Back @ Bethany

I am back at Bethany and have been here for 3 weeks today! It is good to be back and into the schoolwork...yes I do enjoy doing work. But it really is great to be back and see everyone again, at times it doesn't even feel like I was gone. There are also times when it can become akward because I wasn't here for a certain event or something like that.
I am missing home somewhat. I miss my family and neices and nephew. They are growing up so fast. My 4 year old neice started school this fall and from what I hear loves it!
I do need to get going, as this is just another way to procrastinate!

Later!

Watch out Sussex!

I got back into Bethany!!!! I am ecastatic!! I cannot wait to see everyone back there! I will post more later!!!
Leave one!

Job # 3

Hey! Well, this is job number 3 that I'm testing out this semester! I am employed at Sears call center...taking orders. Not a GREAT job, but it's a job, and the latest I'll work after training is 7pm. I do have to miss the evenings during camp at the acres though. But will be back in time for C&C stuff! It should work out well! I still have not heard back from school, it's getting down to what feels like a crunch time, because I will need to apply for government loans if I do get in, and will need to know soon! Better get going! Leave one!

Long Overdue!

Hey, well this has been an interesting month! I am once again jobless, and continuing to look for employment. May 7th I went to a Paul Baloche/Robin Mark concert, it was incredible! I enjoyed Paul more than Robin though. May 14th my family was over for Mother's Day, May 18th I went to see a friend that I haven't seen in a while, and the best part was she didn't know I was coming! May 21 my neice turned four! She was very excited that it was her birthday and that she was getting presents. May 22 my parents celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary, I made them a scrapbook, I was pretty happy with the way it turned out. This Thursday I'm going to Kingston to a FMC ladies thing, should be good.
We didn't make it out to the acres for the long weekend, it was too cold and rainy! I am waiting to get back a letter from someone who is looking over it, then I will be sending in my stuff to re-apply. I would like to have it all in by Friday. I know this is short, but I thought I better update, and don't have too much time as it's 2am, and I have to be in town job hunting all day tomorrow.
Ciao! Leave one!

Crazy List of Sevens!!

Lisa, this is for you hun!

7 things I want to do before I die:
1. Get married.
2. Have kids.
3. Lead at least 1 person to Christ.
4. Go to Ireland to visit Kate!
5. See my sister come to Christ.
6. Adopt at least 1 child from another country.
7. Graduate, and enjoy my job.

7 things I cannot do:
1. Play guitar.
2. Work in the Library.
3. Math.
4. Play piano as well as I would like to.
5. Go a day without music.
6. Go a day without having a Diet Pepsi.
7. Skate

7 things I say most often:
1. Nice.
2. Sweet.
3. Ah stink!
4. Hun.
5. Shoot.
6. Frig.
7. Oi!

7 places I might like to visit before I die (no order):
1. Ireland
2. Australia
3. Isreal
4. Western Canada
5. Jamaica
6. All of the states in the USA.
7. Fiji

7 things I hate:
1. Finger nails across a chalkboard.
2. Liars.
3. Disrespect.
4. People saying they will do something, and not doing it.
5. People thinking I can fix their problems.
6. Throwing up.
7. Not having friends around.

7 activities I enjoy:
1. Traveling.
2. Being outside in nice weather!
3. Being with friends.
4. Singing.
5. Being with family, and extended family.
6. Camp.
7. Hanging out with my nieces and nephew.

7 friends who I want to do this list of 7's:
1. Kate
2. Mel
3. Chelsea
4. Jeff (my brother)
5. Jeff T.
6. Michelle
7. Sheldon

Dedicated to my nieces!

What can I say? I have the best nieces in the world! I'm allowed to brag, I'm an aunt! Emily and Erin just turned 15 yesterday and are great girls! It won't be long before they are off doing what God has called them to do, whatever it may be! I know that they will do great things in their lives!!
And, Jessica, turned 17 today! She is an awesome person and fun to be around! From picking clothes out for other people at Winners, to just chillin and talking seriously she is a great friend!
They are a lot of fun, to hang out with and be around!!

Happy Birthday Girls!
I love you guys and can't wait to see you!

Welcome...not 1 but 2 babies into the world today!!

Lauren and Marley were born on April 18th 2006! Marly has dark hair 7lbs 2oz and Lauren has blonde hair 6lbs 2oz!! Very cute twins I must say!! The first picture is my dad and Marley, the second, me and Marley, third, me and Lauren, fourth, me and Lauren, fifth, my dad and both of them!

Staying Open to God...

Well, it is almost the end of April, and along comes with the end of April, a few birthdays of neices and sister-in-law! It makes life fun though!!
Things are going pretty well, I'm just staying open to what God has in store for me, and following His leading in my life. I'm waiting to hear back about a Summer Internship at a church near Toronto, so hopefully that will work out, if it's all in God's will of course! That would also give me a head start financially for school! I am starting to think of the letter I have to write and the forms I need to get filled out in order to come back.
I'm praying for the possiblity of going to visit some friends at the end of the month, I am about 1/2 way there financially, just need about $60-70 more, and I'll be good to go! I'm just praying that the money comes in, and if it doesn't, well, I guess I know I'm not supposed to go!
I hope you are all doing well!
Keep on staying open to what God has in store for you!

Twenty-Two years and still going!

I am indeed 22 today! We had a family dinner yesterday, I think there were 15 (two extras) of us total here! Well, the next birthday party in our family there will be 15 and no extras! It sounds like the twins will be born April 11th! I will keep you updated.
Things are getting better at work, I am still looking for a job with more hours, it's getting busier now that spring is here! We have five birthdays in our family in April, and it will be two more, and that's just in my family plus I have three of my friend's birthdays in April! It's a crazy month!!
But things are getting better around here, I've got some time off next week, with a church event that my mom is running on Tuesday the 11th, and if the twins are born, and then I'm off Good Friday, Saturday and Sunday, possibly going on a trip then too! I'm not sure, but we'll see, I'm not going to say where...but really hoping I can go!
Need to get going! See ya, leave one
J.

Keep on, keeping on....

I guess I haven't updated in a while! Like my blog says, I'm taking one day at a time! I have had a rough time with a few people at work just telling me off, and what I'm doing wrong and just yelling at me and blaming things on me, because I am a hostess. Well, I had had enough and I talked to my manager last night and today my shift was a lot better!
I am in the process of looking for another job right now becuase I'm not getting as many hours as I was told I'd get. I've had 63 hours so far since I started (Feb.15), and because I was hired on full-time I should have been getting 40 hours a week! I've lost at least a 100 hours of work because of this. This week, I have 3 shifts, I am very grateful though because they are day shifts, and I have no split shifts which is really nice! But, at that I will only be working about 12 or so hours!
I am waiting for the day when I can apply back to school! I have my application filled out as much as I can up to this point, ready to send in via internet when the day comes!! I will also have to re-apply for OSAP and all that fun stuff!
So life has been nuts! Between, work, church, worship team, youth, college and careers, family and God time (not all in that order) it has been keeping me busy.

I want to leave you with this quote from a pastor from Oakville Ontario! He is a really neat guy and I really respect him.

"When someone says to me, 'I'm spiritual but not religious,' I imagine Jesus sighing with relief." - Bruxy Cavey, Teaching Pastor at The Meeting House

Another day goes by, another day closer to going to school...

It has been a rocky road these past few months. I'm finally starting to get into my work, getting to know people, and having fun at it! I am waiting for the day that I can apply back to Bethany, and praying I get in! Also, praying for the finances to come through for me!! That's a huge area where I just need to trust God in! The money I'm making now will not pay off school bills even for a semester!
I found out yesterday that I am going to be an aunt again! My sister is expecting in September!! Yeah, that's right, my sister-in-law is expecting twins in April, and my sister is expecting in September! It will make for one busy big family! I will be an aunt 9 times! (Including my little nephew Riley who passed away in Oct. 2005 only a few hours old). Please be praying for my family as there will be a lot of busyness happening!! Also, it would be nice if my sister went early so that I could see my little neice or nephew before going off to school!!
I better get going, I have to work tomorrow morning!! Night everyone!

Trust, what does it mean anyway?

I looked up the definition for trust and this is what it says, "the trait of trusting; of believing in the honesty and reliability of others ."
I have been working for a week, and am really enjoying it! But, so far I'm not getting full-time hours, which is what I was hired for. I have worked a total of 8 hours up until today. I'm sorry, but only making minimum wage for 8 hours in a week isn't going to pay for school next year. I really don't want to quit, because people keep telling me, wait a bit longer and you will get more hours, and besides I love my job!
So, I try and rely on God to provide. I don't know or understand how He can provide that much money in the little time left, but I know He has done it before and can do it again if I just trust and rely on Him.
How's everyone else doing?

East Side Marios East Side Marios eh budda boom budda bing!

I'm did indeed get a job, guess where?! Yep, East Side Marios! Full time hostess! Hired on the spot and start tomorrow!! Crazy eh?
I had an awesome time in Barrie and Collingwood this past weekend! I got to see family that I haven't seen in over a year which is always nice! Our family is so close, even when we haven't seen each other in so long! Thank goodness for msn!! I think all of the grandkids on my mom's side has msn now which is awesome!

I better get going, I have to get up early to find clothes to wear to work tomorrow!

Night!

Today's Forcast: High Winds and Blowing Snow!

This describes my life right now, in every way possible. I heard this forcast, and it hit me, high winds are like the relationships with people...they can be very tense at times. Blowing snow, well that is my life right now. It feels like I'm standing in a whirlwhind of blowing snow, everything is going on around me and here I stand, slightly tossed around, but trying to stay on my feet, but the wind keeps pushing me. I try and keep a smile on my face as if everything is fine but I keep getting pushed and shoved by the wind.
This may not make sense, it was just a thought. Life is rough right now, I'm really wishing I could just rent an apartment and move out, but I know that isn't reality right now. Please be praying for me!

I wonder...

I sit here and wonder. Why me? I am so confused about life and where God is taking me. I also wonder if I will make it through another day. I don't get it. I don't understand why parents cannot be supportive, and why when one is doing something totally insane the other one won't step up to the plate and back the child up when he/she knows that what they are doing is wrong. I don't like living at home again, it is hard and I want to move out and be on my own. I wonder, would it be easier to live on my own? Would I get more OSAP for school? Would I get more respect from my parents? Would they finally treat me like an adult?

I got a job!

Hey Everyone, well, my interview thing went well this morning and I have a job. I start training Monday, and work from 7am-2pm Monday - Friday for 2 weeks straight. Then it is training on the phone for two weeks. I think it should be good, it's with Sears, Call Center, it is the Home Central part of it.
I leave tomorrow for NB, and I'm hoping to see most of you, if I don't see you stop by my room in JP on Thursday. I am also hoping to get to a chapel service, but we will see how that works out!
I guess God is in control. I need to keep trusting that, as hard as it can be some days.

Keep your chin up my friend!

Have Patience

This is something I really need to learn! I have a hard time being patient. I just had an argument with my dad, and I hate when they happen. I just wish I could be more patient with both of my parents. It's hard living at home after being on your own for a year and a half, and not having to tell someone where your going and when you'll be back, even though my parents don't mind me going places and don't care when I come home.

Sorry, had to vent. Things other than above are going well. I'm still looking for a job but put my resume in at Job Connect, where they help people find jobs and I have an appointment monday with an emplyoment counselor. Today is my mom's birthday, and worship practice tonight. Tomorrow we will probably celebrate my mom's birthday with my brother and his family and my grandma and maybe even my sister and her fiance.

I love this weather! I was in town all day yesterday, and driving around with the windows down, and then I had to go to the nearest beckers and get eggs, (which is 15 minutes away) and it was like 9:30 at night and I had the windows down! It was GREAT! Today it's snowing, but it isn't too cold I don't think. We will see!

I hope you are all doing well, and I can't wait to see you soon!

Later

Not sure where I'm going...

I have been trying my best to keep a positive attitude about this whole situation but it is really hard! I have not found a job and just don't understand why this is all happening. I've been continaully having my quiet time and it's been really cool what God is teaching me through that, every night's devotion feels like it has been written just for me for that certain night! I had a difficult day yesterday because everyone was headed back to school, everyone but me that is. I really don't get it...

Wanted - A Job!

Life sure can change within a matter of seconds! I came home last Friday night to receive a letter in the mail, and the results of this letter--I am taking a semester off from Bethany. This may come as a huge surprise to some of you as I love my life at BBC. I am going to work this semester, and apply again in the fall. This semester I plan to do some visiting around the area with some people that used to go to Bethany, I am also singing on the worship team at church and involved in a College and Careers Group. I am excited because I am going to be able to go to my cousin's reception that just got married on December 27. It will be great to have the family together again!! I am looking on the bright side of things and ready to see what God is going to do in my life. Just this week He has already been just helping me to look at the bright side of the situation, and to totally trust in Him.
I am right now in the midst of looking for a job. I will be heading up to Bethany soon to pick up all of my stuff. I'm not sure when it will be, but if you want to get together, or at least meet up so we can say hi, let me know!!
Ciao