So I am sitting here reflecting on this past year and it is crazy to think about all that has gone on. Jennifer started her second and last sememster at AUC in January and had graduation in April. Phil left Petsmart in Feburary and started a new job at High Mountain Feed Distribution. Then in May we went to Edmonton to look at a potential church to work at. Then in June decided to go and candiate. At the same time Phil was looking into switching positions in his company which would require him to be in Edmonton in July. So, Jenn quit her job at Christian Publications and we decided to move regardless of whether or not the church would want Jenn as the Children's Pastor. A few days before we were to move to Edmonton we got the call that the job was Jenn's and the start day would be the middle of July. We moved on July 1 and a few days later Jenn met up with her parents in Edmonton for a week long General Assembly (which is a bi-annual meeting for all pastors in the Alliance). At the end of July we headed out East to visit the family there for 10 days. It was a wonderful vacation! We celebrated our 4th Anniversary in August... where does the time go? In September we went camping on the long weekend with some friends (something Phil and I have been trying to do for years!). The fall was pretty uneventful, with the exeception of Phil's portfolio expanding and him travelling to Calgary once a month. Jenn's brother Jeremy moved in in October to look for a new job and a new start... all of which are going real well. Jenn went to Prayer Retreat in Banff in Novemeber and we have just finished celebrating all the Christmas festivities at home and at church. It was busy but it was great. We will be having a New Year's Eve party at our place with all our new friends from church. We are anticipating a great time!
We have so much to be thankful for! We have been so blessed to have a great family and to have made wonderful friends in Calgary and Edmonton. God has taken care of us and we are so thankful for all that he has done! We are really looking forward to this year as we are planning on taking our first vacation without extended family! We are also hoping to purchase our first home and be done with renting (that is as long as we can find something that we can afford!). There is rumor that there may be a trip to Hong Kong planned for the Fall/Winter with Phil's sister and possibly parents (but we are just talking right now!). It would be fun if we could go, but only time will tell!
We trust that all our friends and family have had a wonderful 2006 and are really looking forward to 2007! Have a wonderful New Year!
Friday, December 29, 2006
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Almost Christmas
I did not realize that I have not updated this for almost a month. Where does the time go? Life has been crazy these last few weeks. Things at church have been in high geer with the Christmas season. Tonight is our English Ministry Christmas Celebration with potluck and program. Last weekend was the Cantonese and Mandarin. Plus the regular Sunday programs. This Friday and next Friday AWANA was cancelled because of the Christmas Break! YEAH... what a treat to have a Friday off! Phil was in Calgary on Friday for his office Christmas Party. Man so many people to see and places to go.
We are looking forward to spending time with friends over the holidays. We will be having dinner tomorrow night with friends and then we are having some friends over for new years. It should be fun to spend time with people outside of church!
Phil has been busy at work and things are going real well. Sales have been doing well and his company has big plans for the New Year, so we will wait and see how that goes! It should make for an interesting year.
Jer is here and has been living with us since October. He has managed to land an awesome job at the Royal Alexandra Hospital. He is working as a Nurses Aid. He is really enjoying it and loves the interaction with people. He has also found a place to live and moving day is scheduled for Jan. 8. Hopefully his buddy from Chilliwack will be moving up here at that time!
So, basically life is going well for all of us. Although we are busy, we are really enjoying it. We have lots of snow and it has felt like Christmas since November. You can definately tell that it is Christmas. There are so many people at the malls and the groceries stores. Yesterday I was at Safeway and they had run out of cranberries (frozen, fresh and canned!). I will be so glad when this madness called Christmas is over... the funny thing is that Christmas is supposed to be a time of rest and reflection about the birth of Jesus. Yet, we get so busy trying to buy gifts and get consummed with commercialism that we totally miss the whole point. That has been my thought this season. We are hoping that next year there aren't so many things going on at church so that we can have time to just rest and relax! Anyway....
We would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! May the end of 2006 and the beginning of 2007 be amazing!
We are looking forward to spending time with friends over the holidays. We will be having dinner tomorrow night with friends and then we are having some friends over for new years. It should be fun to spend time with people outside of church!
Phil has been busy at work and things are going real well. Sales have been doing well and his company has big plans for the New Year, so we will wait and see how that goes! It should make for an interesting year.
Jer is here and has been living with us since October. He has managed to land an awesome job at the Royal Alexandra Hospital. He is working as a Nurses Aid. He is really enjoying it and loves the interaction with people. He has also found a place to live and moving day is scheduled for Jan. 8. Hopefully his buddy from Chilliwack will be moving up here at that time!
So, basically life is going well for all of us. Although we are busy, we are really enjoying it. We have lots of snow and it has felt like Christmas since November. You can definately tell that it is Christmas. There are so many people at the malls and the groceries stores. Yesterday I was at Safeway and they had run out of cranberries (frozen, fresh and canned!). I will be so glad when this madness called Christmas is over... the funny thing is that Christmas is supposed to be a time of rest and reflection about the birth of Jesus. Yet, we get so busy trying to buy gifts and get consummed with commercialism that we totally miss the whole point. That has been my thought this season. We are hoping that next year there aren't so many things going on at church so that we can have time to just rest and relax! Anyway....
We would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! May the end of 2006 and the beginning of 2007 be amazing!
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