Babies, Ballard, Booth

At present, things seem a little foggy from jet lag and tiredness, but I am back in Quebec and thankful for an amazing week in BC.  I got sent out for work to represent our booth at Vancouver Missions Fest and got to spend a couple of my days off hanging out with some friends and family.  When I reflect back on the week, I am so thankful and overwhelmed with the Lord's blessings in my life.

 I got to spend some time playing with my niece and nephew, enjoyed lunches with friends, got a lot of newborn snuggle time with my cousin's baby, and got to attend a Canucks game!

And at the Canucks game, I discovered that my big screen enthusiasm has finally paid off!  The cameraman (I think he gets to choose-and he is one who often puts me on the big screen) selected me to be the gameworn jersey winner! So not only did I get on the big screen, but I also got to go downstairs later on to meet a player and get my jersey.  

It was an incredibly exciting game and so great to watch the Canucks win in the shoot-out. Then my brother and I went downstairs after and got to meet Keith Ballard and he signed his game worn jersey. It was kind of surreal standing down there and saying hi to all the players as they walked by randomly.  And I got a nice, damp jersey out of the deal!  Okay, I have washed it since so it now smells like laundry detergent, but soon I will hopefully frame it and find somewhere to put it on display!  

Below is pictured the newest little love of my life. He is super tiny but a sheer delight and I loved snuggling with him!

And more babies!  At the baby shower it was so great to be able to see a lot of my family and also catch up with some of the little ones. :)

Who wouldn't take a self-portrait of themselves and the baby??

After a few days of enjoying friends and family, I headed to Vancouver where I set up our booth and stood by it all weekend.  Other than my feet being on fire and incredibly sore, it was a fantastic weekend.  How wonderful to be able to meet so many people, see old friends and share the life of Christ together.  Every day I went back to my hotel room feeling incredibly blessed and grateful that we serve an incredible God.  It was neat to see all the different organizations that are sharing Christ in so many different locations and capacities.  I find it ironic that I had never attended Missions Fest in Vancouver until I moved away. But if all goes as planned, I will return next year!

And that is all for now!  Thankful for a wonderful week and excited to be back in Quebec along with the freezing cold and snow. Must put away the flip flops for a while again.  Until next time!

Back, Break, Blog

 I'm back!!  Just when you thought you'd never hear from me again, here I am.  As I mentioned on my other blog, one of my new year's resolutions was to blog more. So here I go.  Not totally sure how to catch up on the last few months, but here's a few pictures.  In the fall things were beautiful, now it's beautiful and snowy. 

 Here are two photos of my room. Tried to make it as cozy as possible as I tried to fit the objects of an entire house into a small room. I think I was pretty successful. Feels like home.

Just got back after three weeks back in BC visiting my family and it was lovely. And now it's back to the grindstone. Lots of changes around here but it's exciting to look ahead and see what God will continue to do in His faithfulness.

And that's all for now as I have a five year old coming for a sleepover in a few minutes (will probably be the only time I ever go to bed before 9pm.. haha)

You can be looking forward to more blogs posts!  Until next time! :)

Holidays, Home, Happy

In 12 short hours I will be boarding a plane that is BC bound!!  Yippee!!

My brother is getting married on Saturday and I'm oh so excited for them!

And then I have a whole week of connecting with friends! 

This morning I'm quite excited. And don't like the fact that I have to wait ALL day to board a flight. At least I'll be working so it will go fast.

Off to BC!!!

All for now.. I'm sure you'll hear more about it later.

 I LOVE Fall. In fact, the more I think about it, the more I realize that it's probably my favourite season.  The leaves are stunning. The sky is often blue. And it's cold and crisp. Love love love.  And Fall is made even better in Quebec because of the vibrancy of the leaves.  I have thoroughly enjoyed the slow transformations in the colours of the leaves. Plus I live in the Laurentians, which is rolling hills FULL of trees of all different colours. It's beautiful.

We have a lake on the property where we are, so the other day I grabbed my camera, my lenses and did a little trek around the lake to be a bit creative and have some fun.  It was absolutely wonderful. I love just stopping and looking up and seeing all the different leaves. 

I am continually amazed by creation.  This week that has been added to as the students have been going through the book of Genesis.  I have had the honour of leading some video classes in the evening, and I have been reminded again and again of the incredibleness of our Creator.  And how amazingly He designed the earth and the surrounding universe.  Perfectly fit for life but also one of the best places in the galaxy to explore and discover the galaxy. 

Daily I am reminded of how God's characteristics are reflected through His Creation. So I just wanted to share a few photos with you of what I get to see every day!  

This weekend we are hosting a big cross country race.  It's been neat lately to see how doors in the community are opening to build relationships. Anyway, we have about 70 people coming from the community so it's exciting!  

And in less than a week I will be home for my brother's wedding!  I will miss the end of Fall here and time with the other staff and students, but I am SO SO SO SO excited to be in BC for nine whirlwind days!  It will be great to celebrate with my brother as he gets married and also to see and catch up with my lovely friends and family!

This week all the staff also hosted a progressive dinner in our homes.  There were four different groups of students that went around to the different houses of the staff and it was so wonderful to be able to fellowship together and enjoy some wonderful food!

That's all for now! Hope you are enjoying the Fall wherever you might be!  I hear the temperature is supposed to get up to 21 degrees at the start of next week!  Enjoy the weekend!

Canoes, Cirque, Cleaning

 Okay, so my blogging hiatus did not last long. I got internet in my room and since this is now a bit more accessible, I'm excited to be back at it in the blogging world! And I look forward to having time to catch up on all your blogs as well!

I have now been here for two months!!  Crazy how time flies!  August and September have been a whirlwind and have been difficult but wonderful all at the same time.  During the end of the summer, I enjoyed all the different conferencing groups we had in, and enjoyed a lot of free time. Our 17 students have now been here for almost two weeks and so as I am readjusting to a new schedule, I am loving getting to know the students and becoming more and more comfortable with my role here. 

I live with three other girls and am blessed to get to know them and become their friends!  I love our impromptu night chats, song making up, cleaning parties, pickle eating fun and prayer times together. 


Because there's a million things I could write, I decided I would just post a few pictures from the last few months and let them tell a bit of the story of what I've been up to. Enjoy! And keep your eyes open for more posts from me in the future!  (And Elsie, I would love to be your pen pal, just email me your mailing address!)

Hanging out with my amazing roommates and enjoying a large cleaning party of our new home!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Playing with the kids around property

Taking as many pictures as possible of this little munchkin.

Having photoshoots with canoes, people and dogs!

Hanging out with Jenn during her visit and celebrating her engagement to Dave!

Connecting with wonderful friends visiting in Montreal

Showing visitors around the amazing and beautiful Quebec City

Enjoying FREE outdoor cirque de soleil under an overpass during the summer in Quebec City

Visiting with a good friend in Montreal

Hanging out with the kiddos who take much better underwater pictures than I.

Enjoying the Fall colours changing and the incredible beauty of the endless hills of mixed colour!

Getting to know my roommates and going for drives to enjoy the Fall.

Enjoying this little munchkin and all the other kids!