5.5 years. 65,000 miles.

I sold the Celica today! Actually, my dad sold it...I really didn't do much at all except put up the picture. He shined the car up on Monday, put it on Craig's List and handled all the details....Thanks, Dad!
In God's providence we were both home today....so we could be here when she looked at the car and take care of all the paperwork. And He brought someone along who doesn't mind the seam on the spoiler or the quirky trunk. God is good!

SNOW DAY!!!

I feel like I'm a kid again. It is great being a teacher.

I love Sundays.

no, I'm not writing any commentary on the 5th commandant...I'll let Phil handle that this coming Sunday :)

but, Sunday is my favorite day of the week, and last Sunday was especially wonderful. The Lord used worship, prophetic words, and the preaching to convict and encourage me with His word... and I was also blessed as some of our church members used their gifts of humor and creativity to 'encourage' our pastor.

anyway, if any of you all (from SGC) were serving in children's ministry on Sunday... you need to click over to a couple of websites.

first, you need to download the message that Grady VanWright preached on 1John 3:5 about how our justification relates to our sanctification...

then, you it is very important that you head over the Williams Street Reflections and watch the video that was shown to "honor" and "support" our pastor Phil Sasser.

Welcome back.

It has been a while...but, here I am! Tonight the rest of my family is out and I am sitting here watching 24 and (unfortunately) watching the Chargers lose to the Patriots and thought I would finally update my blog.

So here's a [quick?] summary of Christmas break :)

Sandy was the first one to find her present on Christmas morning...



This was Ava's first Christmas. She had fun ... I think her favorite part was the presents, Mostly she enjoyed the presents for the gift wrap.
My mom knit her a beautiful stocking!
It doubles as a tobogan (sorry I haven't had a chance to go back and rotate this).

Every Christmas day for as long as I can remember (minus a couple) has been spent with my mom's family.
The Scribner Christmas lasts two days, and contains are a few essential componants:

-- 25+ people (4 Scribner sisters, 4 brother-in-laws, and the 15 cousins)
-- Food and drinks.
-- Laughter.
-- More food
-- More laughter.
-- The pool tournament.
-- Still more food...

This year was in Raleigh... First we had Christmas dinner at my Aunt & Uncle's house in North Raleigh...



Let's just say that Ava got a little bit of attention this year...

The next day everyone came over to our house...

We hosted the Third Annual Scribner Pool Tournament...
This year, (for the first time and not due to any extra practice), I made it past the first round in the tournament!

Dad's a good coach...



A big congratulations the champion - my brother-in-law, Daniel

Two days before Christmas we were invited out to my Uncle John (my dad's brother) and Aunt Colleen's home for dinner. This was the first time in three years that I have seen my cousin Christopher! He is in his last year at West Point Military Academy, and was back for Christmas break. It was great to catch up with him and hear his stories :)

After that we had our almost annual Christmas/New Years Party!
--Of course, we had some intense games of pool or ping pong...

I love Andrew and Julie's faces in this picture...
And, I... talked...
We're looking forward to the summer when Kristin will move back :)


I was also blessed to have my old, dear friend Terri and her husband Vance come to the party (unfortunately, I did not get a picture of them)

Then it was off to Hilton Head...I'll put those pictures in the next post, I think this post has enough :)