The Snyders in Germany

To save myself time in the future, and hopefully other americans/english speakers, I translated a whole list of ingredients, to help when shopping for spices etc in Germany! Enjoy! allspice- Piment arrowroot- Maranta/ Pfeilwurz basil- Basilie/ Basilikum bay leaves- Lorbeerblatt cayenne pepper- Cayennepfeffer chili powder- Chilipulver cinnamon- Zimt cinnamon stick- Zimtstange clove- Nelke coriander- Koriander cream of tartar- Weinstein cumin- Kreuzkümmel curry powder-...

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    But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God’s OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; for you once were NOT A PEOPLE, but now you are THE PEOPLE OF GOD; you had NOT RECEIVED MERCY, but now you...

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You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand.  My entire lifetime is just a moment to you; Each man's life is but a breath. Psalm 39:5 Wow, it's already December the 14th the day the Lord blessed us with sweet baby P. This is will always be a special day for us. Peyti is such a smart, smiley,...

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DIY  snowflakes  from  paper coffee filters these are so fun and easy to make a great activity for adults  and especially one to include the kids on! what you'll need: coffee filters of any size -i prefer the bigger the better :) a pair of scissors for garland: you can use fishing line// hemp string// or another type of your choosing  the nice...

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here's a little looksie at some of the headbands that i have made, and some i have left.. unfortunately, i haven't uploaded pictures of my favorites yet.  maybe tomorrow! if you'd like to purchase one, contact me. they're available 1 for $10 or 2 for $15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -...

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Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keeps the law, happy is he. -proverbs 29:18 two months ago we were like people without vision, at least without a   long-term/passion-filled/Lord-leading/heart-stirring vision.  but then, we attended the Calvary Chapel Church Planting Conference. the one we'd been waiting for the one we'd stayed in california to attend the one that we...

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oh how we miss germany... reminiscing with pictures..  cologne  bringing the Bible to the university in hamburg  bremen  cologne  hamburg harbor  hamburg university area  norderstedt wilhelmsburg  weihnachtsmarkt (christmas market)  hamburg rathaus -all photos taken by us, mr & mrs snyder ...

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Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him. the Lord reminded me of this verse recently and i thought it fit to share some of the things God was speaking to me :) so often we are quick to judge, quick...

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wow it's been awhile.. but there's a reason why! we had visitors in town, then, we moved, which included packing moving unpacking (and we're still unpacking :)  ) but oh it feels amazing to be pretty much moved in! it was pretty sad to say goodbye to our apartment though.. i mean it was our first real home, and it's where we brought...

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"As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God." When shall I come and appear before God?" - Psalm 42:1-2   In this Psalm the author likens his soul's thirsting for God to that of a deer panting for life-giving water.  This is because a deer, when fleeing...

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yesterday my mom calls me in the late morning to see what miss peyti and i were up to, we were just hangin out... then she offers to come over and help clean! i say:  YES/ of course!/ why ask?/ please come!/ YOUJUSTMADEMYDAY/ i love life! so she came over, and we really had such a delightful time, some good ol' mother-daughter time!...

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WOW! it's finally happened, D began working at LAX, the job we had prayed for, the work we had prayed to come, and in abundance. quite a transition from spending a lot of time together to about 2 hours a day.. even Baby P has noticed his absence. when he came home from day one (sat) he went in to shower and she...

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staying at home with baby has been positively one of the best things ever! ya know, something i've realized is that somebody needs to raise your children. why not you? i mean, why have children if only to pass off the work to somebody else? I am not talking about every now and then because, obviously it's important to get a break, but full...

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Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it. -proverbs 15:17 i have found this verse to be sooo true. at times we've been blessed to share some really nice, more expensive meals, but the enjoyment so quickly leaves when the people you're eating with seem to only strife. truly it is so much nicer...

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