It's February Already?!

The month of January has seriously gone by so fast and has also been very busy! The biggest news in our lives is that Nolan has accepted a new job at a church in Ben Avon. We are very excited, but it will also be interesting working at two different churches and not being able to go to church together on Sundays (not to mention I am losing my only other middle school leader!) It works out great though because his church is only 10 minutes away from our current apartment!

The past two Sundays, I did the sermons at my church while the pastor was on vacation. Preparing for this has consumed a lot of my time the past month. I really enjoyed it though! I don't have any pictures yet, but yesterday my youth group did a service day and visited many of the shut-ins and elderly from the church and delivered small care packages. This was a really great experience and one which I hadn't done at Mt. Carmel yet. I hope to continue this in the future with the youth group.

Despite the busyness, I have been sticking to my New Years "Resolution" to cook something new once a week. Some of the things have not been too creative, but still something I personally have never cooked before. Last week, I cooked Chicken Parmesan with whole wheat pasta and garlic bread. Nolan said it was the best thing I have ever cooked..so that made me happy! :-)