1 week..!

....(but whose counting ;) haha)

At the hitmen game withsome of the boys from the group home...energy here is crazy!! Its moments like this that I will miss about the job.. 7more days before I'm officially resigned!
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Let the countdown begin!

So..I plan on submitting my 2 weeks notice tommorrow...countdown to my long overdue free time starts NOW
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Falling into place...

That's right...everything seems like it is falling into place... very soon school will be over..I will be entering a part time position..and time will be on my side again...hip hip hurray!!
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Happy Easter!

Our redeemer lives...Amen! What a wonderful season it is when Christians all over the world can come together to   reflect on the sacrifice our savior made for us.

We are not worthy of salvation for we have all sinnedbut God loves us regardless and has offered us life through the shedding of His blood. I hope this easter is full of happiness and blessings as we celebrate the resurrection of our Savior!

I hope also that this time I follow through in more frequent writting of the blog.I anticipate my upcoming schedule change with work will allow me more time for reflection and growth through this blog. I long for the simple things.. I long to be simply lulu again..for she had time to tend to her thoughts and meditations... I sense a reunion soon... simplicity..its time you start evading me. This time I will get you!        

2010....here I come

Man..oh man..another lapse in blogging. Its amazing how quickly time flies..and before I know it, its another day, another week,another month, another year(!) That has gone by without my making an entry in the blog. I've begun to realize that lately, my life has been speeding by in one big blur. And for once I need to be able to take some time for ME. I need to just slow down and just enjoy all the blessings that the Lord has given me.

I will take this day by day. I will begin with the little things like waking upa little earlier in the mornings, and taking the time to relish in the fact that God has granted me one more day. I hope to then take it to new and deeper levels...till all that my life isis encompassed in a feeling of joy and bliss. no, not materalistic joy where I just want to be happy and all smiles all the time.I wantthe joy of feeling content with myself, my life, and my future. and as they say, the future starts here. let's do this.

(ps. I'm on mobile right now..excuse any typos)

Snow and Prayer? What do those have to with eachother?

Boy, oh Boy, this time of year always reminds me how much i detest the snow and everything that comes along with it. Like many others of my peers, I've spent the last few days complaining about the horrible roads and weather conditions. This started on Friday, remember my post about going to Edmonton? Yeah, the weather continued to get worse...!! Typically, a drive to Edmonton takes 3 hours. It took me almost SEVEN!! 5 of those hours were just to get to red deer. After red deer, the roads were perfect! Not a hint of snow was visible anywhere in Edmonton so that was definitely a relief. The ride home had better conditions, but it definitely wasn't perfect, with road conditions gradually degenerating as we made our way closer and closer to Calgary. It was definitely a stressful trip, but the grace of God was really with us, and that was evident. We started off both trips with a prayer, inviting and asking for God's protection on the roads ahead. I love the calm and assurance I feel after prayer, just knowing that He is listening, and He will come through for us is the best feeling in the world. Recently I have been having a lot of conversations with him through the medium of prayer. Not necesarily because I want so much from Him. But because, I have so much from him, and I am filled with such gratitude and love for all that he has placed in my life. Every morning, I am thankful that He has blessed me with another day, and every commute I make, I pray for safety, and every destination I acheive I express my gratitude and thanks. So I'm sure you can only imagine how frequent these conversations have been with the turn in weather conditions! Aside from that though, prayer to me is soothing, and calming. It is an escape for me when I am feeling overwhelmed with emotions of helplessness and even happiness. I know I can turn to Him, because He was always there for me, and will always be there for me.

One thing I would like to work on however, is praying out loud in front of others. As of right now, praying is almost a private thing. I pray in my head, and feel almost vulnerable praying in front of others. Why? To tell you the truth, I think it is because being raised in a Catholic home, most of my prayers were memorized and easy to recite in front of others because everybody knew them. Having moved away from that method of prayer, I sometimes find myself overwhelmed and at a loss for words when giving thanks for the countless blessings God has put in my life. I guess I fear, that the loss of words, or pauses in my prayer may be translated into a lack of attention, or disinterest in my words? I don't know. It is really hard to explain, but it is something that I am trying to work on. I want to be more comfortable publicly sharing my love and gratitude to the Lord through the words of prayer, and I know only He can help me achieve that.

I'm not sure if this post makes sense, I feel like I've jumped all over the place, but that's okay. I've expressed myself to the best of my ability, my post is complete. :)

ASA TRIP!

It seems that this mobile blogging is already putting some regularity in the frequency of my posts! Today, the African Students Association at the U of C will be attending a conference in Edmonton. I volunteered to drive because my parents had a van that we could utilize...but looking out the window kind of makes me regret doing that! Haha...I hate winter driving! But I'll stick it out and drive regardless. I'll be sure to update you about the trip when I return. :)