Winter has arrived.........

We are in "winter season" here........it is cold and we did have snow that is beginning to melt. The "walk" to the office has been pretty treacherous with ice...........as the sun doesn't hit the back parking lot too much. We walk pretty carefully!

The Priesthood men here had been out of two wood hauling excursions before the storms came. We have quite a pile in the back. Our hearts ache for many of the people here who just do NOT have heat in their homes. One woman came by to do job search at the office and in our conversations we found out that she and her four children had only one little electric heater and they were huddling around that with their coats on to try to stay warm. So we loaded up her car with wood, made sure she had food and sent her on her way.........it is that way with lots of people. A homeless girl came in the office last week also and we helped her fax some housing papers and gave her a hug or two amidst her tears to try to encourage her. Life is hard here and we wish we could do more.............