New Year...New Beginnings 2008

The number 8 means "new beginnings" ! Wow that is true this 2008......with a quick move to Westbank, BC at the beginning of January.
What a lifestyle change...... Life is quiet, more relaxing, I sleep more....I sleep better,
This move was a total step of faith.... believing that God called us and called us quickly..... there was so much confirmation, scriptures, people, ..... we knew with out a doubt that we were to go to Kelowna.. So here we are.

Its funny because after alot of seeking and asking God for direction, vision, and getting it... now we are here and settled the hardest part is making the time to keep seeking Him.

The biggest thing we have felt to do here is just to "Be" .... relax, slow down, breathe.... God's not in a hurry..... and most importantly to Trust Him.

There's those amazing words again... Trust....

This was a huge step of faith financially... we made good money in Vancouver..... had huge expenses, but made god money....here money is a step of faith believing that God said go....and knowing that where He sends He provides!!

Trust!!!

In all areas of our lives.... family , financially, physically, spiritually, in everything!! trust... rely on, depend on....


At church yesterday the pastor said.... that reason was the number one enemy of faith...... our own human thoughts, which we can either keep contained and under control or they can be wild and overwhelming, they reason us out of what God is saying or has said.
They can crush us if we arent taking control of our thoughts and standing firmly planted on what God is saying or has said He will do.

I am planted on the rock.....I have control over my thoughts and I lay them down and replace them with God's thoughts!

No wavering in the sand, but Firm on the Rock!


Be blessed!

trusting God without fear

I recently read a book called "Walking barefoot on barbwire" by Cindy Morgan.
It was so good....it is a story type journal of her experience with fear. It wasnt a self help book, but just real stories of her life....Stories that I could relate to.

My eyeopener was that even little things like "what if...we dont have enough money for rent" is a fear. Then at church the other day our pastor was talking about what holds us back from going through the promise land.... and he used "What if" can block us... And if WHAT IF is fear then fear is what blocks us, holds us back, etc.

Why do we live with so much fear....because we do not TRUST, and because we do not trust we cant let go of what we think is control. Honestly...we can't and we don't control anything!! Only God can control us and our lives. DO you trust God, do you believe that he truly takes care of us and the people we love....

Right now I am having to trust God. Our finances are not good right now.....myself, my fear is freaking out...what are we going to do.... I am not doing a very good job trusting...I am trying my hardest to not lose it all together...but what good will that do....it doesn't solve the problem...yet as I am writing this I know that I am so not trusting God....I am just What if ing....

I know that God has a plan and a purpose for us and for you. I know that everything always works together for good... so why am I worried, do I truly believe it.

I do believe it, I CHOOSE to trust in my God, who has ALWAYS taken care of me...sometimes I have had to go through tough times to work on my character...but it is worth it... I also take all my thoughts and give them to God.... What am I thinking...I am postitive, am I dwelling on the negative, the bad, or am I dwelling what is good, like His Peace, joy, Patience, Am I looking through my eyes or am I choosing to come up higher and see the bigger picture.

For example if there is a parade coming and you are standing waiting for the parade to go by, you can only see what is before you, however if you go up higher to the top of the building and look down you can then see what is before you and what is coming!

Are you standing on the bottom only seeing what is before you (looking at the circumstances) or are you up higher (seeing what God sees)

So Father God.. I do trust you...I know that you have a plan, and I wait patiently for you reveal your plan to us. Lord I give up control...it's not even mine to take. Father God I love you , I trust you. Thank you for giving us hope....
Father thank you for seeing the bigger picture....I choose to fully trust you without fear. Knowing you take care of us!

Be blessed!

Is your cup full?

This is the question of the week.....is your cup full, overflowing, or empty? I have realized the if my cup isn't full then I have nothing to give, things, even the simplest things are a chore, I feel exhausted, I don't care....but when my cup is full....I have passion, vision, excitement, and energy to face the day.

How do you fill up an empty cup?
The first question should probl'y be ....why is it empty, what has caused you to feel empty?

Do you ever stop?
Do you take time to breathe?
Are you so busy, you are exhausted?
Do you work, work, work?
Do you stop and smell the flowers? Enjoy the view?
Are you thankful?
Are you so stressed out that even the slightest thing can push you over the edge?
Do you snap at your spouse, your children for no reason?


If this sounds like you I would think that you are an empty cup.

BUT there is hope........

God wants us to be a full cup ...overflowing cup....

How do you do that....

I think that it is very important to take time to stop and breathe,
I painted a picture once of an bird/ eagle and as I painted it I saw myself flying above the clouds, above the mountains, above the the busyness and it was so quiet as I soared through the air, not worried about anything but just breathing, soaking in the calm refreshing wind...

Anyhow I think that one way to begin to fill up our cup is
.... taking time for yourself, stop being so busy and do something just for you. Your favorite thing, something that makes you come alive!
.... getting special friend time....spending time with your friends that encourage you, build you up, support you, the ones that listen and love you for you.
.... go somewhere where people can pour into you....last weekend we went to a leaders conference and especially those who are in ministry we give , give , give yet when do we receive from others?
.... go on a holiday
.... spend time talking to God,more importantly spend time listening to God, soak
.... dont allow your mind to dictate you...to make you feel bad if you aren't doing something, guilt trip you etc
.... remember it is okay to say "NO"

Psalm 46:10
Be still and know that I am God

The Message bible says...

10 Attention, all! See the marvels of God!
He plants flowers and trees all over the earth,...

"Step out of the traffic! Take a long,
loving look at me, your High God,
above politics, above everything."

Take the time to smell the flowers, take the time in the busyness to stop and be thankful for what you have, for who you are, for what you are doing....etc

Stop and let God fill you up with his Spirt.....he is the refreshing river of life,so take a drink, he is the breeze that restores your mind, strength, and soul..... so let the refreshing wind flow through you.

Be still, rest, relax, soak, and KNOW THAT HE IS GOD.......he loves you and it is not His plan for you to be empty...He desires you to be full and over flowing...

We can not live life especially such busy lives...we all have different responsiblities and roles .....and we can not do all that we need to do with out good friends and most importantly with out God..

God gives us the strength each minute of the day to do the things we need to do, he gives us wisdom to know when to say no, or say help....

Only through Him can we be overfull.... And in our weakness He is stong....

Lets call out to Him, soak in Him, be thankful, and be still!


Be blessed

thoughts for today

So I have been thinking alot about commitment. I know I am commited to Trevor and my family......they are amazing and I am so blessed.....but what am I committed to? I go to church, there is the kids school, there is friends, youth, .....alot of commitments. But what am I committed to?
Whenever issues come up do I stick around and solve thm or do I run away? Make up an excuse as to why I can not follow through with my commitment.

Well I am saying this now....I am committed to my church, friends, youth etc......

What is commitment?
1. the act of committing.
2. the state of being committed.
3. the act of committing, pledging, or engaging oneself.
4. a pledge or promise; obligation: We have made a commitment to pay our bills on time.
5. engagement; involvement: They have a sincere commitment to religion.


I am committed!

So this kinda goes along with letting my yes be yes!!

The other thing I have been thinking about is when I do something or not do something...I have been thinking..."What would Jesus do?" It really puts things in to perspective.....like for instance...I was in the grocery store the other day and I saw some one I knew and I didnt want to be seen becasue then I would have to talk to them...so I tried to hide and skirted around them quickly.......but you know.....would Jesus have done that? What if I missed an opportunity to be a blessing?

It really is a deep thought...especially when you know you made the wrong descision or wrong action.

Another thought....

is .....the words I love you..... three of the most powerful words in the world...... we all long to hear these 3 simple words....we all want to believe in these three amazing words. These words bring peace, love, joy and happiness, but used wrongly the can kill, destroy, ruin a person. Do you know that we girls so long to hear the words I love you...especially from a father..... Fathers How often do you tell your children, your wife...I love you? These words can build confidence like we have never known or experienced!!
These are deep words........think about them.....do you use them for good? I gaurentee that if you are having a hard time with a relatonship with your father, husband,
teenager....start randomly saying I love you...even in the middle if tense fighting......I garauntee that you will see things change with in the broken relationships we all have.

Its a challenge to you......

Be blessed!

character adjustments

Well...I have moved, we give the keys away to the old house this week....life is in a new season....

I feel like the last 3 months have been a whirlwind of stress, emotions, havoc, very unsettling... I feel like we have made good descsions and bad descisions. There is consequences to both. I feel like we havent stop and rested, or been still and taken a moment to breathe.

My mind has not stoped to rest, to enjoy, to relax. I feel busy, over stimulated with people and their perspective on my life...what I dont do, or do but dont do right!

Yesterday at Church the message was to choose peace. To beaware of my tongue and what I say.....I can create hell on earth for others and or for myself. which is funny because that was exactly what I had been thinking about this week. I need to create heaven on earth with my tongue. I need to be a blessing, not a curse.

I also have been realising that I dont like confrontation. Like even in the little things such as....we were going to get a pool table and I told the people that we would take it...but have decided not to...but I dont want to tell the people we have changed our minds....I dont want them to be mad at us.
I dont Like people not being happy with me...
I have also been mulling over the thought....may your yea be yea....to stick to what you say...if you give your word then stick to your word. I volunteered at VBS last week..it was for four days.....I did three.....I felt that I needed to fullfill what I said, but I didnt.....
I need to stop and think before I say yes to something....and then go with the consequences what ever they maybe.
But then how does that work with things like the pool table, or a kitchen table that I said we would buy....I dont know...I feel so confused!

There is also the school thing.....we said we would put the kids in Private school, but now dont know what to do? $$$$ wise it would be smarter to put then in public, but we said yes to private...they are expecting us? What to do..

Anuyways this is my life as of now.....It is far from perfect.....I have decided to be honest......I am tired of not being honest that life isnt perfect and I pretending that I have it all together, because I dont....I am sorry for protraying a perfect life.....however I do believe despite our misstakes we can still be positive and give life to ourselves and others...we can learn to create heaven here on earth...but being aware of what we say...we can choose peace!

mansion on a hill

So I told you about the big house in Westwood Plateau...well we got it and move in on the 25 th of August. Yep its so fast but yet it is good, as my parents are returning on the 4th. So now I have to pack.....in one week!! Crazy..but I am so looking forward to the new season of our lives!! This house is 5600 sq feet.....crazy eh!! Actually we for the first while are only going to be using about 4000 sq ft. There is 6 bedrms, 5 bathroom, 3 car garage, a huge deck with an amzing view!! There are three living rms and a media room.....yes I dont think we can use all the space...but it will be fun to have so much space!!

I feel very blessed!! Thank you Lord for our new home!!

You are all welcome to come visit!!
Be Blessed!!!

New Chapeter in Life

Wow so we have sold our house!! IN two weeks! We are still in shock, excited but a bit sad to leave such a great neighborhood.... and our house looks so good!! Well but a new chapter is beginning! The closing dates were for Nov 6 but have now been moved up to Sept 6......crazy....that means I have just over 2 weeks to find a new home, pack and move...all before the kids go back to school!

Well it will all work out!! So we ve been looking for houses...we almost rented a 5600 sq house in Westwood Plateau...it was beautiful....everything we want in a house.....but we have decided not to spend to much $$$ on rent, because we still want to save for another house as well as go on holidays etc....so know we are looking for something less expensive!! I know the perfect home will come! But the wait and the unknown is so wow........ I am so thankful that through all this there is peace and I know that God has everything in control......we just have to trust and wait .....

Be blessed!!