this is emma (4) and julia (2)...they are so adorable...my babies :)
haha...this is my cool small group (l-r: sar, benita, eunice, me, rachel, and ellen) =)
CCF '08s...awesome ppl in our yr ^^ (top l-r: judy, lydia, chikei, eleasa, jenny, jo, craig, terry; bottom l-r: lianne, heidi, me, crys, kev, kevin, sammi)missing: jon
Sooo...this is like an aglomeration of what's happened so far...reading week was pretty good...went home w/ sammo and andrea...we're SUCH HUGE PIGS...lol, we don't even start driving out to ottawa and we're already stuffing ourselves w/ junk food. Haha...pls mama, i can't eat that much food...lol. And it's amazing how much stuff 3 ppl can bring home =P. During the week didn't do too much really...lol, was kinda content to just stay home and stuff. Lol...besides driving ppl around to things...*smiles* not that i don't love driving...haha, there's smthg exhilirating when u drive, even if it's a 95 villager or 98 corolla XP. Studied pharm a bit, and read two jd robb books, babysat my babies next door...i can't believe that they've grown up so fast...haha, they hv minds of their own =P One thing that i really treasure with them is that i've been able to babysit them almost since the day they were born...and to see them grow up...it's a blessing. The little things that i do for them...i do hope that it affects them. When they were young, i used to sing praise songs to put them to sleep...and now i'm praying with them before they go to bed...what an honour it is for them to allow me to pray with them. To pray for them to grow up as Godly women...it's all in His hands =). The olympics pretty much encompassed my week =P Lol...our family watched the olympics during dinner...lol, so whenever there were tense situations all of us would be watching the tv...haha. Train so hard just for that one specific event...like us training/ learning/ teaching...all until the day Jesus comes back. Went back to visit Barrhaven manor..*smiles* glad to know that they still remember me...haha, and they're already asking me when i'm available for shifts and stuff =P I think that's one place that i learned and had the most fun out of fr/ last summer...i guess cuz i was able to do so much more there...and the fact that the staff there were willing to teach me so many different nursing skills. Went out dinner w/ monica...awesome to just chat up again...Sorry guys for not playing ice hockey w/ u >.<...MY BAD. Heh, i'll come back and play for sure...promise =). And yeah, just good to come home and relax and hang out w/ family. My family is awesome =) Haha...late nights staying up practicing w/ mommy...priceless =P Studying and trying to figure out university options for my bro...=) Which reminds me...IAN IF UR READING THIS...UR SO DEAD WHEN I COME BACK >.< I'LL give YOU a wedgie u'll never forget XP.
Retreat was amazing...to put it into words...just doesn't cut it. It was everything that i was praying for..and more. Honestly, i didn't know there could be so many ppl in ccf that i didn't know, not that i'm that social...but like, yeah. I got a chance to chat up and hang out w/ ppl that i didn't know b/f...and that was cool =) The speaker was pretty good...the quotes and the things he said...they were so simple...yet, yeah...haha, to be a poet =P Lol...and it's not Dominici...hahaha. Props to my co-small grp leader...lol, YES ur better than me in braiding those bracelets...lol, it WAS supposed to be SIMPLE XP Haha...neways, our group was awesome...each one had smthg to say...each one impacted me in a different way...just gotta say God answers prayers. I'm so encouraged, to hear and talk to the ppl in my group...learning everyday =). Oh yeah, sitting in the back is not good, esp if ur short XP...making warm fuzzies...some things just touch u in a certain way. I'll be praying for u all...my encouragers =) The Bible studies that we did...haha, Daniel is the man =P Honestly though, he is a man who sought out God's direction in everything he did...to the point where his faith was considered his weakness where that was the only thing that the satraps could pin against him. Lol...and we're just like Jesus' followers...so silly, i'm glad that You're patient with us Abba. Blood, sweat, tears...put them back into ur life. I hope this is not the end of things...=)
It's so discouraging when things don't go the way u plan it to be...or the way u thought things would go...but speaking to my daddy and reading up fr/ mich...Failure is not fatal. Failure and yet not knowing how to improve it is...God's not a slot machine where u put a coin in and expect Him to produce this miracle or smthg...noone controls Him. And sometimes i think that i lose sight that the object of devoting things to Him is not to receive a blessing...that's not the purpose of it all. It's to wholly give everything to Him and to know that whatever He has planned for u is the best. Thank u for those words of wisdom. Much to learn XP
Just taking everything in and fr/ talking to ppl...i sincerely do want to get to know the ppl in our fellowship...where we build one another up, support one another, teach one another, share with one another...etc. My heart goes out to the ppl "falling thru the cracks"...b/c in many ways...i know what it feels to be left out. That's how i came to the conclusion that God is the only one that we can count on...everyone else will fail us somehow, we are all human. But yeah, i want to meet and maintain friendships with the frosh...to grow closer with my year...that's the desire and vision that i believe He has given me. Give me the strength to go on...Your profound grace..."Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another- and all the more as you see the Day approaching." Hebrews 10:23-25
*Look down on me with love; teach me all your principles. Psalm 119:135 NLT
*But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. Romans 5:8 NLT
*How precious is your unfailing love, O God! All humanity finds shelter in the shadow of your wings. Psalm 36:7 NLT
*I love you, Lord; you are my strength. Psalm 18:1 NLT
*Get all the advice and instruction you can, and be wise the rest of your life. Proverbs 19:20 NLT
*Seek the Lord while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near. Isaiah 55:6 NLT
*Seek his will in all you do, and he will direct your paths. Proverbs 3:6 NLT
*The one thing I ask of the Lord the thing I seek most is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. Psalm 27:4 NLT
*****in You alone i find the grace to sustain me...how great is Your love*****
