Rockin Around the Christmas Tree!

Christmas '07 at the Schulz's

Certainly the most exciting part of my Christmas was the littlest Schulz, whom I endearinlgy call, "Davey." David was a riot on Christmas. Danny and Jamie got to our parents' house on Christmas evening, and the festivities began. David busted out his "Cars" PJs, Slippers, and Lightning McQueen talking car he'd gotten earlier that morning, and we started opening presents!!!

Actually, he helped all of us open our presents, Mom, Dad, Danny, Jamie, Aunt Donna, Uncle Dan, Trevor my cousin, and Me. He could immediately tell when the presents were not for him -- they were boring...like clothes, and tools, and books, and blenders, and trevor's terribly confusing to a two-year-old mountain bike and snowbard and motocross gear.

One thing he definately recognized was the guitar...he went right for it...It seems to run in the family. Before long he'll be blowing Danny and I out of the water as a worship leader. And, boy, can this kid dance too!!

Well, I hope you had a Christmas that was as great as ours!!

Rocky Mountain High

I went to Colorado for Heide's wedding and to see Melody before Christmas, now that she has moved to the great frozen beyond (also known as Wisconsin, AND might I add, the snowmobile capital of the world.)
IT IS BEAUTIFUL. I didn't think that I could ever find a town as pretty as Bend, but there is another, tied for first place - Evergreen, CO. The stunning mountains leave you breathless in the mornings, (or maybe it's the 6 degree weather that's stealing your breath...who knows?) I've been writing this worship song lately, kindof about the idea that everything God created was created as good - at least initially, and that the sole responsibility of the creation is to simply respond by recognizing His goodness. (I was thinking about both Genesis 1, and Romans 1) It goes like this -
"As the Maker of the heavens sings, 'It is good,'
The echo of the ocean rins, 'You are good.'
Hear the Shaper of the mountains say, 'It is good'
and the tongues from every nation praise, "You are good.'

All creation is charged with Your presence
Nature displayed as the evidence,
that You are,
You are,
Lord You are good.

So we join in the rhythm of all You have made,
an anthem of glory, honor and praise
each moment a movement to lift up Your name
as our anthem rings out to proclaim,
"Lord You are good."

As the Author of my faith, He sings, 'It is good.'
The echo of my heart it rings, 'You are good.'
To think that You would say of me 'Very good'
Makes me long for all to see, "You are good."

All creation is charged with Your presence..."

Anyway, this visit to Colorado made the words of this song a lot more real to me.
I hope that as you wander through the snowflakes, and christmas trees, and beautiful downtown twinkle lights, you will be reminded of the One who made it all. He is good.

This is a picture of "us soccer girls" at Heide's wedding - a regular wedding tradition - the soccer snapshot.
Congrats Heide and Ben!

My New Pad

Well... I got a new place!! Hooray! I went from sharing a 1 bedroom apartment with three girls (which was actually a lot more fun than it sounds), to getting my own room in a 3 bedroom house!
I love it.

here are some photos...sorry I haven't taken any of the front of the house yet, but you can imagine...it's yellow, kind of easter-pastel-sortof bright-yellow. Ha Ha.
But, it's home to me!!
this is my room....

and bathroom...and kitchen..(see mom? I told you Anya decorated for Christmas...there is ven a tree.)
and living room (it was messy when I took this picture because we were still moving in.)


This is my new place. More pics to come!