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Yes, sometimes I spend too much time on the internet.  I'm getting better though...  But I thought I'd share a couple of the treasures I found in my squandered moments.     Love these.  There are five up in my room. Totally want to make these... YUM And these...  But I think these are a little ambitious for me So excited to find this page!  I listened to one by Mark Dever and one by Thabiti Anyabwile, and was blessed by both. Sometimes I like to look up photo galleries that make me feel like I've been traveling, just to pretend. This one is a little different.   Looking for a hefty DIY project?  Here's some inspiration. More artistic inspiration, though this is way beyond me...  But I love the ocean and I could stare at watercolors for hours. The most cheerful rendition of Rock of Ages I've ever heard! To end things off on a good note:  Classic.

  to soften the edge of busyness to stop and smell the roses  twice in one day to sweep the farthest corners  and do all the laundry to explore and sing to feel the warmth of the sunshine and pray to try something new but slow is only good when it means everyday worship prospers and slow is for choosing, carefully, how to fill the moments slow shouldn't be idle because consecrated moments aren't meant to be wasted and so when you slow learn invite someone in make something and give it away slow is meant to be shared.

Some of the 'gifts' from my gift-list , as of late.  Also some random pictures of life since leaving Canada, in no particular order.     2932. Linda's sweet cards, one for each day of my first week...  And another to be saved "For a sad day" 2934.  Discovering the park up the road with Heidi 2935.  Stringing pearls together....  =)  (There will have to be a follow-up photo of our creation sometime!) 2936.  Sharing a coke with Heidi before she got on the bus 2937.  Becky's fresh bread 2940.  Finding the little Saturday farmer's market at the end of the road (complete with 10-year-old busker, cafe, and train station) 2942.  Audrey Hepburn movies free online =)  2944. Whipped cream in my coffee 2945.  The AOC songs ripped from youtube on my mp3 player 2946.  A sweet "do-not-open-until" card from Heidi to help make my bi...

Just a few pictures for fun:    The night I moved in.   These flowers were waiting on the dresser in the empty room, with a sweet note from Anna J, who had stopped by that afternoon.  What a lovely welcome!  I just wish I hadn't been too tired to notice that my one quick snap of them was terrible quality.  Ah well.   And today, more or less settled in:    Still a couple things to do, like hang up my calendar (and eventually a few more things on the walls, yay!) get a bedskirt, and finish crocheting my crazy colored blanket that you see in the bag on the floor.  I'm getting there, but there are so many little things to do between class and class-related things...  Life is good.

  I am here!   Last Monday I left Canada and headed to the States to begin a new season of life.  =)  I'm studying at CCEF for at least a year, and Heidi drove down with me to help me settle in.  It was nice to have almost a week of sister-time before she gets married...  The week felt like a bit of a whirlwind though.  We arrived just in time for supper at our friends' house, spent the next day shopping, Wednesday went to the ocean and then another family had us over for dinner on our way back, Thursday spent the morning with wedding preparations and then the afternoon visiting, and I had my first class that evening.  (!!!)  Friday we stopped by Heidi's former landlady's place for lunch, hit the thrift store and spent some time exploring on foot before driving downtown for Heidi to take the bus back home that night.  Oh, and there were things to do for the wedding inbetween most of the cracks =)  Saturday I mourned the ...

summer dawns and I'm a wanderer neither here nor there chapters closed and not yet begun but what lies between such a sweet rich freedom time to slow to savor, to enjoy I've said plenty of goodbyes in my time but you'll always be a part of who I am you've taught me how beauty and dignity mesh you've given me confidence taught me how to sing and how to weep I've let go the little hands that reached into my mourning heart and claimed my love and care when I thought I was done with loving oh, the Lord knew better and I've left them in good hands now things I'd let go of, the Lord brought them back He is sovereign over opportunity so I'll love because He loves me first first clematis image found here second clematis image found here

when I call myself a loner will you come and sit with me if I feel out in the cold will you be the bridge between when I say my heart's uncaring, will you shed your tears for me when my days feel dark and despairing share the joy and grace you see if the grace of Christ has changed you, will you let it flow to me if you know the truths of Jesus, please tell me what they mean will you act the always faithful love of the pursuing Friend will you sing the song of hope to me until I can sing again if I choose to be rebellious you've got to tell it like it is be gentle and unyielding don't give up on me just yet if I tell you of the horror, don't pretend you understand be patient, walk beside me if I can't see, take my hand if the grace of Christ has changed you, will you let it flow to me if you know the truths of Jesus, please tell me what they mean will you act the always faithful love of the pursuing Friend will you sing the song of h...