Cat Cafe :)

We went to a cat cafe for Ellie's birthday. It was quite the experience. ;) It was fun to see her excitement being around all the cats. :)
                                                      So excited that it's her birthday!! :)

                                     Even when we had to wait 20 min to get inside... she loved it.

                                                     What the cat's thought of her.... :)

                                                          Special birthday desert!  

                                                        I don't think she likes it.... :)

                                      All gone... No, she did not eat it all... she had help. ;)

                                                   Even the cups had cats on them.

                                                        Hard to get her to do a nice picture. :)

                                                       Best group picture that we got. :)

                                                          Trying to get one with a cat....

                                                                Cats everywhere!!

                                                            Good bye kitty's!

Everyday Life

I want to share with you pictures of everyday life here in Thailand. Like going to the store and riding the BTS (Sky train). ;)
First here is the store we go to most often, it's just a couple mins from the house... depending on the traffic. ;)

                                                            Love the fruit!!!

                                                           Great shopping buddy. :)

                                                                Cute little boy shirts. ;)

 Don't ask me about the next two pictures... I have know idea why they have them. ;) 

             This escalator is magnetic and locks the shopping carts once they get on... it's really cool. ;)

                                Yes, they have McDonald's... they also have DQ and Pizza hut.

                                                                The BTS!! :)

They have a Ton of malls here.... It's crazy! 

Thailand!

The first couple days have come and gone. So far, so good. :) Yes, it's hot and humid, but it's not unbearable. And April is their hottest month... So it can only get cooler after next month. :) Oh, and today it rained! It made it seam a lot more cool and not as hot, which was a nice change.
The first two days we're spent getting groceries, washing the dirty truck, (from all the pollution) and getting settled. 

The next couple days were spent watching a energetic little girl, while mom went and did language study. I'm slowly getting into a routine, but I know it will change when everyone is here (Father and son are still in the states) and when the baby comes too! 

My days are spent doing dishes, cooking, playing, naps, and taking walks outside if the air is clean. I'm so thankful for this adventure that God has me on. 

Psalms 32:8

"I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go;

I will counsel you with My eye upon you."
This is a verse God gave me this week... He is teaching me a lot as I travel on this adventure with Him. 

Here are some pictures from my first week. :) Sorry about the overload of flowers... they are just so beautiful! 
The houses here are fun to look at and see how different each one is. 

There are so many different looking gates... 

There are So many beautiful flowers here, but I'll save some pictures of them for a later post. ;) 

I told you there were a lot of flowers... and that's not half of them. :) 

Snow Day.... Or Week!

It snowed for 4 days! We got 11"+ inches! We never and I mean Never, get that much snow. Normally if we get snow at all, we get about 3", and that's a good snow fall.  So for us to get 11"+ is crazy!
I'm so thankful that it happened before I left. I enjoyed it and got to have extra family time, because there was no school and no work.

Hope you all have a wonderful day! 

The Count Is On...

In one day I will be in Thailand!
Time has flown by!!
It still hasn't quite hit me that I'm leaving for a year, and it most likely won't till I've been there for a month or so.
God has had His hand in this whole new adventure. I want to tell you some of the things that He has done.
I always said that if I was to leave CEF that I would like all my Release Time Classes covered. I had three that I was teaching at the beginning of the year and only one potential teacher. Well, God had a plan... and He brought two other teachers and now all three of my classes are covered! God is So faithful!
God also brought a new staff person that starts this month!
God has also given me all the funds that I need and blessed me with incredible people who support and pray for me!
He also sent the biggest snowstorm a week before I left. :)
God is so good and faithful! I wouldn't want to do this adventure without Him!
There are still things that need to be worked out... (A place to live, visa, ect...) I don't know what God has planned, but I do know I can fully trust Him! He is so faithful, truthful, all-powerful, and Loving! He is in control and I don't have to worry!

Thank you for everyone who is praying! I greatly appreciate it!