The Autumn and New Adventures

Hello Everyone!!

I was thinking it's about time for a new blog from Tim and I. It's definitely Autumn here the leaves are blowing everywhere and we might even be getting some snow soon!! ahhhh is how I feel about that.

For Tim and I it's been quite the last couple of months. In September we went through quite a difficult time and started asking ourselves if being in canada was the right thing. We felt like we had a number of things happen to us that were saying to leave. Firstly we were told by our landlords that we had to move out, they are really wonderful but are needing to expand as their family expands. Secondly we were having some troubles with our permanent resident application and we have been trying to send it off for a year now. Thirdly Tim and I were both unhappy with our jobs so we were just really unsure about what God was saying.

To top it off, in September something happened in our lives that I won't go into, but it really knocked us down. I remember lying on my bed and crying, thinking, "God I feel like I am dying inside" and I was really unsure of how I was going to make it out of the depression I felt like I was in. To top if off, Tim was leaving to go on a vacation with his friends and I thought to myself, "this is the worst thing that could happen at this time". Two things that happened before Tim left were that we both prayed that God would make it very clear if we were to stay in Canada and that I realised that I needed to take a couple months off work to get myself into a better place. With that decided, Tim left for Vacation.

God has a funny way of making things right just when we think that we can't get any lower.

The day after Tim left for his vacation I sat down and was talking with God and all of a sudden I felt God speak to me like never before. One thing I do want to share about this is that I felt like he said that I was a dead tree, but that it was time for the tree to come back to life. I felt like God gave me a very practical way in which to do that, so I now have a drawn tree with bare branches on my wall and every time that God speaks to me I add a new leaf with the words that he has spoken to me on it. That day for me was huge. I felt all of a sudden a weight lift off and that God was pulling me out of the hole i felt like I was in.

Everything just seemed to start to fall into place from this point on. I realised that I needed to do something with my time off work so i managed to get a volunteer job with Ten Thousand Villages, this is a fair trade store in Waterloo its awesome and I am really enjoying working there. I also felt like i needed to get healthy physically so i am now running everyday and also swimming when i can get there.

Other things that started to come together were I found out a new way we could apply for Permanent residency which takes less time and is also a $1000 less, so I am happy to say that we have our papers sent off and in process!!! yeah!!!

When tim got back he had an interview for a new job at a fancy retirement home, it pays $3 more an hour, has medical benefits(things that aren't covered here like the dentist) and he only has to work till 7 at night. We were really hopeful that he would get it and he did! He started last friday.

On the house front, I got a call out of the blue from a guy who had heard that we were looking for a place to rent. He had just bought a beautiful house on 2.5 acres of land and it has two places to rent a two bedroom and a three bedroom in one of the nicest areas in Kitchener and also closer to Tim's work, so we are going to look at it this coming weekend. We are really excited about this opportunity!!

So I know that God really did answer our prayers, without any doubt we are to be here. It feels so good to be in the centre of where God wants you to be.

As the New Season has started I feel very much like Tim and I have started a new season in our lives. God literally turned our lives upside down in the best way possible, and one thing that I have learned among the many is that I actually trust God for the first time in my life and what can be better than that?

We still would appreciate your prayers: For Tim as he navigates this new job and is on a three month trial period before it becomes permanent.

For me as I take some time off until January and figure out a new role at Global Youth Network.

For this new time of growth that God is taking us both through.

It is the most unbelievable thing when you hear about a miracle, but especially when you see that its happening to you.

Thank you all for your love, care, support, prayers and friendship. we feel blessed beyond belief.

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Thanks again,

lots of love to you all