2 Years Ago...

I married the man of my dreams...



We've had some great adventures since then...

Hiking the Grand Canyon

Kayaking along the Oregon Coast

Ice Climbing at 39 weeks pregnant

Having a baby!

Happy Anniversary Babe! Here's to many more adventures. You are the love of my life.

Who Am I?

It seems that I'm going through some sort of identity crisis right now...
Like I'm caught in-between a couple different "me"s and am not sure which one is real.
I don't even know what kind of music I like, or what my hobbies are, or if I like skinny jeans or not, or what I would do if I had 1 hour by myself.
It's a very strange place to be.

It's a good thing God loves me however I am...

In Christ I am: Accepted, Secure, Significant.

Sometimes It Takes a Hail Storm...

to remind you just how blessed you are.
It's interesting how often I take my awesome life for granted, how often I forget how many blessings God gives me everyday... I have SO much more then I need.
I guess sometimes it takes a hail storm to remind me what a privilege it is to have a garden.
A sinus infection to remind me how healthy I am.

Today I'm Thankful For:

>My Garden












>Good Health

>A Beautiful Daughter









>Encouraging Friends

>A Strong and Loving Husband












>Our Cute House










>A Huge Yard (and a dog to play in it)

>Blue Skies

>A Heavenly Father who loves me regardless of how much time I spend with Him or how good I am

>A Welcoming and Friendly Church





PS. I realize my garden picture is not my real garden... it is however a picture of some flowers I made. :)

It's Pouring...

Tim and I are in the Crowsnest Pass right now. Tim leading the climbing training for camp staff at Crowsnest Lake Bible Camp... I'm helping when I can. Right now, however, I am taking full advantage of being a mum and "protecting" Kiriah from the rain by being inside on the computar. Babes is sleeping. Seriously though, it's raining harder then I have seen in a long time. We made it inside just in time. Now I'm off to nap with my sweet baby.

The Greatest Source of Power

I was reading "My Utmost for His Highest" this morning, and these paragraphs really stood out to me:

"Am I allowing my spiritual life to waste away, or am I focused, bringing everything to one central point - the atonement of my Lord? Is Jesus Christ more and more dominating every interest of my life? If the central point, or the most powerful influence, of my life is the atonement of the Lord, then every aspect of my life will bear fruit for Him.
Am I abiding? Am I taking the time to abide? What is the greatest source of power in my life? Is it my work, service, and sacrifice for others, or is it my striving to work for God? It should be none of these - what ought to exert the greatest power in my life is the atonement of the Lord. It is not on what we spend the greatest amount of time on that molds us the most, but whatever exerts the most power over us. We must make a determination to limit and concentrate our desires and interests on the atonement by the Cross of Christ."

For me, time with God is not the issue, I can make devotion time happen - the issue for me is how I spend that time. And it's not about the quantity of time, but the quality of it. Those paragraphs are a challenge for me right now.



In other news...
We're continuing to work on the house... and by "we" I really mean "Tim". The latest project is the bathroom. It's not quite done yet, but is already looking a million times better. My hubby is goooood.
Kiriah is teething I think... she's a giant drooly face and her schedule is all over the place. Also, she is quite clingy, which means I don't get a lot done around the house, but I do get LOTS of cuddle time - which is a very nice treat. I kind of like my babes. She's pretty awesome. And cute. And wiggly. And really cute.


Did I mention that my baby is the cutest ever?

Rocky Road...

Well, here we are in Rocky Mountain House.
We're all moved in and slowly getting settled. It's a lot harder for my heart to settle in then I thought it would be. Don't get me wrong, I definitely think we made the right decision moving here... I'm just having a hard time convincing my heart that we'll be here for a while. I keep catching myself thinking things like "I'll just put this here for now." or "that's just there temporarily."
Anyways...

Some projects we have on the go are:
-laying tile in the kitchen and bathroom.
-cleaning up the yard (can you say 20 dump runs?).
-putting in a small garden.

There are many other projects on our "To Do" list, but most have to wait for more money and time. :)

I was telling a friend today that one thing I've really been struggling with is FEAR. This is the first time that I've actually been out in the "real world". Up until now I've either been living with my parents, or in a community bubble with a husband who totally takes care of me. Now, Tim is at work all day, so I have to step up to the plate and make appointments, meet people, fill out forms, make phone calls... all very much out of my comfort zone. I'm learning and growing, but have had to memorize and quote to myself daily 2 Timothy 1:7 "For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power and love and self discipline."


Baby Girl is calling my name, so I'm off to be a responsible mother... :)
More updates soon...

I am so Blessed:

By a husband who takes our daughter to work in the morning so I can sleep a bit more.
By a daughter who only cries when she is hungry.
By a God who cares so much about me and desires a relationship with me.