Which book I picked & Skiing

Since, with the pole, it was a three-way tie, I decided I'd pick from those three books. Finally, I settled on "Stepping Heavenward." You know, (well, I guess you don't), Mom had at least started it about 8 years ago. She didn't really enjoy it very much; she hates it when people die in books. Anyway, today I found the bookmark where she'd left off! That was pretty funny. So far, I've really enjoyed the book. I really like how the author compares the Christian life to some of the examples that the Bible gives. For example, at one point ("Stepping Heavenward" is basically a girl's diary), she says that she feels like she's in a race. In the book of Corinthians, I think, Paul compares the Christian life to a race. I just thought that was neat. I hope what I typed made sense :).



On Sunday, again, we went skiing. I was better this time; I only fell 2 or 3 times. It was fun! Emma and Mom came this time, too. I was surprised how much Emma liked it; she gets very, very, very nervous with things like that, even really panicky. On the last run that Dad took Jess and I on (everyone else had gone home), we'd just got on the lift, and were suspended in the air when it stopped. It didn't start back up for about 15 minutes! That was really frustrating! Dad had to get up early on Monday, and I was getting cold. Apparantly someone had gotten hurt or something. Finally, it started to move - right after I'd said that I'd take a nap and to wake me up when we got to the top. LOL! Every thing else was fun. Even when Dad took me on the terrain park (though I didn't go over the bumps). The scarriest part about the terrain park was that, at the top, there was a bit of a drop at the edge of the trail.







In Christ Alone,

A post

Dad and Jess just arrived a few hours ago at a ski resort. I'm really going to miss them! They called awhile ago, and I got to talk to them. What's neat is that while I was on the phone with Jess, I was on facebook chating with one of our friends that's also their with them. All they got to do today was sorta check everything out, but I know they're gonna have fun skiing/snowboarding all day... I know that's not really the vacation I'd pick, but I guess that's why I didn't go... That, and because of my beginner skills :). Anyway, we're just praying that there's no injuries involved :)!


In Christ alone

Skiing

After church last night (my church has a morning and afternoon service), Dad, Jess, Karissa, Meg and I went skiing. I was really nervous, excited, scared... at the same time. I find it amazing at how many emotions a person can feel all at once! Anyway, after trudging through the snow in our ski boots (which is no light task, believe me!) and carrying our skiis, Dad got the tickets, we put on our skiis, and went on the lift. It was really fun! On the first run, Mom and Emma took a picture from the bottom of the hill (I think) as we were coming down, then they left. All of us went on two more runs, then went to the lodge. The one hill seemed really steep at the top. That was pretty scarry, at first. I sorta wished I could just close my eyes until we got the to the bottom, but of course I couldn't do that! And yes, I did breathe a quick prayer for courage then... After the third run, we went to the lodge. We would sit in "shifts" - Dad would ski with one or two of us, then come back to switch skiers. Unfortunately for those waiting, it was really boring, especially since we didn't have anything to do! But Megan didn't want to ski anymore, I don't think (as she fell asleep on the table, and when she woke up she just wanted to go home). I think I enjoyed the last run the best - by then I'd almost gotten the hang of it. If you're wondering how we ski, Dad and Jess ski very well, Karissa is a natural, Megan hangs on to Dad (which is definately adorable watching), and I pretty much ski the same way I did five years ago (that is, very slowly with the tips of the skiis together, and in an almost sitting position... hehe!)



in Christ alone,