Winter

As some of you know, Tucson, AZ has about 300 days of sunshine a year and the temperature rarely drops below freezing. Although we are native to the Northeast, Eric and I enjoy this climate quite a bit, especially during this time of year. We had our yearly alottment of winter when we went home for Christmas about a month ago as you can see below.

This past week, however, we had a rare storm in Tucson that lasted about 3 or 4 days and produced lots of rain AND snow! There was actually river in the wash that they call a river! Yesterday when we went out shopping we were graced with this beautiful view of the Catalina foothills. The mountains behind these are undoubtly covered in snow as well.

We have been enjoying a week off and hope to go hike in the snowy mountains tomorrow. In the meantime the cold weather has felt unusual for this part of the country but we like using our fireplace and getting cozy by its warmth at night.

Praises: The GAP Ministries cause on Facebook is slowly raising money to help sustain GAP during this difficult financial time. If you are on Facebook, please consider donating to the ministry and helping us care for the foster kids of Tucson. We are enjoying a much needed week off and are having good times of fellowship with friends and each other. We have also discovered Skype which has been a great blessing and means of staying in touch with our families who don't get to see us that often.

Prayers: Please continue to pray for us as we look for jobs. We have applied to a few places and have not heard back. It is a time of faith-testing for us and Lord-willing, this time will grow our trust in Him.