Qwanoes!

Well I arrived at Qwanoes yesturday, I have been exploring a bit, and decided to head over to the guest house. Here are a couple shots of that old house and in one of them you can see the Brittany tree.



Well I arrived at Qwanoes yesturday, I have been exploring a bit, and decided to head over to the guest house. Here are a couple shots of that old house and in one of them you can see the Brittany tree.

Pammy's Day

Happy Birthday Pam!!!

Wishing you a greeeeaaaat b-day! Love you and miss you lots deary!

Coming Soon to a Town Near YOU!

Spring is in the air...even in WINTERpeg! April 23 and it's actually HOT here! And I know summer MUST be just around the corner for a few reasons...my neighbour has the sprinklers going (for all you BC folk that's unheard of this early in the year!), Corydon Ave. has become an outdoor nightclub, and I've got bitten by the travel bug.

So long story short I'm making as spontaneous and unplanned a trip as I can and heading West, hoping to see as many of you as I can! No promises that I'll make it all the way to the Island (remember this is unplanned and spontaneous) but that's what I'm shooting for.

So here's the scoop:
Who: Bonnie "Thelma" Dowling & Julia "Louise" Klassen
What: Road Tripping
Where: WEST
When: May 1-9
Why: Because I miss you guys, life is short, and Julie hasn't started her RV nunnery mission yet!

So for those of you who have been M.I.A. for quite some time (much like me) let me know what you’re calling home so we can catch up! And for all the rest of you, I really hope to see you soon!

xox

Juliette

Not so exciting news

Hey guys! how's it going? Good I hope, I'm not doing to bad, spring has sprung and with it my spirits have lifted, it's my favorite time of the year, a time for new beginnings and warmth! So... While things are going not to bad for me... I have some bad news about my Dad... after a year of tests we finally have part of an answer, atleast somthing to go by. The doctor's did another CatScan (How is that spelt?) and it turns out that since the last Catscan my dad has had two more strokes, so he's had three in total in a year... the part of the brain that these strokes have effected the most is the area that controls his motivation and emotions... which would explain his lack of emotion, and how he can lay in bed all day long and not care, he has no motivation to care, and no emotions to realize that it's not right. It's been living with him here, I don't really feel like this has been a year of rest, it's just been a year of stopping, my last year at home to get my things in order for moving, to spend time with my family, but this is extremely hard on my mom. She's working full time because they dont' have anything really saved up for retirement, she's taking care of Uncle Dave, as well as Dad and now we know that Dad won't be getting better... it's an extra blow and really hard to handle. In the next couple weeks mom and dad are supose to go to winnipeg to a stroke clinic where they can get more info about how to deal with this and I'm probably going to go too. Pray that they will give us some hope, and a way to deal with this so that he can still function. Mom's also looking into getting a homecare worker to come in and take him to town in the morning to swim, go for a walk and go for coffee everyday, just so he can get in a routine cuz I work at 5 am every morning and mom can't wait around bugging him to get out of bed cuz then she'll be late for work.... So that's the situation with my dad... if you could pray for my family, that would be great, oh and if you could pray for Myles, he doesn't know yet cuz we want him to concentrate on finishing his last school semester at Manhattenville... Pray that he will take it well too. And pray for rest, cuz I really want some!
Love ya guys!
Amber

Hey Kaleo

So I just wanted to let you guys know what I have been up to in the last while...recently we had a turkey dinner last night and had 12 of us there. We had a picnic on saturday and it was so yummy. and then on thursday we had a bonfire on our driveway with smores and hotdogs. so much fun. so ya, the other purpose of this post is...can you guess it? I need your prayers once again and i know that you guys are prayer warriors. I am starting exams tomorrow...its so crazy. I write tuesday to friday and then monday and tuesday and then the next day i get to fly home. so specifically if you could pray that i can focus on the task ahead, i keep finding something to do rather than studying. also I have a lot of packing to do and then moving it out of the trailer, just pray that i have the time to do that and that i don't get stressed out about it. so ya, thanks so much and enjoy the pictures. o and also, someone needs to tell me how to use flickr and the slideshow thingy, i tried, i am lost. later everyone, kristi

Holy Saturday

Today is Holy Saturday.

I always used to think of this day as a pause in the Easter story, when all the disciples had their sabbath, did their regular sabbath things and forgot about the fact that Jesus had just died. In my own self-centred world, I sort of subconsciously assumed that they knew (as I have always known) that the darkness was temporary, and that much greater things were coming.

Today I saw Holy Saturday for what it is.

Darkness, confusion, pain, grief, frustration, loneliness. Just imagine what this must have really been like for the followers of Jesus. You have left behind your entire life to follow this man because you know that He is Truth. You devote your life to Him and his teachings, radically rearranging not only your way of life, but your whole way of thinking, of being.

Then suddenly, everything you ever thought you knew crumbles. You find yourself wondering if you were wrong. If you had thrown away years of your life for a lie. You are ashamed at how quickly you turned from what once had been your sole reason for living. You feel betrayed. You feel confused. You are overcome with anguish. You can't even imagine life going on this way.

And yet somehow, there is this irrational belief, deep in the core of your being, that you are not wrong. That Truth is still Truth, no matter how little sense it makes. That Truth is still Truth no matter how much you're hurting. But the pain still blinds you. Still makes it impossible for you to act on your beliefs. You remain lost, and you don't know how to find your way out of this place of fear, loss, confusion and mourning. This place of darkness.

All my life I have struggled to really understand the Holy Days. "This year," I tell myself, "I will meditate on the resurrection of Christ and really feel the joy that I'm supposed to feel, at just the right moment." It has always been a point of contention between my mind and my heart that I could never create these feelings.

Today I felt Holy Saturday. Because it fit. I have been living in Holy Saturday for the last couple of years. Tonight, as my brothers and sisters in Christ shared this day of darkness with me, I felt so blessed. Tonight I felt a peace like I have not felt in a very long time. Not because the darkness is lifting, but because now I know that it's ok to be in darkness.

The light will come again.

Why Ukulele's Rock!

I used to play a Ukulele back in Grade 6, and everyone called me a sissy. Well here's to all those who think Ukulele's are geeky!

Ambers Birthday!

Happy Birtday Amber! :)

(sadly I have no pictures of you)

But I hope you have a great day.

Tomorrow!!!!

Tomorrow I leave for New Zealand!

here is my blog adderess: http://grand-adventures-of-the-dot.blogspot.com/

I'll be putting pictures ect. up on it wile I'm in NZ!

Oh man I hate planes! haha Oh well!

God Bless!

Dotto!

Happy Birthday Jordan!!!!

Twenty-three??

Man, you're gettin' on in years!

Hope your day is fantastic!

Happy Birthday to...

JORDAN NIELSEN!!!!!!!!! I hope that you have an awesome birthday. How old are you now? 22 or 23. It is ok if you don't want to admit that, I can understand that when you get old, hehe:). What else is there to say? Well, finish school well, you are almost done and have a great time at Qwanoes this summer, wish I could be there with you. You are a great guy Jordan and have a great birthday! Miss ya buddy, Kristi

Good Old Fashion Guy Humor

Cracks me up everytime I see it :D

1 Week Today!

Today I begin my 1 week countdown till I leave for New Zealand!

Everything is all set up and ready to go!

I went shopping for a suitcase with my friend heather on monday........hah I bought a HOT PINK SUITCASE! Me and Hot Pink together - hahahah! **cough cough it was the cheapest one**

I'll get there @ 5;15 in the morning and than that same morning I leave at 8:30 am to go on an Easter Retreat with the Youth Group I'll be working with wile there! AND THE COOLEST THING IS: The retreat is taking place where Quintin Tayles works! Some of you will know him from summers at camp! So my first weekend in New Zealand is going to be a bussy one! But I'm excited that I'll get to see a friendly face!

And the Church I'll be working at wile there sounds really great! I've already been e-mailing back and forth with them! I'll be working with their Jr. High ministry (same age group I'm in-Charge of here) So it'll be sweet to get some now Ideas and such! I've also already got myself hooked up with a home group Bible study, So that'll be sweet to make some good friends and learn more about Jesus! Waoho!

That's all for now! Stay tuned for my travel Blog!

~Dotto~