home, tons of financial difficulties, and loosing a child to name a few. All these were extreme moments in our lives that really tested our faith and really broke our hearts. Our minds were filled with thoughts of doubts and questions.

I LOVE when He reassures us! Here's what I mean:

- We had a student account balance of almost $4,000.
- We would have had to of paid the $4,000 by December in order to continue an education at Clear Creek.
- 2 months ago, we mysteriously received a scholarship (that Dan did NOT apply for) and the account balance was taken down to about $700.00!
- Dan registered for the Spring semester.
- We need to pay about $200.00 down to begin in January.
(Each semester costs about $5200.00)
- Found out on Friday, that the $700.00 we owed has been PAID OFF!
- Also found out on Friday, that our housing expenses for the entire Spring semester has been PAID IN FULL!
- Also found out... for the Spring Semester we will only have to pay $168.00!!!! Tuition, housing, the whole thing!!!

It's as if He is saying, "I want you here." "I called you here." "Stay put." "Trust Me." "Yes, I want you here!"

Thank You Lord!!

"Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." ~Philippians 1:6

Please, Don't Stop Reading!!!

I'm typing this post up quickly at work, because our laptop has officially CRASHED. Major bummer, especially for Dan, being that finals begin next week. :/

I know I've been slacking on postings on here, I do apologize. I have SO MUCH that I want to update everyone on, but it may be a while - at least until we can save up for a new laptop, or hook up our other computer to the internet.

Please don't stop reading our blog! Please keep checking back periodically for some cool and exciting updates!

Here's what you can look forward to:

• Updates from Thanksgiving
• More Fall Fun Pictures
• Thomas Spencer's Due Date
• A WONDERFUL surprise we recieved recently
• Zachary's Baptism!!
• An update on Children's Ministry position
• And LOTS more!

Love you guys! Thanks for your continued prayers for us as we go through our journey!

CYA!

Nicole