Staying Sharp

Last week was a challenging week in general. As I came to the end of my week I looked at how life truly was. In all honesty it wasn't that great. As I've transitioned from being at School of the Word and entering the real world of work, home and a social life I have come to realize that it's not easy (not that anyone said it would be). Bible school was the most amazing experience of my life without a doubt and I would do it all over again. The hard part actually comes when you leave and no one tells you how hard it's going to be leaving that spiritual bubble and being thrown into a completely different world. But I have to look back and remember that I've been prepared for this life as I now know it. When I come to difficult times and my life is a whirlwind of activity I remember that these are the most important times to stay in the Word, pray in the Spirit and worship God as much as possible. It's so easy to sit and study for an hour when there's nothing else to do. But I'm being challenged daily to take even 15 minutes to sit down and spend time with Jesus. I have time to pray and worship all throughout the day and yes there are days where only that is possible, but it's so vital to take that time everyday to devote and refresh myself in God and all that He has for me. I just encourage everyone, as you go through your crazy schedule each day simply draw from God's Word and the Spirit - this is what will truly strenghten you for everything that you meet throughout the day and give you wisdom to deal with every situation. Be blessed and know that I am praying for you!

An Early Morning Call...

This morning I recieved a wonderful phone call at 6:30am. Normally this would have been just fine, but when you take into consideration the fact that I didn't go to bed until 2:30am you can only imagine my state of mind (just a bit delirious to say the least). But I was soon fully awake when my best friend Hannah from Wales announced to me that she is now engaged to Gary Worrall!!! I was so excited I almost cried! Hannah told me all about the proposal and giggled through the entire conversation. I have a feeling she'll be giggling for the next 6 months. :) I met both Hannah and Gary when I moved to Wales for School of the Word. I'm truly excited for all that God has in store for them!

CONGRATULATIONS HANNAH & GARY!!

Wow...it's been a long time!

Honestly I didn't realize how long it had been since the last time I posted something on here. So here's a little update on life.

Work is going very well. I just finished my 2nd week outside orientation and being completely on my own. I love the people that I work with and the babies are so precious. I had always said that I wanted to work with babies, but now I know that this is definitely what God has called me to do. I am able to pray for the babies constantly and lay my hands on them for their healing and salvation. It really has been an amazing opportunity to work there. In the next few months I will have the opportunity to cross train on the Labor and Delivery side which is a wonderful opportunity. Most hospitals will only train in one department, but my hospital is more than willing which is great. I'm considering the possibility of getting my master's but am just looking at different programs at the moment. I still need to decide if I want to do 2 more years of school!

The Church is doing very well. We've been going through a time of transition and lots of changes, but it is all good and exciting. I'm still currently teaching on Covenant with Darla Loy at the home groups. It is going very well and I've had some great feedback which is encouraging. It is really great to be able to share all the revelation that God has given me about covenant and to pray that it will grow in the hearts of those that I'm teaching. I'm continuing to get to know lots of people from church. God's people here are amazing and I feel so priviledged to be a part of the body here.

Life in Elgin is good and I'm enjoying living at my parents (although it does have it's moments). I'm praying about buying a house, but haven't completely decided on that yet. We had a big snow storm here a few weeks ago and got 8 inches of snow. I discovered that my new car (Stella) handles very well in the snow which is a great blessing since I have very little experience driving in the snow.

My family is doing very well. My mom is very busy with her job and continues to work 5 days a week. My dad is transitioning between jobs at the moment (not a big surprise to some). Kristin and Peter are great and keeping very busy. Kristin is still managing the food court and is complteley committed to what she's doing there. She's works a crazy amount of hours, but I know she likes it. Jeremy is also a manager at Costco and is working loads of hours. I've been able to spend a bit more time with him in recent months which has been great. Amy, Brian and Cora are fabulous. They will be seeing Brian's family on Christmas and then coming to my family on the 28th. I'm am incredibly excited to see everyone. I'll be sure to take lots of pictures for everyone to see.