Who needs patience when you never have to wait?

We've been raised in a society that doesn't have to wait for anything. We have microwave dinners that are ready in under 5 minutes, drive through restaurants if we don't have time to get out of the car, high speed internet and the ability to search for info on more then one subject at a time, all -in-1 printers that not only offer the traditional service of printing off standard documents but now also allow you to photocopy and hook up your camera and print off your pictures. Who needs patience when you never have to wait?

For the past year there have been a couple of things Joel and I have been praying about, the first is that we would really love to build a house and the second is that we would also like to do some more schooling. It has weighed heavy on our hearts for the past 10 months that it wasn't the time. Being patient is hard enough when you know something is going to happen, like a vacation that has been payed for and seats have been booked, but it's even harder when you come to recognize the things you really have now control over. A year has past and it's been tough but so good at the same time. I think about the struggles and frustration and am amazed how God has used and continues to use them to grow us.

For awhile it seemed like every time I turned around one of our friends had purchased a home or was building and I struggled because I so desperately wanted a place to call my own.It's not fare...right? Or every time we were feeling restless in our jobs amazing things were happening in the work places of others. I want that....I can have it... right? I'm sure we've all been guilty at some point of wanting something that others are getting. I realized the other day that sometimes we're so busy being impatient and wanting what other have right this moment we forget to be grateful for the many blessings we have been given.

Often I forget that God's timing is God's timing for a reason. If it was my timing then being late for work and leaving early every day wouldn't be a problem.I forget that never once did He promise us we'd get everything we wanted. And I forget that He never said it would be easy.I get frustrated when things I plan don't workout or I have to wait, and angry when things hurt me. While I'm so busy Forgetting what He did, and does do for me, and while I'm busy being frustrated and angry I forget that God's timing is perfect. He doesn't sit up in heaven and plot out how he's going to disappoint or hurt me. He waits patiently for me to come to him , he waits patiently for me to remember that bad happens and things aren't perfect because of sin. It's my choice to recognize God's perfect timing and allow him to work in my life and it's my choice to recognize the blessings. Bad things have happened and I've been hurt, frustrated and impatient. BUT, great things have happened and I've been blessed, encouraged and full of joy. His timing has proven to be perfect to me, even in my impatient forgetful world.

You buy a dog a toy and it plays with Broccoli

As many of you know, Joel and I have a large puppy. This is Honey our 11 month old redbone/bloodhound. Weighing in around 85lbs and standing at 5ft maybe taller on her back legs she makes her presence ever known. We were told she was a lazy breed of dog but have since then come to disagree...strongly disagree. Although she has a basket full of tug-a-toys and things to chew on, Honey finds joy in the simple, things such as a single piece of broccoli stolen from me as I was cooking dinner.These clips are a little glimpse of a moment in the life of our dog Honey.

The Broccoli Part I AND II (Watch the 2nd clip 1st)

Another year

Well apparently 2009 has arrived and once again I find myself asking "where the heck did 2008 go". Joel and I returned home from Kelowna early Wednesday morning and was promptly greated by the bitter cold weather that I had hoped would dissapear while we were gone. As I mentioned in my last post Christmas was different this year but it was still good. We were imbraced by friends and family, and all though it was quiter then usual it was still wonderful. We spent Christmas eve with some close friends of the family which is always full of fun and accumpanied by lots of good food, goodies, and many laughs. Christmas Day started early in the morning with stockings, presents, Pancakes with Wipping cream and Stawberries, a game of monopoly(my least favorite game in the world) followed by Joel my sister and myself rushing out the door to visit the geandparents. We drove to Penticton where we would spend the afternoon/evening with my grandma and grandpa DeRoche and my Auntie Jo and Uncle Jim. Once again there where many laughs, way too much food, full stomachs and not to mention my grandpa. As you can see he was up to no good as usual.

Joel was really happy when he opened his new skies. This made me happy because I was sure that he had figured out what he was getting for Christmas, I guess I'm sneaky enough for the sneaky club and he had no idea. On Saturday we drove up to Silver Star to spend the day with Jeremy and Amber, and Joel got to test out his new double clackers. We had a really good time visiting. Amber and I drank hot beverages by the fire while Jeremy and Joel braved the cold.

On Sunday Morning Joel and I got to pick up my mom and dad from the airport. My dad had open heart surgery on the 22nd and we were really happy that he was able to come home before we had to leave. I cooked my second successful turkey in celebration of them coming home and ruined my second batch of stuffing.It's a good thing that it's the thought that counts because the stuffing was really bad.

As you can see below my dad is wearing The Riders grey cup shirt we gave him last Christmas, it only took open heart surgery to get him to wear it :) Anyways, our trip to Kelowna was great, although I wish we could have stayed longer so I could helped my mom and Dad out, deffinetly the worst part of living 2 provinces away. Please keep my Dad's healing and my mom's strength in your prayers. Until next time, keep fit and have fun.