Added a little treat to the goodness of a night spent with friends doing homework!

Celebrated Zak's first birthday at a green-themed party!

Received two checks of generous amounts and reached my fundraising goal for Italy! How faithful and awesome is the Lord...

Got a letter from my sweet 8 year old penpal, Savannah!

Watched the Oscars with friends and ate so many snacks as we guessed award winners!

Hung out at IHOP for four hours, sharing life with a wonderful friend and getting to know Mr. Waiter Man Steve!

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After several hours of driving, got out of the car for some stretches and joyful laughing!

Ate lunch at Chick-fil-a and shopped at Oak Park Mall!

Walked in the light with precious friends, on a beautiful day at an outdoor mall!

And enjoyed a wonderful dinner at The Cheesecake Factory!

Ate PB M&M's, chocolate starZ, juicy apples, and car-made lunches on our way to Kansas City!

Arrived at IHOP and had a very memorable first time in the prayer room!

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Began my day by watching the sun rise as we drove to Decatur...

Ended my day by doing homework and drinking tea!

Spent the day with this crazy little dude!

Got a hilarious second-hand yet personalized shirt from Italy team leaders!

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Watched 8 of my favorite kids - made jello hearts, did hair, ate popcorn and watched the Lion King... had so much fun!

Worked for a bit at the good ol' JCP!

Tried a new drink @ Fusion Brew - passion fruit snow! (and did homework...)

Made pipe cleaner people to prep for Friday Arts at the BGC!

Worked on projects and homework at the library- love the 6th floor!

Enjoyed Muffin Monday with Kate!

Spent time with sweet Madison doing lots of creative things!

Got a wonderful new MacBook Pro!

Made treasure boxes with the kids at the Boys & Girls Club!

Played Apples to Apples with friends at home group!

Went sledding at sunset with Abby and Rachael!

Took advantage of some of the time given to me by ISU's snow day to make 'chips' and enjoy this English meal!

Worked out for a bit then got Jamba Juice with Molly!

Helped Anae create a diarama about Clara Barton, who is best remembered for organizing the American Red Cross!

Scrapbooked memories from Kenya while Molly scrapbooked memories from Spain!

Spent some time with my greatly missed much loved Cassie!

Found awesome children's books about Africa, worked on homework, and took tour #2 in a matter of 4 days at the library!

Went to the Children's Discovery Museum with my Theatre for ECE class!

Had dinner and watched a movie with Bethany!

Played school with Nae and Ce!

Hung out with my jammy-matchin' real good friend!

Got treats at DQ with Kate and Aly!

Spent the night snuggling with Charlie, Pais, and Foster while watching movies and keeping warm!

Watched an exciting game of matball, laughed lots, and ate some snacks with friends!

Read stories and did a few crafts with the kids at Home Sweet Home!

Noticed a heart-shaped leaf on the sidewalk! This little one has made it through the wind, snow, ice, and freezing rain of winter... talk about everlasting love!

Ate a peanut butter sandwich with chili for the first time!

Drank sparkling grape juice and talked of Italy with friends!

Spent some time at the gym... did a yoga class for the first time and got to watch a cable tv show for the first time in over a week! Both were a treat ;)

Worked all day and got the kids ready for spring!

Did some more snow trudging and went on a cold evening walk with some friends!

Trudged through the snow several times today... to the gym, to the bookstore, to class... It's so nice living so close to almost everything i need!

Had a late night snack of cookies and milk with my two new roommates!