A few new things...

It finally feels like stuff is starting to change and things are happening in life. Does anyone out there know the cycle that I speak of? Months and months will go by with what seems like nothing happening and then all of a sudden everything feels like it's changing!

This weekend we went on a junior youth retreat. We had close to forty 12-13 year olds up at Camp Arnes from Friday evening until Sunday noon. It was a busy weekend (needless to say), but it was also a good time of connecting, reflecting, enjoying nature, learning about God, and, even though it's near the end of the youth group year, learning names. We had the perfect leaders up there with us and the speaker was also a God-send. Last year, Nathan planned the retreat and spoke. This year, we were smarter and brought along Dan Derksen from Winkler EMMC to do the speaking. Much smarter!

When we got home from the retreat, we were pleasantly surprised to find that the entire world had exploded into a green, alive place. While we were gone, grass grew, trees budded, and the world became alive again. It was wonderful to come home to. This is my favorite time of year...

A couple weeks ago, I was invited to apply for a full time position doing reception at the company I am with. It was pretty much the exact job that I've been doing since September (and last winter) but it would be full time hours instead of half time. I thought about it and prayed about it alot and in the end decided that summer was just too important to me and working full time just wouldn't be worth the extra $$. That same afternoon that I declined the job, a friend of ours, Dwight, came by and asked if I would be interested in doing paperwork at the lumber yard where he is the manager. What a great answer to prayer! I hadn't really wanted to be done working all together, but wasn't really excited to be job-hunting either. The interesting thing about this turn of events, is that I'd often thought that it would be fun to work at a place like that, doing paperwork (like I am) or other. Now, my hours are super-flexible, I'm working with a bunch of guys who are very funny to listen to, and I enjoy the work. I started last week, and today was my 3rd day. God is so good!

Today, Nathan and I also took Lennox to the vet. The time had come for him to...umm...become neutral. He went in quite excited about the new place and came out slightly less excited. He has been sleeping and hardly moving since we brought him home. I suppose that is to be expected...

So that is life around here. No huge changes happening, but just enough to keep us on our toes and keep things interesting. It's a good thing too...we were beginning to get restless...