I realized after I sent out an email telling people to look at my blog that I should actually say something about what is going on in my life to update y'all (I just started saying that the other day, don't know if its going to stick though).
Here's the short update: I'm still in Carman but I'm not working right now. I've been on stress leave from work (as a youth pastor at Carman Mennonite Church) since Nov. 28 and am not sure when I'll be going back (right now I have until the end of January to make some decisions). Its been a rough fall. I think most of you will know that this summer I was involved in a major car accident in Butte, Montana (never visit there...its the definition of hicksville USA). I was on my way to California with my friends Michael and Misty to visit my friend Sarah and to see the sights of LA (ok, mainly the sights on Rodeo Drive). We were hit by a drunk driver and my car was totalled and we were all injured and it was just a huge mess. Basically what has happened is that I was a LOT more affected by the accident than I thought then I tried to go back to work and was SO busy and it all just kind of fell apart. So I've been recouping for the past 5 weeks. I went home for Christmas with my family which was great. A bit hard b/c It was the first Christmas without my Grandma Downey (she passed away suddenly in Feb.), but good none the less. It allowed me a lot of time to sit with God and think and pray. I feel like right now I'm at a point where I am a lot happier with who I am but am still really searching about what my life is going to look like in the future. Its a very humbling thing when life is all good and you think you know exactly what life will look like one day and then the next you feel like you're running on a tank that is beyond empty and life seems so unknown and foreign from day to day.
Anyways, other than that not so encouraging stuff, things are good. I have found an amazing group of friends here in Carman (well, half of them are in Carman and the other half are in Rosenort which is about 40 minutes away). Larissa is still in Winkler so we see each other almost once a week which is a huge blessing. I miss my family, but I know that this is where God wants me. Life seems a little uncertain right now but I know that God will guide me through. I guess whats the point in having faith if you don't ever get tested and have to use it, right?
Sunday, December 31, 2006
I despise snow
So I would guess this would be my first blog. Wooeee. Well other than the one I have on myspace. So its my first blog using this thing. Evs.
Yesterday here in Carman it started snowing at noon. We didn't have a whole lot of snow so I thought, oh kinda pretty. It wasn't windy so it was just falling nicely. Around 2 I looked out again and it was still snowing. Hm...I'm not a huge fan of the stuff so I think thats enough. At 7 pm I called Larissa to make plans for New Years Eve (that'd be tonight) and it was still snowing. Ok for serious, thats enough. I went to bed at 11:45 and it was still snowing. Sick.
This morning I woke up to find over 2 feet of snow. I was planning on going to Winkler to hear Larissa preach for the first time and I was very determined I was going to get there. So I started shoveling...and shoveling...and oh jeesh forget it. After 15 minutes I was DONE and had only shoveled about a foot past my car. So I had to call Larissa to tell her the sad news I couldn't come :( At least a really nice man from my church came over with his snow blower and I can at least leave my house and people can get into my house!
So with the fact that its New Years Eve I have no idea what is happening tonight. My plans pre snow fall were for Lisa and Larissa to come over then we were going to head to the church for the College and Career party to play games and then back to my house for pizza and movies. Now it looks like Larissa probably won't be able to come (her car is stuck in her garage) but Lisa should be able to make it from Rosenort. Hallelujah. I was beginning to think it was going to be just me and Gwen Stefani (I got her new CD for Christmas and I listen to it pretty much non stop).
I despise snow. It might ruin my first New Years with Larissa. Screw you snow.
Yesterday here in Carman it started snowing at noon. We didn't have a whole lot of snow so I thought, oh kinda pretty. It wasn't windy so it was just falling nicely. Around 2 I looked out again and it was still snowing. Hm...I'm not a huge fan of the stuff so I think thats enough. At 7 pm I called Larissa to make plans for New Years Eve (that'd be tonight) and it was still snowing. Ok for serious, thats enough. I went to bed at 11:45 and it was still snowing. Sick.
This morning I woke up to find over 2 feet of snow. I was planning on going to Winkler to hear Larissa preach for the first time and I was very determined I was going to get there. So I started shoveling...and shoveling...and oh jeesh forget it. After 15 minutes I was DONE and had only shoveled about a foot past my car. So I had to call Larissa to tell her the sad news I couldn't come :( At least a really nice man from my church came over with his snow blower and I can at least leave my house and people can get into my house!
So with the fact that its New Years Eve I have no idea what is happening tonight. My plans pre snow fall were for Lisa and Larissa to come over then we were going to head to the church for the College and Career party to play games and then back to my house for pizza and movies. Now it looks like Larissa probably won't be able to come (her car is stuck in her garage) but Lisa should be able to make it from Rosenort. Hallelujah. I was beginning to think it was going to be just me and Gwen Stefani (I got her new CD for Christmas and I listen to it pretty much non stop).
I despise snow. It might ruin my first New Years with Larissa. Screw you snow.
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