december.

It's the first day of December and it feels a little strange to me that the Christmas season came so fast. November was full to the top. We returned from our trip to Virginia, then I literally washed my clothes, cleaned my room, re-packed my suitcase, and left for Colorado early Thanksgiving morning.

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Now Christmas is right around the corner. We're getting back into the routine of school and chores. Blogging has been put on the back burner for a bit. The Night Before Christmas is on repeat for the umpteenth time in the past few days. (You must listen. Best Christmas song ever.) And life is getting back to normal. I'll be back soon with more posts! Happy December!

-haley

p.s. i designed a header for rebekah over at my blue castle. check out her blog here, she's great.

operation christmas child.

"Why don't you break my heart, til it moves my hands and feet"

// listen here //

This Thursday thru Saturday, our church's youth group went to Denver, Colorado. You are probably familiar with OCC. We volunteered at the processing center there for a day and a half. One of the best things you'll ever do over Thanksgiving break.

Thousands of shoe boxes and I was blessed to have a little part in it. The boxes we helped process were headed to children in Mexico and Haiti, where they'll be given a shoe box gift and the Gospel message will be presented. 

 

Do you pack Operation Christmas Child boxes? 

Happy Sunday!

-haley

good-bye virginia.

>> good-bye pretty fall leaves

>> good-bye extremely sweet tea

>> good-bye peebles

>> good-bye tall, skinny trees

>> good-bye curvy roads

>> good-bye week-end traveling

>> good-bye warmer weather (oh yes, it's in the sixties and seventies here...and it's november)

>> good-bye southern accents

>> good-bye virginia

Due to packing and the large amount of traveling we have ahead of us, posts may be few and far between for just a bit. I'll be back to blogging soon!

My posts on Virginia:

>> traveling

>> the first of our trip

>> on the water

>> crabbing 101

>> simple things

>> colonial williamsburg [part one]

>> colonial williamsburg [part two]

>> the weekend

Have a lovely rest of the week!

-haley

p.s. what do ya'll think of the new design?