Blast from the Past

So the past few weeks have sprung memories from back in the day.
I had an eye appointment, I always find those entertaining, yet nervewracking, because you hope that through-out all the little tests, your perscription comes out the same and not worse. But there's a test that puts little puffs of air in your eye to test for....I think glaucoma. Anyhoo, I always jump and it makes me start to laugh, I usually feel bad for the lady doing the test. And then when you sit in the cool chair, they have a mirror in front of you for different eye exams, but who can sit in front of a mirror - and not make funny faces? It's pretty entertaining, especially if you get caught by the doctor making a weird face. Mom reminded me that we had been doing these eye tests for 17 years...man - I hated eye appointments back when I was wee small. It only meant eye drops....oh how I dispised eyedrops. I remember hearing a child screaming, looking down a hallway, and seeing a whack of people holding down a kid in a chair while they put drops in his eyes - I was next. Horror filled every part of me, and I too, was dragged to the chair, and since I was freaking out I needed a group to hold me down. Not to mention I had to look like a pirate for a few years wearing an eyepatch, but hey thankfully no one made fun of me for it.

Memory number 2, I went to the butcher shop to grab some hamburger meat for my mom. I hadn't been in a butcher shop is such a long time, and found myself smiling as the familiar scent met my nose. When we used to live in Cold Lake, we always got our meat from a little butcher shop that had a big round window. The owners were super neat people, and would give us a bit of garlic sausage, and I would sit in the round window until we had what we needed and were off. I couldn't resist buying some pepperoni sticks, and they were great:) Hmm...maybe I'll work in a meat shop someday.

Mom's also repainting our upstairs bathroom, so we had to rip off all the wallpaper. When I was tiny, my Auntie Bonnie taught me how to rip off wallpaper when she was re-doing my grandparent's bathroom. So we took a picture for her.

Just a little look into the life of Jen for you all - kind of random, but just thought I'd share some thoughts.

Countdown Week

The summer sure has flown by, and I'm heading off to Trinity on Saturday. Should be good, I'm excited for something new, but definitely a bit nervous. I'm pretty psyched to be rooming with Hannah, it will be a gongshow.

Anyhoo, this weekend was fun. I finished work on Friday and then headed down to Capernwray to pick up Tara. It was nice to visit there one more time before summer ended, and to see everyone. Ty was out visiting, and Stuie was back from England, so it was cool to catch up with them even for a quick visit.
Tara and I had a blast just hanging out and catching up. We watched some sweet episodes of Saved by the Bell, and had a good ol' chick flick night and watched 'Cinderella Story', not the 'Cinderella Man'. Our favorite line was: "Waiting for you, is like waiting for the rain in this drought", haha oh man. Sunday we walked along the beach and we found a goldmine of sand dollars, pretty amazing. The weather was great, and we enjoyed exploring the beach. It's was swell:)

Faith...

Faith, believing in things without proof. Why is it so hard to believe that God will do what He says He will? Especially since He's already shown Himself to be true so many times in the past - not only in our own lives, but in the lives of others.

Some of my favorite verses from the bible are great examples of some intense faith.

Jumping into the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, who were to be thrown into the fire for not worshiping the statue of King Nebuchadnezzar:
"Oh Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to give you an answer concerning this matter. If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the furnace of blazing fire; and He will deliver us out of your hand, O king. But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to seve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up."
(Daniel 3:16-18). I love how they are so certain of the character of God, that even if the outcome (like saving their lives) isn't His plan - they are willing to be obedient to God.

The other bit of history that hits the heart is in Esther, when the Jews are going to be killed and Mordecai asks her to risk her life, to ask the King to save their people:
"Do not imagine that you in the King's palace can escape any more than all the Jews. For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place and you and your father's house will perish. And who knows whether you have not attained royalty for such a time as this?"
(Esther 4:13-14) How cool eh? That Mordecai has such a faith in who God is, that He will provide deliverance for the Jews.

Then there is so much encouragement in Hebrews 11, the 'Hall of Faith', yet "All these died in faith, without receving the promises, but having seen them and having welcomed them from a distance, and having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth." (Hebrews 11:13). So many continued to walk in faith, believing in an Almighty God, that He will do what He says He will do, and provide for every aspect of their life.

I desire to have that kind of faith.