so every thursday i get to go with Grace and tackle the hill.
Me and Grace after an eventful first day
this is what i did most of the first times
Grace patiently waiting for me..
Monday, February 15, 2010
mountain vs me
Seriously the price for skiing here is cheap. So I decided to enlist Grace to help me learn to snowboard, after two weeks I made it alive through the bunny hill and the half mountain! I got sweet bruises to prove it. Alas, the awesome snow outfit of mis-matched outfit and board are still somehow divine! So Lesson learnt – even I can snowboard… Well, sometimes…
so every thursday i get to go with Grace and tackle the hill.
Me and Grace after an eventful first day
this is what i did most of the first times
Grace patiently waiting for me..
so every thursday i get to go with Grace and tackle the hill.
Me and Grace after an eventful first day
this is what i did most of the first times
Grace patiently waiting for me..
ugh painting
Life is a moving over here. I am settled into my routine and work at the church on the Kids outreach program is full swing. Partner that with preaching Bible Study and miscellaneous items that can fill my time, I stay enjoyably busy. The newest thing is I am starting an open house youth games night on Mondays here. The first one is coming up so we will see how this goes! Also life lesson… I really dislike details in painting. Seriously, guys please Ill do large items but no details. I do not focus on those type of minor details. It is no fun for me. But in all fairness, I did paint! And I will be painting for a super sweet time next week, however one bonus is being able to wear scrubs and a warm hoodie while this activity is taking place. (I might just drag out painting because this is comfy!!)
a day at the zoo
You know – Granby Quebec is a spectacular place. It really is a sweet little town. The conveniences that are available here are great. Architecture, history and modern necessities are at every corner.
If you know me at all, you will soon come to see I love hot drinks especially coffee. I have a great appreciation for the different kinds of coffee and the hidden undertones of other ingredients in what some people here refer to as a cup of tar. Back home Tim Hortons is a last resort, but here it is such a beautiful thing. I mean there are cafes around that one day I will see, but I want to just lift a cup for Tim Hortons in Quebec.
Also back home in Calgary we have an awesome zoo. The Calgary Zoo is spectacular so when people said the Granby Zoo is cool I had issues believing that. Well I went with Claudette and Earl from the church and it was a blast. Although at winter lots of things are closed, it was a pretty neat place. (I’ll have to go in summer to actually say its better than Calgary’s) It was a great day so here are a few snap shots from the day!
Claudette and Earl, Earl never put that camera down!
I wonder if this guy said as a kid to his mom "arrrr when i grow up I want to be a pirate"
Yep a guy in a dress
MR TIGER
Mr Monkey with a sweet nose
Hello Granby ZOO
MR HIPPO
Mr Camel they get ten points for this guy
the elephant in thailand was a bit bigger than this guy
If you know me at all, you will soon come to see I love hot drinks especially coffee. I have a great appreciation for the different kinds of coffee and the hidden undertones of other ingredients in what some people here refer to as a cup of tar. Back home Tim Hortons is a last resort, but here it is such a beautiful thing. I mean there are cafes around that one day I will see, but I want to just lift a cup for Tim Hortons in Quebec.
Also back home in Calgary we have an awesome zoo. The Calgary Zoo is spectacular so when people said the Granby Zoo is cool I had issues believing that. Well I went with Claudette and Earl from the church and it was a blast. Although at winter lots of things are closed, it was a pretty neat place. (I’ll have to go in summer to actually say its better than Calgary’s) It was a great day so here are a few snap shots from the day!
Claudette and Earl, Earl never put that camera down!
I wonder if this guy said as a kid to his mom "arrrr when i grow up I want to be a pirate"
Yep a guy in a dress
MR TIGER
Mr Monkey with a sweet nose
Hello Granby ZOO
MR HIPPO
Mr Camel they get ten points for this guy
the elephant in thailand was a bit bigger than this guy
Monday, February 8, 2010
I know its been a while
Hey all
Well what can I say its been busy here. A longer post will come hopefully by the end of the week but internet connection is sporadic and emails come first.
I must say Montreal is beautiful. Cant wait to explore it more. The architecture is incredible. Also it has a really incredible flowershop that I stumbled in. INCREDIBLE!!!
Church people here are just amazing! What a blessing to know them.
The weather here is sooo cold, the dampness gets in you.
Anyways, I am being domesticated and I need to make supper, so with a promise of a longer post...
Love Rachel
Well what can I say its been busy here. A longer post will come hopefully by the end of the week but internet connection is sporadic and emails come first.
I must say Montreal is beautiful. Cant wait to explore it more. The architecture is incredible. Also it has a really incredible flowershop that I stumbled in. INCREDIBLE!!!
Church people here are just amazing! What a blessing to know them.
The weather here is sooo cold, the dampness gets in you.
Anyways, I am being domesticated and I need to make supper, so with a promise of a longer post...
Love Rachel
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
There's no such thing as another day
Hello Day 22 in Granby Quebec
Well some might say that I am beginning to get my groove on!
My life is starting to almost have a routine to it and it is a comforting thought to see that I am making it through my fourth week now here. I am getting used to guessing what is being said to me in French and my great attempts to learn a few words has been of great benefit!
For school (yes to bring it up) this is a little assignment a reflection on the idea of excellence in ministry. It is really tempting to go into life and each day and live as if it really does not matter what is going on around us. It easy for ministry to become just a job. For ministers to see the people as souls they need to save and not recognize that they are a whole person first. I do not really care what your occupation is, I still think that your place of work is the ministry you are in. And I still am a Christian and I do believe that people need to know Jesus as their Savior or else they will be eternally separated from God. I am not denying that by any means. But I do not think that one or two people screaming once in a while to turn or burn is going to be the most effective way to accomplish goals of seeing lost people find their Savior. I think the most effective way is to a be a passionate person who lives life to the fullest. To live a life of watching out for others, helping where you can, and loving the people around you where ever you choose to be.
When the struggle of passion and sacrifice takes place, that is where your priorities are shown. Thats where what you really care about what your limits are will be shown. Excellence comes at a cost. And I think that in order to be excellent you must also be completely humble. Without being humble excellence will turn into pride and before long you wont be very effective.
Anyways just a rambling for school
Well some might say that I am beginning to get my groove on!
My life is starting to almost have a routine to it and it is a comforting thought to see that I am making it through my fourth week now here. I am getting used to guessing what is being said to me in French and my great attempts to learn a few words has been of great benefit!
For school (yes to bring it up) this is a little assignment a reflection on the idea of excellence in ministry. It is really tempting to go into life and each day and live as if it really does not matter what is going on around us. It easy for ministry to become just a job. For ministers to see the people as souls they need to save and not recognize that they are a whole person first. I do not really care what your occupation is, I still think that your place of work is the ministry you are in. And I still am a Christian and I do believe that people need to know Jesus as their Savior or else they will be eternally separated from God. I am not denying that by any means. But I do not think that one or two people screaming once in a while to turn or burn is going to be the most effective way to accomplish goals of seeing lost people find their Savior. I think the most effective way is to a be a passionate person who lives life to the fullest. To live a life of watching out for others, helping where you can, and loving the people around you where ever you choose to be.
When the struggle of passion and sacrifice takes place, that is where your priorities are shown. Thats where what you really care about what your limits are will be shown. Excellence comes at a cost. And I think that in order to be excellent you must also be completely humble. Without being humble excellence will turn into pride and before long you wont be very effective.
Anyways just a rambling for school
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
A Walk in the Park!
Just walking to the bus from the elementary school and what a beautiful walk indeed!
Friday, January 22, 2010
A beauty of a Day
Well where do you begin a post after a crazy week like this one?
Hmm, yeah no way to write about everything so I'll pick and choose
Sunday after church we went singing at a seniors home. IT was really beautiful to be all there and singing. *cough cough* about singing. Confession, i used to actually sing in choir and things like that, i used to almost be okay at it but now that I do not have the time to care I suck, like actually ahah but sure enough i was singing alone to country music in my office quietly and now Pastor Brent has this idea that i shoudl sing in church. so i am attempting to prove him wrong that i cant sing lol, or shall i say unless there is a life and death emergency i have no plans for that?!! anyways well see how that goes.
But while we were there I spoke to this couple who have been married for 60 some years. She was in the home and he comes and visits her and she said to me through him that he is her hero. and when she saw my reaction she began to laugh so hard. I was so inspired by them that there is such delight in knowing someone so well for so long. The love between them was so strong and so courageous.
The kids at the breakfast program at the school are so delightful. they are the absolute cutest kids around and they are always wanting to know something. So this week it was who am i? Am I Pastor Brent's sister? Nope I am his assisstant. But its cool and encouraging to see them trying to connect dots and who knows how God will pour into that school?!
I have been really tired at the end of each day here, (in bed before 8 tired) but I usually am still tired when I wake up. But today was different I woke up and the sun was rising over their "mountains" (im albertan their mountains arent what i would call mountains but for argument sake we'll call them mountains) and it was beautiful. The sun was bright and the air crisp and each step i took walking toward the school was more joyous. I noticed different buildings in the sky line for the first time, and to be honest I hadnt been able to enjoy it yet.
Its like when reading the Bible and you re read a story you have read a billion times and all the sudden you notice something new. Something catches your eye and a new insight is found. I was reading in Exodus how God had equipped the people with skill knowledge and understanding so that they could build the tabernacle. Its cool to see that God equips us for the tasks at hand.
Anyways, I am about half way through week three, which means that if this had been a short term missions trip I would have been home now. So cheers to living here for a time, cheers to the sun shining and cheers to a great day!
Hmm, yeah no way to write about everything so I'll pick and choose
Sunday after church we went singing at a seniors home. IT was really beautiful to be all there and singing. *cough cough* about singing. Confession, i used to actually sing in choir and things like that, i used to almost be okay at it but now that I do not have the time to care I suck, like actually ahah but sure enough i was singing alone to country music in my office quietly and now Pastor Brent has this idea that i shoudl sing in church. so i am attempting to prove him wrong that i cant sing lol, or shall i say unless there is a life and death emergency i have no plans for that?!! anyways well see how that goes.
But while we were there I spoke to this couple who have been married for 60 some years. She was in the home and he comes and visits her and she said to me through him that he is her hero. and when she saw my reaction she began to laugh so hard. I was so inspired by them that there is such delight in knowing someone so well for so long. The love between them was so strong and so courageous.
The kids at the breakfast program at the school are so delightful. they are the absolute cutest kids around and they are always wanting to know something. So this week it was who am i? Am I Pastor Brent's sister? Nope I am his assisstant. But its cool and encouraging to see them trying to connect dots and who knows how God will pour into that school?!
I have been really tired at the end of each day here, (in bed before 8 tired) but I usually am still tired when I wake up. But today was different I woke up and the sun was rising over their "mountains" (im albertan their mountains arent what i would call mountains but for argument sake we'll call them mountains) and it was beautiful. The sun was bright and the air crisp and each step i took walking toward the school was more joyous. I noticed different buildings in the sky line for the first time, and to be honest I hadnt been able to enjoy it yet.
Its like when reading the Bible and you re read a story you have read a billion times and all the sudden you notice something new. Something catches your eye and a new insight is found. I was reading in Exodus how God had equipped the people with skill knowledge and understanding so that they could build the tabernacle. Its cool to see that God equips us for the tasks at hand.
Anyways, I am about half way through week three, which means that if this had been a short term missions trip I would have been home now. So cheers to living here for a time, cheers to the sun shining and cheers to a great day!
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