Thursday 29 January 2015
Thankful Thursday
I'm not very good and posting a thankful Thursday every week, or even every month. But I guarantee you that even if I'm not sharing with you what I'm thankful for, I'm still finding a way to be thankful :)
Tuesday 27 January 2015
Five months
I really can't believe that we're here already, five months old. It really does just feel like yesterday that we came home from the hospital with our new son. Every month he grows and develops- and becomes so much more fun!
Canaan has such a little personality now, and it really makes me laugh sometimes. He has recently just found his tongue, and really enjoys using it to blabber some jibberish (although sometimes I swear he is saying dada!) or blow bubbles. It really is the cutest thing. He rolls everywhere now, including off the couch (oops, I guess we aren't leaving him alone on furniture anymore!) and today we found him playing with the plugged in TV wire- I guess baby proofing this house with have to happen sooner rather than later! He's been teething a little bit, and at this point we think he's getting his eye teeth first, hello baby fangs! His little giggle is so contagious, and well he laughs at my jokes so it's pretty flattering ;)
It's hard to remember what life was like without him, and I wouldn't trade these past five months for anything! He is such a gift, and Michael and I are so thankful.
Now for some pictures, because he's just so handsome! :)
Thursday 22 January 2015
Missions,Funerals and Sleep
This past weekend was a humdinger! (I can't believe I just said that) Michael and I headed to Millar for their annual Missions Conference. It is always such a highlight of my year, and because we didn't get to go last year I was really looking forward to it. The Friday morning that we left we got news that Michael's Grandma Bergen had passed away. It wasn't a shock, she had been in the hospital for quite some time. We knew that the funeral wouldn't be until early the following week so we decided to go to Saskatchewan anyways.
We arrived at Millar just in time for supper, and with a huge list of people we wanted to see and connect with. These kinds of weekends are always so busy and full of interacting with others. We did get a good chance to connect with a lot of people, although for some of them we wish we could of connected more! The speaker for the weekend was my old pastor from when I lived in Vernon, and the Pastor that married us. The sessions were really good, and quite eye opening for me. I have felt called to missions my whole life, but am only realizing now that i'm quite comfortable where I am. Canada is safe. I like safe. I don't think I'm at the point anymore where I could say "Here I am Lord, send me" at least to anywhere other than Canada. Although, Canada does need Jesus too- on a huge scale. So i'm just mulling over a lot of the things I learned not only about missions and this worlds need for a Saviour, but also about myself.
The viewing for Michael's Grandma was set for Sunday night, and the funeral Monday. So bright and early Sunday morning we set for home. I am so thankful that at this age Canaan is such a good traveler. Even in his short 4 months of life we have done a lot of time in a vehicle! We arrived home around 2pm, quickly changed and repacked all of our stuff and headed to Morden. Although the circumstances weren't ideal, it was such a great opportunity to reconnect and even meet all of Michael's extended family. Everyone took the time and made it out for the funeral. On Sunday night we had a great time of remembering Grandma and reminiscing about her. She was such a great lady, even though I didn't get the privilege of knowing her for a long time. She always said what was on her mind! The very first time I met her, I was visiting Manitoba for the first time; Michael and I had only been dating about 2 months. He wanted me to meet his Bergen grandparents, so one day he took me to Morden to meet them. We met Grandma in her usual restaurant where she met with her friends daily for coffee. One of the first things she asked me was: "Are you engaged yet?" I had no idea what to say. No, we weren't engaged, we had only begun getting to know each other! Her response: "well don't you like him? You should get married!" I laughed. It was such a good introduction into who Grandma was, and I'm thankful that 2 years later I took her advice ;)
Grandma loved her family immensely, and I know that she would of been so happy to see all of us together again enjoying each others company.
After such a weekend we were exhausted. Michael went straight back to work, so I know he hasn't quite caught up on his sleep again. Canaan and I have been taking advantage of afternoon naps!
In other news, I BOUGHT A CAMERA!! I'm pretty excited about it! I made the effort this past weekend to take lots of pictures, but unfortunately the new technology of the camera isn't compatible with my ancient macbook. So hopefully we will be doing some updates in the near future, and I can share some of those with you! AND, Canaan rolled over! That was a huge thing that also happened this weekend. He's just a moving now, wont' be long before I wont be able to catch up to him. (He can stop growing up now!)
There, now your all updated on our life :) To those of you who prayed for us this weekend, thank-you!
We arrived at Millar just in time for supper, and with a huge list of people we wanted to see and connect with. These kinds of weekends are always so busy and full of interacting with others. We did get a good chance to connect with a lot of people, although for some of them we wish we could of connected more! The speaker for the weekend was my old pastor from when I lived in Vernon, and the Pastor that married us. The sessions were really good, and quite eye opening for me. I have felt called to missions my whole life, but am only realizing now that i'm quite comfortable where I am. Canada is safe. I like safe. I don't think I'm at the point anymore where I could say "Here I am Lord, send me" at least to anywhere other than Canada. Although, Canada does need Jesus too- on a huge scale. So i'm just mulling over a lot of the things I learned not only about missions and this worlds need for a Saviour, but also about myself.
The viewing for Michael's Grandma was set for Sunday night, and the funeral Monday. So bright and early Sunday morning we set for home. I am so thankful that at this age Canaan is such a good traveler. Even in his short 4 months of life we have done a lot of time in a vehicle! We arrived home around 2pm, quickly changed and repacked all of our stuff and headed to Morden. Although the circumstances weren't ideal, it was such a great opportunity to reconnect and even meet all of Michael's extended family. Everyone took the time and made it out for the funeral. On Sunday night we had a great time of remembering Grandma and reminiscing about her. She was such a great lady, even though I didn't get the privilege of knowing her for a long time. She always said what was on her mind! The very first time I met her, I was visiting Manitoba for the first time; Michael and I had only been dating about 2 months. He wanted me to meet his Bergen grandparents, so one day he took me to Morden to meet them. We met Grandma in her usual restaurant where she met with her friends daily for coffee. One of the first things she asked me was: "Are you engaged yet?" I had no idea what to say. No, we weren't engaged, we had only begun getting to know each other! Her response: "well don't you like him? You should get married!" I laughed. It was such a good introduction into who Grandma was, and I'm thankful that 2 years later I took her advice ;)
Grandma loved her family immensely, and I know that she would of been so happy to see all of us together again enjoying each others company.
After such a weekend we were exhausted. Michael went straight back to work, so I know he hasn't quite caught up on his sleep again. Canaan and I have been taking advantage of afternoon naps!
In other news, I BOUGHT A CAMERA!! I'm pretty excited about it! I made the effort this past weekend to take lots of pictures, but unfortunately the new technology of the camera isn't compatible with my ancient macbook. So hopefully we will be doing some updates in the near future, and I can share some of those with you! AND, Canaan rolled over! That was a huge thing that also happened this weekend. He's just a moving now, wont' be long before I wont be able to catch up to him. (He can stop growing up now!)
There, now your all updated on our life :) To those of you who prayed for us this weekend, thank-you!
Monday 12 January 2015
Catching up, welcome 2015!
I didn't get a chance to post a 10 on 10 this month. We had just arrived home from BC, and Baby C is sick! So the tenth included a lot of sleeping, a little eating, and visiting Grandma and Grandpas house for supper.
I was a little discouraged this Christmas with taking pictures. My camera is getting really old, and is just not working the way its supposed to. But, new cameras are expensive! So, until I can save up I have to do with what I have! Once I got over myself a bit, I tried to capture all the moments I could. I mean it was Canaan's first Christmas...and that only happens once!
It was such a good holiday. I really loved hanging out with my family, and reconnecting with them. Being apart isn't easy, but we make it work. Canaan did fantastic on the flight there, and despite his sickness he did great on the way home too. Thank you Jesus! I was one nervous mama flying by myself with a little one. But, the air hostesses were so helpful, and I splurged a little and bought seats at the front of the plane for a little extra room...which I think really helped!
It is however really good to come home. Mostly just because we missed Daddy, but its so good to sleep in my own bed and get into some sort of a routine again! Here are some of my favorite shots I took this holiday season :)
I was a little discouraged this Christmas with taking pictures. My camera is getting really old, and is just not working the way its supposed to. But, new cameras are expensive! So, until I can save up I have to do with what I have! Once I got over myself a bit, I tried to capture all the moments I could. I mean it was Canaan's first Christmas...and that only happens once!
It was such a good holiday. I really loved hanging out with my family, and reconnecting with them. Being apart isn't easy, but we make it work. Canaan did fantastic on the flight there, and despite his sickness he did great on the way home too. Thank you Jesus! I was one nervous mama flying by myself with a little one. But, the air hostesses were so helpful, and I splurged a little and bought seats at the front of the plane for a little extra room...which I think really helped!
It is however really good to come home. Mostly just because we missed Daddy, but its so good to sleep in my own bed and get into some sort of a routine again! Here are some of my favorite shots I took this holiday season :)
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