We took an adventure at Abraham Lake to check out the bubbles. God is incredible! It was warm enough the snow on the top of the ice was melting causing puddles
Monday, February 9, 2015
Pains of the Heart
It seems we have been in a season of life where people we care about have been experiencing the loss of people they love. Being in this season has me thinking about life, the legacy I am leaving behind for others. Over New Years we got to connect with one of our friends who is missing someone in their family, it was a heart opening conversation for me.
Having a childhood that was tougher than the average I thought people couldn't understand what I was feeling, but after talking with my friend I realise we can all empathise and understand someone else's pain. If you experience a parent leaving the family by choice or having someone leave through death it is all still an absence of that persons presence that causes pains in your heart. We can relate to one another on a heart level. Pain is pain. Different things cause it but we have all experienced it, I am still muddling through this in my mind. I am now trying to look at people who are experiencing something that is tough and causing pain in their hearts, through my heart instead of my brain.
I need to look more at people through my heart and the way Jesus looks at people, with compassion and empathy.
Having a childhood that was tougher than the average I thought people couldn't understand what I was feeling, but after talking with my friend I realise we can all empathise and understand someone else's pain. If you experience a parent leaving the family by choice or having someone leave through death it is all still an absence of that persons presence that causes pains in your heart. We can relate to one another on a heart level. Pain is pain. Different things cause it but we have all experienced it, I am still muddling through this in my mind. I am now trying to look at people who are experiencing something that is tough and causing pain in their hearts, through my heart instead of my brain.
I need to look more at people through my heart and the way Jesus looks at people, with compassion and empathy.
Monday, January 19, 2015
Random Pictures
Here are some random pictures from the last 6 months
Liam after his race at the fat Tire Festival
Mckaleigh LOVES watermelon
Our little rock climbers
Liam riding Darcy's bike (Darcy is the guy on crutches. Liam wants to be a biker just like him and often tells Darcy that they can trade bikes..)
Nordegg Corn Roast
Mckaleigh's first hike up a mountain with my friend Josy
Snack time at the top for this trooper
You would think this was taken around Christmas but really this was the first week of September! The kids had not started preschool yet
First day of pre school and so excited about it!
Happy to be riding horses again
We saw the dinosaurs!
Cousins
Halloween
Camp got a new excavator which will be handy for this next round of cabin building projects this summer
Liam LOVES the orange excavator. When he saw it all he said over and over was "Orange is my favorite color"
Liam all geared up for sledding
All dressed up for Christmas Eve service
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