Passion Vancouver 2010!!!

In 2008 I was priviledged to be able to attend Passion Vancouver, and when I found out it would be happening again this November, I was thrilled!!  (You can read a little bit about my memories here) 
 
Since I had such a great experience the first time, and since the purpose of the tour is so awesome, I thought I would let you all know about it!  If you live close enough (BC, AB, SK, Washington, etc), and if you are between the ages of 18-25, I would encourage you to attend!  Once again we are anticipating a GREAT time worshipping the Lord!! 
 
"Something Greater is on the way..."

Still Alive!!

Hello everyone!! 

I can't believe it's been so long since my last post!  I've been without my computer for about 2 weeks now, so everytime I've wanted to post I haven't been able to. :(  (It's probably been good for me though...It forces me to be out and about enjoying my beautiful city and province!)

Anyway, I just wanted to quickly check in and let you all know I'm still alive and I haven't forgotten about my blog! 

When I get my computer back, I'll upload some photos of a daytrip my family and I took to a gorgeous park nearby.  But until then, I'd love to hear what you have been doing to enjoy this summer!  Feel free to let me know about it in the comment section of this post! 

The View

This is the view I am going to miss...

Not Like This...

It was never supposed to be like this...

An ending so quick and hard...

A dream blown into the wind...

All hopes crashed...

BUT, God is faithful. 

And I am so grateful for the chance He's giving...

To you, my dad, to begin afresh...

This journey's almost over, and a new one's about to begin...

I love you!

 

Not Me Monday

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

Yesterday was Sunday.  The Sunday before Canada Day to be exact, so my church decided to have a pancake breakfast and outdoor service.  It was a nice day, and seeing that I am not a strawberry blond with really pale skin, I did not figure it wasn't warm enough to wear sunscreen.  With the wind blowing, I did not think that an hour and half outside would be short enough to stay outside unprotected from the actually very harsh sun. 

When we got to church and my mom asked if I wanted the sunscreen, I definitely did not say no, and I was not too ashamed to put the strong smelling lotion on my back.  No, I have more common sense than that. 

So now, I am NOT dealing with the after effects of the worst sunburn I've had in my entire life...Nope, not me!

Here's my back:  (Sorry it's such a bad picture...I was trying to use the mirror so I could capture the full burn...)

I couldn't get a good picture of my left arm.  The burn is so big that every picture I took only showed red.

So, so finish this Not Me Monday Post...

I did not learn a lesson about the truth about how pride goes before a fall...

Watching Them Grow

Back in April, and May I posted some pictures of the fruit blossoms in my yard.  You can see the photos here and here. 

Over the past 2 months I've been 'watching' the fruit grow (another part of my love for gardening) and so I thought I would share some photos with you.  So here is the fruit (as of today)...

Most Can't Stand Weeding...I Love It!!

Weeding is a stress reliever/downtime/wind down for me.  Most people I know cannot stand weeding, but I love it!  With weeding comes a sense of accomplishment.  You can take something that looks hideous and turn it into something beautiful.

Much like this garden...

A couple days ago it was full of weeds and unkept grass...

Today it looks tidy and ready for the flowers to start blooming...