the great adventure

December 2011 Newsletter

2012-01-27T15:14:00.000+01:00

December 2011 Newsletter(function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script"); scribd.type = "text/javascript"; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = "http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })(); To see this newsletter on the Scribd website, click the link at the top of the post :) If

October 2011 Newsletter

2011-11-30T12:00:00.002+01:00

October 2011 Newsletter(function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script"); scribd.type = "text/javascript"; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = "http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })(); To see this newsletter on the Scribd website, click the link at the top of the post :) If

August 2011 Newsletter

2011-11-30T00:00:00.002+01:00

August 2011 Newsletter(function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script"); scribd.type = "text/javascript"; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = "http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })(); To see this newsletter on the Scribd website, click the link at the top of the post :) If

All Around the House . . . er . . . Apartment

2011-08-31T18:41:00.004+02:00

I spent the first half(ish) of my day on Saturday transforming our apartment back into a livable space. It's been kind of crazy around here lately - Austin was gone to camp for nine days, then we had company, then four days after they left we went to Madrid for a work trip (World Youth Day) for 6 days. We came home last Sunday at midnight and ran straight into a work week, so, needless to say,

Say "Hi!" Sunday II

2011-08-28T23:58:00.000+02:00

I'm participating in Say "Hi!" Sunday hosted by Three P's in a Pod again this week! :) I like this because it's a very simple blog party, and it's a fun way to find new blog friends. It's really not complicated . . . at all . . . just hop on over, link up, visit some other links, and say, "Hi!" I decided that on my blog, I'm going to combine this little party with a Scripture every Sunday.

What I'm Pinning . . .

2011-08-26T20:36:00.000+02:00

It's official! I am totally hooked on Pinterest! Totally...I could spend hours scrolling and pinning, it's a very dangerous thing! Here are a few of my favorites from the past week: Source: toostinkincute.blogspot.com via Katy Lin on Pinterest I desperately want an indoor herb garden, and I loooove these tea tins to house my herbs! Source: obit-mag.com via Katy Lin on Pinterest She's

Great Aspirations

2011-08-25T20:41:00.000+02:00

Oh my poor neglected blog. You must think that I don't love you. That could not be farther from the truth! I've decided that my problem is I love you too much! Every time I think I should really go post __________ on my blog, I remind myself how long it has been and how much of my life has yet to make it onto the blog and how if I start at NOW everything that happened in the big gaping hole

Say "Hi!" Sunday

2011-07-24T10:00:00.000+02:00

This is my first Sunday participating in Say "Hi!" Sunday hosted by Three P's in a Pod It's really not complicated . . . at all . . . just hop on over, link up, visit some other links, and say, "Hi!" That is all :) Have fun! <3,

Then Sings My Soul Saturday

2011-07-23T10:00:00.000+02:00

This is still one of my all time favorite worship songs! We sang it a few times at service project, and there is nothing like the sound of 300 teenagers and leaders singing their hearts out about how much He loves us! :) God is so good! He is jealous for me, Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree, Bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy. When all of a sudden, I am unaware of

~ My Husband Rocks! ~ My very best friend!

2011-07-22T18:06:00.005+02:00

Click here to read about why I started MHR Fridays! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We laugh together . . . . . . we cry together. We have so much fun together! No matter where we are, how much money we have, or who else is around, we are who we are - each others' best friends! I have been so very aware of this fact all week, and I have also come to the realization that this is

Book Review: Courting Trouble by Deanne Gist

2011-07-19T06:00:00.006+02:00

"Tired of waiting for a match made in Heaven, she'll settle for one made in Texas." "It's 1894, the year of Essie's thirtieth birthday, and she decides the Lord has more important things to do than provide her a husband. If she wants one, she needs to cat him herself. So she writes down the names of all the eligible bachelors in her small Texas town, makes a lists of their attributes and

June 2011 Newsletter

2011-07-18T12:00:00.000+02:00

June Newsletter(function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script"); scribd.type = "text/javascript"; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = "http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })(); To see this newsletter on the Scribd website, click the link at the top of the post :) If you would

March 2011 Newsletter

2011-07-16T19:00:00.000+02:00

March Newsletter(function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script"); scribd.type = "text/javascript"; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = "http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })(); To see this newsletter on the Scribd website, click the link at the top of the post :) If you would

I need...

2011-07-16T08:00:00.002+02:00

. . . okay, I couldn't even finish the title. Need is definitely strong. I REALLY, really, really want a 220v KitchenAid mixer. Yes. I know that even thinking the sentence "I need a KitchenAid" proves that I am a very spoiled American. And that is the truth. However, I don't think I know how to cook/bake/do anything culinarily related without a KitchenAid. Isn't it beautiful? It is

January 2011 Newsletter

2011-07-15T19:00:00.000+02:00

January Newsletter(function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script"); scribd.type = "text/javascript"; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = "http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })(); To see this newsletter on the Scribd website, click the link at the top of the post :) If you

Newsletters

2011-07-12T12:00:00.001+02:00

In the next couple of days I will be posting our newsletters from the past few months. Sometimes I'm a little slow, and forgot that this was even an option :) From here on out, I will be posting them as they are written/mailed. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to comment, or shoot us an e-mail at hossandkatylin{at}gmail{dot}com His,

Tuesday Evening Randomness

2011-06-07T22:55:00.000+02:00

I can't seem to come up with a coherent post to save my life, so here are some of the many thoughts I've been batting around. Summer in Germany is much different than I expected. It is HOT...and it has been HOT for several weeks already! I don't really know what I expected, but I just don't think of hot weather when I think of Germany as a "concept." I know, that's weird! It also stays light

Happy Blogoversary to Me!!!

2011-05-23T07:00:00.001+02:00

It's hard to believe that I started on this crazy blogging journey 3 years ago today! It's crazy to look back through my posts and see all the twists and turns life has taken since May 23, 2008! It really is a "great adventure!" Thanks for making this a fun place to be for the past three years! <3,

Sunday Song & Scripture

2011-05-22T18:28:00.000+02:00

Two of my favorite parts of every Sunday church or chapel service are the praise and worship songs and the pastor (or chaplain as the case may be) sharing from the Word. So, on this Sunday, I thought I'd share a song and a Scripture that have been on my heart! SONG: The past few days I have woke up first thing in the morning with this song stuck in my head, it's that good! :) I just love it!

SSMT Verse for February 15-28

2011-03-02T15:30:00.001+01:00

Okay, I'm a little late, but here we go ---> This is my February 15 passage (from memory): Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from His love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and compassionate? Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose. Don't

SSMT Verse for February 1-15

2011-02-15T07:13:00.002+01:00

Hey everyone! I was so excited to see that Beth Moore is still doing the Siesta Scripture Memory Team on her blog! I participated in 2009, and I decided to give it a go again this year! If you have no idea what I'm talking about, click here to see all of her posts on the subject for this year, and if you'd like to join the team, click here for her instructions! Here's my verse from February 1

Happy Valentine's Day!

2011-02-14T19:00:00.002+01:00

Valentine's Day is not for saying "I love you." it's for saying "I love us." I love who we are together, how we've grown from our nervous conversations to the [one] we two have become. Valentine's Day is taking the time to say; I love us ♥ Happy Valentine's Day!

Just the facts . . .

2011-02-05T04:25:00.001+01:00

Hello blog land! I've missed you! Really, I have! I know I have been sporadic at best and MIA at worst for most of the last year, but not without good cause! I'm working on a series of post to explain my absence and everything that occurred between right now and December-ish of 2009 (wow, that's a long time), but for now I thought I'd get everyone up to speed with the who's, what's, why's &

Worship . . . for only me . . . ouch!

2011-01-24T13:41:00.001+01:00

I may have posted this video before, but I was watching it again today, and it's a very powerful video. I think it bears the repeat :) WARNING: This video may cause painful self-evaluation Happy Monday!

Today, I'm Thankful For . . .

2010-11-22T13:29:00.001+01:00

. . . the commonality of Christ! Yesterday's post about friends got me thinking about all of the wonderful people we have come into contact with over the past year. We have been in 15 countries since January 7, 2010, and in each of those countries we worked with different missionaries or ministry organizations. No matter where we went or who we were helping, we were welcomed with open arms