You're Beautiful...

"I see Your face in every sunrise
The colors of the morning are inside Your eyes
The world awakens in the light of the day
I look up to the sky and say
You're beautiful."

"I see Your power in the moonlit night
Where planets are in motion and galaxies are bright
We are amazed in the light of the stars
It's all proclaiming who You are
You're beautiful, You're beautiful."

"I see you there hanging on a tree
You bled and then you died and then you rose again for me
Now you are sitting on Your heavenly throne
Soon we will be coming home
You're beautiful, you're beautiful."

"When we arrive at eternity's shore
Where death is just a memory and tears are no more
We'll enter in as the wedding bells ring
Your bride will come together and we'll sing
You're beautiful, You're beautiful, You're beautiful."

"I see Your face, You're beautiful, You're beautiful, You're beautiful
I see Your face, You're beautiful, You're beautiful, You're beautiful
I see Your face, I see Your face
I see Your face, You're beautiful, You're beautiful, You're beautiful."

*Lyrics from You're Beautiful by Phil Wickham

A VERY Random Post

I survived week two!!  I've been enjoying my job, but I have found I am completely drained!  I guess that is to be expected since I was without a job for two months!  I'm hoping and praying that I will adjust quickly so I can get back to having energy and strength to do other things than just working and sleeping...oh, and don't forget all the reading I've been doing lately to relax after a long day!

I haven't forgotten my family and friend weekly posts...I just haven't had any energy to sit down and write...or think.  Hopefully I'll write a few more tomorrow.  Maybe I'll have to cheat and pre-write posts and schedule them for their respective days...

I've been thinking lately that I must be a tea addict.  My new favourite tea store has $5 shipping for the month of July and I am really, really wanting to buy a few new types of tea...Not that I really need anymore!  :p

Some of my family is headed 'home' to BC next week.  I am feeling extremely jealous of them.  And yes, I did say 'home' because ever since May I've been feeling very homesick and all I want is to go back...for good.  I can't wait until I know in my heart that it would be okay for me to go back...I miss it so badly...still!!  I was hoping to go back to visit at the end of the month, but some of my friends I was really wanting to see won't be there so I guess I'll wait until another time when they will be there.  It just really means more waiting...more wanting to go back...but I will...maybe next month?!  I hope so!  I may be very far away from BC in distance, but BC is always in my thoughts...and the people I love there are always in my prayers.

This post has become a big rambling update.  :( 

Well, to end this post I'll leave you with a very random video.  This song "True Love" by Phil Wickham has been in my head since yesterday when I read a line from it on a facebook status.  It's a great song, so I wanted to share it with you all!

I...

...definitely did NOT just see a BC vehicle while driving home from work, and I definitely just did NOT scream out loud when I saw it was from Kamloops, BC...

Okay...I did. 

It makes me hope and pray a little harder that it'll work out for me to go out for a visit at the end of the month.  Man, do I miss that place!

A Grandma's Love

I am finally getting around to posting my "Family Friday" post from two Friday's ago...
My Grandma J just had her birthday. It was a milestone birthday!! 
Through the years I have lived anywhere from a couple hours to 18 hours away from my grandparents, yet every year we always made sure we went to visit them, and they always came to visit us. Now that I live closer to them than I did before, we have been able to see a lot more of each other! It's been great to see my grandma more often now!

My grandma and I have spent many hours either playing games, visiting, baking, or being out in her garden (something we both love!). 
I remember one time a couple years ago in Kamloops when my grandparents came to visit. We hadn't planted any flowers yet and since my grandparents love gardening, they came with my dad and I to buy some flowers for all our flowerbeds...(Our house in Kamloops had many flower beds! I miss that a lot...) When we were at the store my grandma decided to buy me a beautiful mini rose bush. Every time I looked at my roses it would make me think of my grandma. I treasured that rose bush, but unfortunately due to the severe SK winter we had it died. Though it was just a rose bush, it always reminded me that my grandma loves me.

I am so grateful for my Grandma J. I am thankful for her life and for the legacy she is building for me to carry on. I'm thankful for her love for Jesus. I'm thankful she is my grandma! I love you Grandma!!

Trying to Get Caught Up...

I feel like my blog has become neglected over the past few weeks... :(

Hopefully when I start to get used to my new routine of juggling work, school, church, church activities, family, and friends I'll finally have time to sit down and get caught up on my blogging!

Until then...I survived my first week of full time work! It went well! It feels good to know that my bank account balance is now going up instead of constantly down!

I'll try to get on here sometime this afternoon or evening and write another family or friend post...I NEED to get caught up on those! :)

You may remember when I wrote about Dan Bremnes and his band in May...

Well, Dan Bremnes was on 100 Huntley Street this morning and I wanted to share the video link with you.

100huntley.com - "Your Strength" Daniel Bremnes 1/2

100huntley.com - "Your Strength" Daniel Bremnes 2/2

19 and Holding...

When people turn 30 they usually refer to themselves as "29 and holding..."

Well, apparently I'm 19 and holding?!

Twice this week I've been either directly asked if I'm "older than 19" or subtly told I must be the same age as someone's 19 year old child...

Umm...no!

I was 19 a few years ago, and no I do not want to be 19 anymore! :p

I don't look that young, do I? I guess if I'm continuously asked what grade I'm in then maybe I do look young... It's a neverending cycle!

Come on...someone please think I'm older than I am. For once in my life...

Real Love

When I heard Sidewalk Prophet's "How You Love Me" for the first time a few months ago I fell in love with the lyrics of the chorus. 

The entire song talks about how Jesus loves us despite what we may have done.  He loves us despite what we may do.  He went to the cross out of love for me.  For you.  It's all because of His love...that is real love!

Okay...I don't know if it's just me or not, but I still can't get the embed feature of youtube to work, so you'll have to click here.




Okay...I finally got it working! Apparently it's happening to other Blogspot bloggers as well. Sorry it's a little too big...I had to embed it differently than I used to. :(

Memories...To Last A Lifetime

Amanda.

I met Amanda when I moved to Calgary when I was seven.  I'm pretty sure we met at church and somehow we became good friends.  She was one of the main friends that I hung out with while I lived there. 

I remember going into grade four at a public school and I was so excited that Amanda was going to be in my class because it meant that I already had a friend at school!  After grade four we both were homeschooled until I moved away just after grade six. 

A couple days ago I was looking through some old picture albums (thanks to their easy accessibility now that they are upstairs due to the flood...) and saw so many pictures of Amanda and I.  Seeing all those pictures brought back so many memories. 

So many times over the past year or so I have found myself wishing that life could go back to the simplicity of being a child.  Years have passed since I lived in Calgary.  At first my friends and I kept in close touch...writing letters back and forth on a regular basis.  Slowly the letters stopped, and as they stopped we all slowly lost touch.  If I have one regret in life it's that I allowed the distance to creep in and get further and further.  I haven't seen Amanda in years.  I think the last time I saw her was in 2008.  I don't even know where she's at right now.  :(  But despite the distance that has come in the way I have many memories of our friendship that I hold dear to my heart.  Amanda will always be a friend in my heart...no matter how many years go by before I see her again. 

Thanks for all the memories Amanda, and thanks for your friendship! 

Catching Up

Happy Canada Day!!

I spent the day not really doing much of anything, which in a way was nice.  I picked up a few flowers between last night, so I spent some time making a few planters!  I've heard marigolds keep mosquitoes away, so I put them in a few planters to place by the doorways.  Hopefully we can reduce the amount of mosquitoes entering our house, because right now it is crazy!! 

Other than doing some planting I didn't really accomplish anything else.  I just spent the day by myself doing some cleaning, lawn mowing, and more cleaning.  Oh, and my sisters and I just finished watching "A Cinderella Story."  Canada Day is usually a pretty laid back one for me...which is a good thing this year because I start my new job on Monday and from then on I'll be really busy trying to juggle work, school, family, and church!

Oh...in case any of you are wondering what has happened to my friends and family posts for this week...well, I haven't forgotten about them.  All week I've been feeling a little bit guilty for not writing them.  :p  I suppose I'll have to do both of them at once so I can be caught up before next week!

Now that you've been caught up with what I've kept busy with this Canada Day, why don't you share what you've been up to!  If anyone's from Ottawa, did you take part in the celebrations by Parliament Hill?  I heard 300,000 people were there!!