Ever wonder where time goes? It has been a while since my last posting. I figured i would fill myself in. Aaryn has a couple of exams to write and then she will have completed first year of Education. Wow where did the time go? She has had a great year and has learned alot of life skills living on her own in an apartment with her cousin. Gaylene and I have been blessed with a great daughter who has taken this experience very seriously. Aaryn has taken a job in Gimli at a restaurant called Masks in fine dining. She will live with us at home more the most part. We decided to keep the apartment in winnipeg as this location is perfect for her. Gaylene and I are hoping to find a place for our trailer near Gimli where she could possible stay. Jayms is done with hockey after a great experience at Directors cup. God has blessed us with a great kid who has a great attitude dispite the frustration of not growing as fast as other kids. He will be just fine. We all have areas and parts of us we do not like. God made us this way. And Adison, what can I say, doing well in school and looking to buy a car..... has a interest in mechanics and farming maybe in his future???? What the power of prayer can do. It is so important to remain faithfull to God in Prayer and trust God for direction and support. I have been doing some thinking on the Holy Spirit. Wow how amazing. What contentment when we can accept that his work through us is not limited to our efforts. When we are in tune with his will our actions will reflect his will and thus our lives become more Christlike. Of course if your Dale we do make mistakes and the Spirit lets us know. I think the greatest harm we can do to our selves is living contrary to his teaching. I want to encourge myself by accepting others for who they are and always forgive others as I know I have been forgiven. Man what a sad way to live when we cannot forgive or accept others. The great freedom and peace we can experience by resting in God's Grace. But this Grace is only available to us by giving ourselves away to others.

I am looking forward to this summer. Stephanie's boyfriend lost his job in Hecla and he could very easily be bitter about his employers. He is going to stay with us for the time being and so Adison and Jayms now have a big brother so to speak. hahaha
Neat to see them happy. We always tell them....Whether you think or not think or do not do what you know is right, your opinion does not matter....fact is still fact. They will choose to live for God or against God. Whether they think the earth is flat and not round???? Does not matter what we think.... God still wants a relationship with us. It is always our goal to teach them that we are responsible for our actions and not let others who disappoint us tear us down.

Where am I?

These two songs are so near to my heart as it really challenges me as to how I see Jesus, and his Kingdom here on earth. As I realize my shortcomings and failures to live more like Jesus I rest in the knowledge of how we are indeed saved by Grace and not Works. Merely living in this Grace, changes the inside of the heart and desire to serve and follow the real Jesus. My desire is to treat others as I see Jesus treating people when he was here on earth. I do not want to walk on the other side of the street. It's been a while since my last post as I have really been challenged over the last 6 months. If this song, "My Jesus" makes you feel uncomfortable.....it's time to pray.

Is there anyone without fault?

How many of us where taken by surprise????? There is a lot to be said about being ready.

Fall

This past summer has been a different one all right! I was wondering where I have been as I'm writing here, and even though I don't know what I'll write I think it just might take me somewhere. I got a phone call yesterday morning from Aaryn and she wanted help because her internet was down. As it turned out it was minor but I was again reminded of the time I left home. Now we did not have internet back then but I would phone home many times asking for help and or opinions. What a blessing that when your kids leave they still want to phone and come home once in a while. University was not exactly like she expected, but with the huge change in living,lifestyle, and responsibilities (is that a long word?) I'm not surprised. She was a bit surprised at the type of people in her classes. Everyone seems to be in groups of sorts and she's finding it hard to fit in somehow. She is feeling a bit better about her classes especially Math, where she would say language is a bit of a barrier with the teacher.
Yes School has started and back to the normal grid of getting two kids up and off with their mom. Wow what wonderful weather....no rain in september yet! We have been sleeping in the camper for the last month and this morning it felt kind of cold in the morning..but no frost! Jayms had a great time at hockey in the past weekend and we are again wondering if hockey will happen this winter...??? He has been talking about soccer a lot. Adison is in soccer at school, does not see hockey happening even though I think he should. I've got to run, gaylene is a callen.

Long weekend

Enjoy the wonderful long weekend! This is the last weekend before our oldest daughter goes off to University. Her cousin and her are renting a apartment near UofW so Gaylene and I have been helping moving her in. Untill this happens to you, you have no idea the emotions that occur with someone moving out of the home. In this world we live in we need all the prayers we can get! I thank God every day for his goodness, and promise to hold us in his care.