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
Saturday, December 20, 2014
Big Changes
There has been some exciting changes here at camp in the last few months. We have introduced the new design for the camp logo, made up of 4 parts to make a diamond with each part representing a piece of Frontier Lodge. The maintenance crew have been working hard since the beginning of December to give our Lodge a fresh new look with painting every room, including some of the ceilings. Along with the new paint they are finishing new trim so it matches in every room. It is looking really sharp, still more to be painted in the New Year which we are excited to see it all done.
I have copied the following from Frontier Lodge,
" Here at Frontier Lodge, we strongly believe in the value of changing lives through discipleship. As many of you know, this has been the premise behind Ascend, our three month Adventure Bible School. It has been running for the past six years, and we are so very thankful for the growth and change that has come through this program.
We truly feel that by sending out young leaders and followers with genuine hearts for Christ to live out their faith on a daily basis, change will happen in our broken world. Humble people with real love putting faith into action are a powerful tool in this fight for Truth. It is for this reason that we are excited to be partnering with Prairie Bible Institute to offer Explore, a wilderness-based leadership and discipleship program. We are very excited to see how God will use this partnership to move His kingdom forward.
The Explore program will bring over 30 students to Frontier Lodge for four months of a year, with the rest of their school year being spent on campus in Three Hills. Our plan is to fold what has been the Ascend program in to our new partnership with Prairie and the Explore program. We are excited to continue to cultivate Kingdom leaders as we build on the foundation that has been laid by Ascend. "
This is really exciting for us, it means a busy season is coming in the spring to get ready for our fist semester with Explorer in September 2015. Three new cabins to accommodate the students, a bigger septic system, program logistics and other things to sort out. I will do my best to update with photos as the bigger projects get under way, Troy is excited to use the mini excavator camp got this fall to work on these projects.
As a family we want to say thank you for praying for us. Merry Christmas!
I have copied the following from Frontier Lodge,
" Here at Frontier Lodge, we strongly believe in the value of changing lives through discipleship. As many of you know, this has been the premise behind Ascend, our three month Adventure Bible School. It has been running for the past six years, and we are so very thankful for the growth and change that has come through this program.
We truly feel that by sending out young leaders and followers with genuine hearts for Christ to live out their faith on a daily basis, change will happen in our broken world. Humble people with real love putting faith into action are a powerful tool in this fight for Truth. It is for this reason that we are excited to be partnering with Prairie Bible Institute to offer Explore, a wilderness-based leadership and discipleship program. We are very excited to see how God will use this partnership to move His kingdom forward.
The Explore program will bring over 30 students to Frontier Lodge for four months of a year, with the rest of their school year being spent on campus in Three Hills. Our plan is to fold what has been the Ascend program in to our new partnership with Prairie and the Explore program. We are excited to continue to cultivate Kingdom leaders as we build on the foundation that has been laid by Ascend. "
This is really exciting for us, it means a busy season is coming in the spring to get ready for our fist semester with Explorer in September 2015. Three new cabins to accommodate the students, a bigger septic system, program logistics and other things to sort out. I will do my best to update with photos as the bigger projects get under way, Troy is excited to use the mini excavator camp got this fall to work on these projects.
As a family we want to say thank you for praying for us. Merry Christmas!
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