Fun in New Mexico

Papa and granny are in from Houston for the Thanksgiving Holiday and were able to do a little sight seeing with us. This past Saturday we went to White Sands National Monument outside of Alamogordo, New Mexico. It was just a little over an hour from here, but once again, with in such a short distance of home, we were able to see another beautiful creation and landscape from our Lord. I am amazed at such different views we can have just going an hour in opposite directions. I just recently received a New Mexico travel guide and I am so excited about all the things there are to do just a few hours away. If the snow comes this year we hope to go sledding and tubing only a couple of hours away from home this winter. White Sands Monument has acres of dunes and plenty of fun. It was a little chilly on Saturday, so the sand was very cold. The footprints you see in one of the photos of the slide show below are those of a road runner. They are all over out there, but do not look like the one we are familiar with that annoys "Willie" coyote. The white sand is actually gypsum and is very fine. You can do nature walks out here and a sunset guided tour that we hope to come back and do sometime soon. The girls were complaining about the long drive at first, but after sledding down the sand some they were asking when can we come back. It is a lot harder than you might think walking up loose sand and gave the girls a good workout that day. Going up is a lot harder than coming down and takes a little longer as well. Greg, myself, and my parents got tired just watching them, but enjoyed seeing them have so much fun.

After doing that for a couple of hours we all needed a little energy boost and snack all in one. We found a frozen custard place in the nearby town and went and all had a nice treat before our drive home and having to wait for hamburgers to be grilled. Frozen custard is awesome! The best one I have ever eaten at is in Illinois, but this one was still very good. It is so much creamier than your regular ice cream and just makes a great sundae or blizzard. We all had different things, but everyone enjoyed it. We saw a beautiful night sky as we were traveling home and pulled off to take a picture. The temperature drops pretty quick out here when the sun goes down out here, but the sky puts off some beautiful colors. The few trees we have around here are changing to fall colors finally and it is beginning to feel a little like the holiday season. It has still been warm here, but they say highs in the 50s this weekend with possile snow flurries Saturday night into Sunday morning. Below is a short clip of one of the girls sledding from this past weeknd and I will try to change it every couple of days so stay tuned to catch them all having a blast!

GOD BLESS OUR COUNTRY!

Today is veteran's day and a very hard day for Greg. He has been in a war zone 4 times in his military career and will probably go back in 2009. He serves his country proudly, following in the footsteps of his dad and many others before him. He reflects every veteran's day at all those lost during the wars our country has fought. He told me just today about a friend he had made when he was there back in 2003 and how hard the day that friend died was even though they had only known each other 4 months. He still remembers the ceremony they had over there for his friend as if it was just yesterday. The military is such a brotherhood and an immediate bond is formed with those who are putting their lives on the line for our freedom. No matter your stand on this war, we need to always support our troops while they are out doing as their country commands them to do. They need our prayers on a daily basis! Please take a moment today to pray and thank God for our soldiers both present and past, their families, and the future of our country. I am so proud to be an army wife and to have a husband that stands for this great country God has blessed us to live in! Always appreciate what freedoms we have! Please don't ever lose sight of where your freedom came from and all those that fought for us to have it!
GOD BLESS AMERICA, MY HOME SWEET HOME!!!!!

In God We Still Trust

Pause the music below and listen to the words of this song. Let's hope our nation continues to stand on the bible and in these times ahead, let us all trust in God again! Thanks for the song Stef!

Words of great comfort!

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