Leave tomorrow!

Well, as the heading suggests, I leave tomorrow morning! Woot! Can't wait! Wow though, I dont recall taking as much stuff last year as I am taking tomorrow! Guess this year I know what to bring and all so that just makes it more. I know I came home last year with way more stuff then I originally took! Whoa, I can't wait though, little nervous now, wierd I know, mayeb its the whole idea of change again and a new routine. Yah thats it-change
yah well its good for us all. Camping this weekend was really good, good food, fun, friends, converstations, the works:D
short post, as I am off to bed!

Last update

So either tomorrow night or Friday morning I am taking off to camping on more time with the family till sunday then gathering sunday evening. Whew, this was a crazy week with work and all, yeppers it was, but it was good! crazy though the thought of heading back to school already, and how fast those few months went! Last night I had two awesome phone calls from to amazing friends. One from Leah which was awesome-it was great just to reconnect and talk. It was awesome
The second was from Shelby (friend from EUrope)-
I was reminded again how fortunate I am with the friends I have! They are truely a blessing!
Yah so last update for now, seeing how I dont have access at school to blogging and all, will try to update every so often when I get home or through wireless at McDonald's.! until then Take care!

I've Been Told...

I've Been Told...

I've Been told that 2 comes after 1 and 1+1 is 2.

As a young Kid I was told that once you grow up-you wanna been small again...
THough some days, this is very true, other days I wish I were older....Well still some days I just want time to stop cause I am having too much fun (I guess this is where the contentness comes in)

I've Been told that Life doesnt get easier as you get older, in fact some say harder...though this maybe true, I think life is what you make of it/how you deal with things which occur in your life.

I've been told that maintaining friendships (especially distant relationships) is difficult and require more work- This too, I have come is find is true, however personally I find it easier keeping in contact with friends who are farther away physically, then friends who live near by (this may have to do with a few other factors which I do not care to go into now)

I've Been told that the 3-4th weeks of camp (if you do all summer) are the most difficult. This I will take their word for as I have never experienced a full summer of camp (those which have, is this true?)

I've been told that the second year of school (any sschool potentially, but in my case, second year at SBC) is the most difficult. With that point, it will lead me into a short entry which may have a part two (if I rememember...)

REasons which apparently second year is hardest is because (hopefully) after a stellar first year, you come back sort of expecting it to be the same as when you left, but you forget that the third years are gone and there is a new batch of first years. Buildings change (which will be a case this year with the dorms) so that will be different. New routine of classes. Familiar, old faces, yet faces that may look different then they did four months a go.
I stoked cause a fairly good portion of my class is heading back for year two, however 4 months have passed, things happend, people change, we learn we grow...it will be interesting to see how we have/havent changed. We, as a class, step more into a leadership role of leading the first years (and to some degree the third years) we MIss those who are not back (whether they graduated earlier or are on some other path)
I know for myself, I am excited to return, to catch up. But at the same time, little nervous. I miss last years third years already and the dynamics they brought as a class. How have my friends changed? how have I changed? I know its only 4 months, but still that can be a long, drastic time for some...
Just a few thoughts...

ANother New toy and two more weeks:D

Ok remind me next time I see a camera store, to just avoid it! All I wanted was a new camera bag (which I got-sweet lowpro one) however I also walked out (paid of course) with a new lens! It was just to cheap to pass by....plus a really good discussion with the sales guy...it was sweet:D But yes, this lens is more of a macro/sports lens-a lot more centerd focus-it has no zoom to it (who need tha twith the other lens I got!) Yah time to buckle down and read those manuals and really dig into the camera and learn

So yah, tomorrow marks two more weeks of work:D Yah I am stoked about that, but before that is over, many more hours will be put in! (this whole summer, minus the days I had off, I have only worked 2, 8 hour days! The rest of been 9-10 hour days)
But that allowed me to get that lens so thats good. Work overall has been good-very tring some days just cause of a few people who work there, but all in all, its been good:D

I am so stoked for school though! Just to re connect with friends, meet new people and learn more about God (get some of those questions answerd). Its crazy how fast summer has gone, I remember leaving that last day of school, waiting to go home so bad, but yet not becuase that meant itw as 4 months till I saw them al again, well here its 3 and a half months later and we are working on heading back! Crazy how fast time has gone!
Just a few highlites from the summer
SBC get together in June-just reconnect one more time:D
Camping in july and august (with no injuries so far:D)
Turtle Mountian Bible Camp!!! SUch an awesome time! Great people, Great staff, awesome fun and one amazing GOD!! cant wait to go back!
Another major high was also earlier on in may, during may long, when I headed to Ontario to meet up with friends from Europe. Just an awesome time to reconnect and remind me the importance of friends everywhere. I will always remember that time!
That said, heres to Summer 2008- a summer of its highs and lows, falling but also learning to stand strong, the answers and guidence it provided as well as the questions and concerns it brought up-always learning and growing!

HOwever-heres to a new school year- a new year to connect with old friends, make new friends, follow God, build each other up, learn, grow, tumble, fall and keep striving till the very end!

NEW LENS

Check it out! MY BRAND NEW NIKKOR 70-300 MM LENS! ITS HUGE! Its awesome! I am in love with it! Yah it totally made working all that Over time worth it! Yah I am excited. I am excited for school for the pics there, and this and that yah I am just excited
oh also two more week sleft of work! woot! Thats it for now!

What is this world coming to?

What is this world coming to...I mean seriously. I am pretty sure most everyone has heard about the murder and beheading that took place last week wednesday on a Grey hound bus bound for Winnipeg... I am sure this question has popped into lots of peoples heads this last week, but "why? Why God?" Why was it so "random" and so grewsome? Its like an episode of Criminal Minds...only real and waaaaay to close to home for comfort...Besides all the Political mess that will now come out of this, what Posesses somebody to do that to another human being? Mentally there or not...I dont understand it.
Mom and I were talking about it (as lots of people are) and she said too, "I know we arent suppose to ask or wonder, but why would God allow it?" God is a God who is Just, who is Righteous, good and Loving, He is our Father, the GREAT I AM, why would He allow this? Instead of responding to her question, I commented back with, "It make me wonder if God ever regrets promising not to send another flood over the entire earth (see Genesis. If its as bad as it is now, how bad was it back in Biblical times that God would wipe out man kind then, and not now? "
Was it a different kind of sin? More sexual instead of Violent? or were things so bad that we couldnt dream up ideas even close to what was going on then? I dont know-its makes me really wonder.
Last post I posted about God's Protection over TMBC, but where was GOd's hand over this 22 year old? over the bus?
THey say everyting happens for a reason
but it still leaves me the question, "WHy God Why?