change

i was just reading julie's blog when i was reminded of something i forgot to mention in my previous post. during out time of prayer at medeba last weekend, sarah said something that i had not realized about myself... it really stuck in my head and cleared up some fog in my mind because she's right... it's true! so thank you so much sarah... your love and friendship has been a blessing to me once again!
i had be asking for prayer regarding some decisions i have to make in my life about jobs in alberta, ottawa (even thailand!) and stuff like that, and sarah pointed out that i have the gift of handling or dealing with change. then she went on to say that not only do i embrace change, but i search after it... it gets me excited! how profound that thought was for me! no wonder my life has never settled down! i never really thought of this as a "gift" before because it just comes so easily for me, but i guess now i understand why it's so challenging for so many other people... maybe i'm not "the norm"?! : ) and i'm ok with that. hehe... now this is a gift that i can use! ; )

speaking of gifts (whether you would consider them spiritual or not i don't know, but they still come from God)... my mom has always maintained the gift of hospitality. i have never met anyone in my life whose home (and refrigerator) has had an open door policy like my own parents. and now that i am living on my own, i believe that i have inherited this gift... actually, it's really just a way of life that i have learned. my apartment has become a common ground for the uac college and careers and yesterday i was able to see in a tangible way the blessing i have been to others, and then i was blessed in return. andy and andrew were celebrating their birthday's this week and wanted to go to the movies to see 300 last night. so i decided to invite a number of people over to my place to hang out before hand. I made a lemon/green marble cake with green icing and sparklers (kinda a st. patty's day theme, haha) and we sang for them and took pictures, etc. i then received an email this morning from andrew expressing his gratitude for my generousity as he has not had a birthday party with friends since he was 12 yrs old (and he's now 28)... that made all my efforts worthwhile and put a big ol' smile on my face today. i never thought that something so simple could mean so much to someone else. i love friends.

anyways, i mentioned a few weeks ago that i went to a lacrosse game and i loved it... so i'm going back again tonight! the Rock are playing the Colorado Mammoth... can't wait! : )

alright, i'm out. have a Happy St. Patrick's Day!

p.s. my daddy is going back to work on monday (which he can't wait for)... pray for him as we're not sure how much he can handle at this point with his heart rate