Five on Friday

One
Have you heard of the app for your iPhone called Argus? It is a fitness app that does all kinds of stuff including counting your steps, keeping track of your water/ food intake, and even measuring your blood pressure. I have become obsessed with getting in my "steps" everyday and you can find me pacing the living room most nights before bed trying to reach my goal of 10,000.

Two
Last month Matt and I both caught the flu bug. I haven't been that sick in a while and it wasn't pretty. What was especially rough was that Matt got it the day before he was set to preach at the church. Praise the Lord- he made it through the worst of it before Sunday, and did an excellent job. Here is the link to his sermon if you are interested.

Three
This past Sunday my sister came to town so we could attend the baby shower of an old friend. Before we went she snapped some photos of me, Matt, and Boo dog. I also took some pics of her and Jane baby a.k.a. "cutest niece in the whole world". You can see more at Char's blog, but here are a few of my favorites-

Four
Now that our winter retreat for the high school students is behind us we can start looking forward the next big thing which is the mission trip Matt is leading to Nicaragua. I am going along as a chaperone and am so excited to be going on my first missions trip outside the U.S.! This will also be the first time Matt and I have traveled outside the country together. Seems like it should be a bucket list item for our marriage. We will be spending our time there at Villa Esperanza in Managua, a home for abused and at-risk girls who had previously been living in the dump community.We will be serving alongside a local church and helping with all sorts of projects as well as hanging out with the girls living at the Villa. Matt and I both feel blessed for the opportunity to do this together and alongside some of our really awesome high school students!

 Five
In January Matt and I decided to challenge ourselves to eat at home for every meal. While there were a few exceptions, (meals out with family, etc.) I can say that we were pretty successful. Our month of eating at home inspired me to try to "cook my way through Pinterest" in 2014. While my ever growing food board would be hard to complete in a year, I think trying 100  new recipes is a realistic goal. I was off to a great start in January and when the flu made its way through our house last month cooking (and eating, in general) really lost its appeal. Hoping to get back on track this month.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Bets