Soon has come...

May 1st - May 15th
I don't know where to begin...
I question whether I should keep this blog, as there are times that I forget it exists
So much has happened since I last wrote - I moved out of my beloved townhouse where I lived for three years, I wrote my final exam at Trent University, a good friend returned from Ecuador, I moved into a townhouse across the street for the summer, I went to Lindsay and Matt's wedding!! I decided to begin my summer venturing off with the CycleNEA team until Sudbury, where I currently am. (I am no longer in Sudbury... )
It has been an adventure. I am loving every moment!

This is definitely a time of change for me, a new chapter, a new beginning... Technically, I am no longer a student. I'm graduating on June 2nd from Trent University. This is a very weird thought and reality for me. I do intend to go to Teachers College, yet I do not know if this is where the Lord is leading. My heart waits as God refreshes me, rests me and guides me with each new day.

Moving out of my townhouse - It was such a surreal experience to say goodbye to my housemates, leave my key on the counter and walk out the door. To walk the path that I have walked many times over to where my sister used to live, the path that I will continue to walk many times this summer as I venture towards the pool and the beloved basketball net :) to where my father and sister awaited. We stopped on the way home, not at my father's usual spot, but one that was equally good, to stop for a moment and glaze at the glorious sky with the thousands of stars above us. Everything becomes more real in these moments, as I am able to wait and be still before Jesus. It is in these moments that I hear God's voice, that I see His face and that I feel very blessed to be His child.

Jeff came home - I'm glad that he has returned even though I've only seen him once since his return - the whole summer awaits! I missed him, his character, his humour, his tendency to propose :) My last fortune cookie did say to accept the next proposition that I received ;)

Writing my final exam at Trent! It was a good exam - I felt as prepared as I could being preoccupied with everything else that past week - I studied for at least one full day, of course that was the previous Monday and I think I remember the Greek I learned more than the environment science :) Oimoi, fur, iou iou - oh dear/dear me -fire-hoorah hoorah! I am satisfied with my final mark for the class! Although I'm not sure I could recommend it to future students..

I am now living in Unit 10, right across the street from my beloved townhouse - I have yet to sleep one night in my room there - the one night that I did stay, I bunked with Dawn as the CycleNEA Team were scattered throughout the house and Unit 28. It was a fun little sleep-over :) Hopefully, I don't walk towards the wrong townhouse out of routine...

Lindsay and Matt are married! Their wedding was a blast with great food, beautiful company and a gorgerous ceremony and reception :D Congrats and many more blessing to you in your marriage! P.S. Beautiful singing Beautiful!

The CycleNEA team left Peterborough on May 1st from City Hall in Peterborough - I stayed back that day as I had yet to pack with the busyness of finishing exams, welcoming friends home and my decision to join them had only been decided a few days previous. The team, which consists of Ben, John, Grace and Heather, came back to Peterborough that night to sleep. We would continue where they had finished that day the next morning. It was an early morning as we left around 6:30, van packed full - the adventure began :)

The first couple of days on the trip consisted of hail, rain, snow, good company, fabulous presentations, hanging out on the rooftop, yummy food, sleep-overs, playing frisbee, singing along the roadside with guitar in hand, betting how many km or at what time we would find the boys, reading, napping... and many humerous stories :) Good start to a good summer! I miss them :)

Check out their updates at www.cyclenea.com under journal and photos

My next eleven days were spent with a beautiful family that I love dearly. And that I miss dearly. Joshua Aaron, Anna Lynne, Josiah David and the eleven pound baby, Elijah Thunder. I must admit that the change in lifestyle exhausted me a bit the first couple of days. However, I adjusted as quickly as I could, and began to love it! My days consisted of playing, shopping, play groups, reading books, snack times, outdoor fun, encouraging conversation, beautiful moments with friends and naps :)
I feel grateful, blessed and very much loved from my visit. There is no place I would have rather been for those eleven days.

Josiah David has stolen my heart! A three year old boy that loves to do the same puzzles over and over again.. that is continuously asking questions - my apologies to his teacher ;) - A three year old boy that has no fear, that loves wholeheartedly, that shares Jesus with those around him. A three year old that acts like a normal three year old boy! A three year old that is going to be a very helpful and loving older brother. Faith like a child.
I thought, I reflected and I learned a lot from my visit. I continue to.. I continue to learn about being still, being quiet before the Lord, obedience, sacrifice, family...
I also learned that I love animal crackers!

So much more to say, but that will have to wait till another day! I promise it will be sooner than my other soon... :)