tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14422828Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:57:23 +0000Jason & Erica were married on 26 June, 2005. This is their life.http://blog.heddings.com/j+e/noreply@blogger.com (Jason)Blogger299125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14422828.post-861795846466438576Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:34:00 +00002008-11-20T19:50:38.576-07:00Last week was a very full week. My bff, Amy and her son Carsen came to our house for a visit. I had such a great time with them. Sadly, it was my first time meeting 20 month old Carsen and Amy's first time meeting Ashlyn. We filled our days with all sorts of kid friendly activities. We went to Kangaroo KingdomThe Children's Museum The Mall (of course, though it was not a pleasant experience) http://blog.heddings.com/j+e/2008/11/amy-carsens-visit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14422828.post-1075147624501739825Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:06:00 +00002008-11-19T19:13:09.509-07:00Jason said goodbye to his 20's yesterday (not that he minded). I certainly made a bigger deal of it than he did. Ashlyn and I drove up to his work to surprise him and brought a computer cake along (how fitting). We enjoyed a nice lunch outside in the 80 degree weather. Later that evening some friends came over for some dinner and the remaining pieces of cake. I love you, Jason. I hope you hadhttp://blog.heddings.com/j+e/2008/11/big-3-0.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14422828.post-5602720758924138755Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:08:00 +00002008-11-03T14:18:27.170-07:00Here are the three round cakes that I made instead of the sheet cake (see previous post). This was the first time that I wrote on a cake. I really don't like my handwriting, so I have tried to stay away from writing on a cake as much as possible. I am happy with how it turned out. I have also been experimenting more with cake flavors and fillings. This is still a hobby that I am enjoying. I http://blog.heddings.com/j+e/2008/11/new-cake-pictures.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14422828.post-2715330828758204271Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:59:00 +00002008-10-22T20:10:09.491-06:00I am not sure what I am doing wrong (yes, I did grease the pan). This has happened twice on both of the 1/2 sheet cakes that I tried to make. The first one was a box recipe the second was a made from scratch recipe. I am resorting to making 3 round cakes in place of the one sheet cake for a birthday party this weekend. Round cakes I can do.http://blog.heddings.com/j+e/2008/10/cake-wreck.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14422828.post-4751844712558800550Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:57:00 +00002008-10-20T20:09:27.413-06:00We had summer-like weather this weekend. I got to meet up with my dear friend, Amy, in Cherry Creek. We ate spinach and feta crepes followed by pumpkin flavored gelato. It was a great way to spend a beautiful fall afternoon. We went to the pumpkin patch on Sunday (see Ashlyn's blog). Apparently, everyone else on the north side of Denver decided to go as well. As we sat in traffic in the middle http://blog.heddings.com/j+e/2008/10/bulleted-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14422828.post-1460994369630867448Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:04:00 +00002008-10-06T22:18:43.535-06:00It's funny to me that there are certain times of the year that signals the start up of new events. Fall is one of those times. I guess it has to do with the start up of a new school year. I thrive on schedules and routine, so I was happy to fill my weekly calendar with a couple new consistent activities. One of those is a new Bible study that I am going to. We are doing the Beth Moore study, http://blog.heddings.com/j+e/2008/10/living-beyond-yourself.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14422828.post-4796470902324847528Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:33:00 +00002008-09-16T20:52:47.860-06:00Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us. -Ephesians 3:20. I have had this verse stuck in my head all week. I want to share with you how this verse came to life for me this past week. Ashlyn and I went to Ohio for the weekend. It was the first time we flew without Jason so I was praying for the person sitting http://blog.heddings.com/j+e/2008/09/ephesians-320.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14422828.post-1210296067633171748Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:23:00 +00002008-09-11T23:36:21.229-06:00Dinner ... ... and a movie. It's a good thing God brought Erica and I together. I'm not sure how long I'd last, left to my own devices.http://blog.heddings.com/j+e/2008/09/trying-to-make-it-on-my-own.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jason)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14422828.post-6200736680621301290Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:50:00 +00002008-09-08T20:26:23.370-06:00Signing Time is a video series designed for kids that teaches sign language. I was watching one the other day with Ashlyn. They were teaching some basic signs that Ashlyn already knows. She wasn't paying much attention to the video, but every once and awhile she would hear the word and start to sign it along with them. I was just informed by Holly that they are having a contest to give exposure http://blog.heddings.com/j+e/2008/09/signing-time-video-series.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14422828.post-2418800743633822808Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:49:00 +00002008-09-08T09:22:00.030-06:00I have struggled to find the right look for an area in front of our house. I have also struggled to keep what I think is the right look from dying. I know very little about gardening and landscaping. I do know the look that I am going for---but I am unwilling to spend that kind of money to get there. Well, a new family came to our church this past Sunday. We got to talking and found out that http://blog.heddings.com/j+e/2008/08/3rd-seasons-charm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14422828.post-6076574118852526795Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:04:00 +00002008-08-11T12:52:37.586-06:00I went back and added some pictures to my previous posts. Also, I have included some other pictures of our time in Juarez. This is a electrical pole inside the colonia. Wire was laying all over the ground throughout the area.One of our interpretors, Elvia. She has the love of Jesus in her heart and a spirit that is so sweet. Here we are inviting people to the bible club with her help. Jason http://blog.heddings.com/j+e/2008/08/pictures.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14422828.post-7754086580928375507Sun, 10 Aug 2008 03:41:00 +00002008-08-11T10:04:16.669-06:00I am going to sum this week up with a quote that I heard at the beginning of the week. "We did not bring God to Mexico. He is already there and used our group to fulfill His purpose."AMENhttp://blog.heddings.com/j+e/2008/08/most-home.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14422828.post-6057827679730445412Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:05:00 +00002008-08-11T10:00:45.848-06:00I woke up Friday morning very weary. The week had caught up with me. We boarded the bus and headed to the outskirts of town to an elderly men's home. (Scott, it was right past the colonia that you visited-I believe you said the Farmers in the Desert). There wasn't much around. There were about 10 men, a pastor and his family, and another family who helped run the place. The men were very sweet. http://blog.heddings.com/j+e/2008/08/last-day-of-ministry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14422828.post-2062957912585395364Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:07:00 +00002008-08-11T09:55:04.873-06:00I am so tired. Today was our busiest day of ministry. Back on Tuesday when we went to cross the boarder into Mexico, the guy there told us to turn the bus around. For whatever reasons he did but want a bus load of Americans to cross the boarder. We did get in, but since then we have all taken the time to pray before each boarder crossing- that they will let us in. Sometimes they will make you http://blog.heddings.com/j+e/2008/08/day-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14422828.post-1534397996457143746Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:39:00 +00002008-08-11T09:47:44.983-06:00Today was a lot different than I thought it would be. We arrived at the colonia around 11:30. The colonia was divided by a road. On one side were concrete houses and on then other side were houses made of pallates and tar paper. These were some of the poorest of the poor. I guess in terms of wealth, all these people are equally poor. The ones who live in the concrete homes are factory workers. Ihttp://blog.heddings.com/j+e/2008/08/at-colonia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14422828.post-6589175519195024030Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:07:00 +00002008-08-11T09:33:54.008-06:00Today we returned to the orphanage. When the bus pulls up to the house, the kids run up to the fence to greet us. It is really a sweet sight to see.Judith, the girl I wrote about yesterday, was so excited to hold Ashlyn. She played with her much of the day. Ashlyn enjoyed playing with her necklace. When we left, Judith gave Ashlyn the necklace. These children have so little that is theirs. A http://blog.heddings.com/j+e/2008/08/day-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14422828.post-6406096366313419587Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:52:00 +00002008-08-04T22:52:08.934-06:00Thanks to all who left comments on the post from yesterday. It was a real encouragement to read just now!Also, a little disclaimer, please try to ignore the spelling and other errors. I see that they are there but can't always go back to fix them.http://blog.heddings.com/j+e/2008/08/thanks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14422828.post-1001860884491386031Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:52:00 +00002008-08-11T09:28:03.580-06:00As our leader, Beth would say, today was a sweet, sweet day of ministry. Our morning was relaxed. Jason and I are so used to having to wake up at 6:00 on missions trips and going, going, going until it is time for bed. Since this trip is family oriented, Jr. Staff is here to help take care of making meals and the other duties so that we can be together as a family. We went to an orphanage in http://blog.heddings.com/j+e/2008/08/at-orphanage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14422828.post-4269806374700065873Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:35:00 +00002008-08-10T20:21:29.727-06:00Day 1:1 hour down, 13 to go. Thanks to my BlackBerry and many hours on the bus, I should be able to post everyday. I am going to get really good typing on this little keyboard.We met up with the other group from Illinois at 6:00 this morning. I believe there are about 32 of us heading down to Juarez. The majority of us are going on this trip for the first time, some are staff, others are Jr. http://blog.heddings.com/j+e/2008/08/on-road.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14422828.post-66935625660833765Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:15:00 +00002008-07-28T08:43:11.367-06:00We went up to Silverthorne with our good friends, the Higgins, this past weekend. We stayed in a beautiful house that accommodated our families wonderfully. We went to Breckenridge on Saturday and spent a couple hours in the pool. The girls loved jumping off the edge of the pool into our arms. Other than that, we played some games, but mostly just relaxed and enjoyed our time away. We started http://blog.heddings.com/j+e/2008/07/silverthorne.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14422828.post-9162913466354066937Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:16:00 +00002008-07-15T22:39:15.821-06:00We just got back from a two day camping trip with our friends, the Scheuerman's. We went up to Lake Dillon and stayed at Heaton Bay. The site was nice for our two families. The only complaint we had was that we could hear I70 traffic at night. Heaton Bay wasn't exactly as remote as we would have liked it to be. If you know of a better place to camp in the Dillon/Silverthorne/ Breckenridge areahttp://blog.heddings.com/j+e/2008/07/camping.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14422828.post-333749363102364299Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:22:00 +00002008-07-11T09:37:06.671-06:00I decided to give fondant a try. This form of icing has become popular in the US in the past few years. It is a lot of fun to work with. The consistency is similar to pie crust and you work with it like you would play dough. Most people agree that the store bought fondant doesn't taste the best. I found a recipe for marshmallow fondant that tastes a lot better, but is very sweet. My first http://blog.heddings.com/j+e/2008/07/fondant-cakes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14422828.post-2061531420823055851Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:58:00 +00002008-07-09T11:47:47.352-06:00We had a great holiday weekend! Karisa came into town on Wednesday night and stayed until Monday. We went to the fireworks in town. We were not sure how Ashlyn would like them, but it turned out that she loved them! I had more fun watching her reaction to them than watching the fireworks myself. Karisa was a big help to us on Friday. Because of her help with taking care of Ashlyn, we were http://blog.heddings.com/j+e/2008/07/4th-of-july-weekend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14422828.post-3683070340839487406Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:39:00 +00002008-06-30T10:00:12.313-06:00While we were in Canon City, we went white water rafting down the Arkansas. It was my first time and it was awesome! We were driving along side the river on our way there. The guides were pointing out the different rapids that we were about to do. I was getting nervous when they said we were going to do IV+ rapids that day. So, Jason volunteered to sit up front. Our guide, Will, put me in the http://blog.heddings.com/j+e/2008/06/white-water-rafting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14422828.post-5579624523462728443Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:38:00 +00002008-06-29T20:04:00.712-06:00Our three year anniversary was last week. To celebrate, we drove down to Canon City for the weekend. It is a touristy little town southwest of Colorado Springs. Canon City is home to the Royal Gorge Bridge. They boast that it is the highest suspension bridge in the world. We rode the Aerial Tram across the gorge and the Incline Railway down to the Arkansas River. It was nice that it wasn't http://blog.heddings.com/j+e/2008/06/our-anniversary-getaway.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0