Wow! So, I'm really bad at this blogging thing. I thought I'd be better when I moved so far away, but alas, it was not to be. It's now the middle of March and we are having one last snow storm here in the Great White North. The river in front of our house is beginning to thaw and I finally see some mud and grass on my front lawn. Miracles never cease! Speaking of miracles, this year has been incredibly tough financially for us since I'm not allowed to work here in Canada and you don't make that much as a youth pastor. :) We finally got our child tax credit money from Canada on Friday. Such a blessing. I can't even begin to share my excitement and praise to the Lord.
Liam is 14 1/2 months old now. He's walking/running everywhere and working on getting all 4 molars and 4 eye teeth. (Fun!) He loves his da-dee. He runs to Donnie with his arms in the air, I can never get enough of that picture, it warms my heart.
I turned in my permanent residency papers on Thursday, all $775 dollars worth of papers. I'm so glad it's finally in and even though I still have to wait another 9 months or so, they process has begun! Once I'm a permanent resident, I'll be able to work and help out a little more financially.
The church here is wonderful and the people are great. We have just purchased a new building that our church will be moving into after renovation. So exciting! The youth group (Crossfire) is also growing. We have between 30-40 kids every week, and average 33 kids a week. The Lord is really moving among our teens. It is such an exciting place to be when you are serving the Lord and seeing him move among people.
Donnie's parents have moved to a new house in Upper Woodstock, only about 5 minutes from their old home. They decided to move in order to help us out financially, and for a few other reasons. They are remodeling the building so that we can live on the top floor and they will live on the main floor. (Another blessing)
So, there are LOTS of exciting things happening, and we've been waiting so long that the blessing is even sweeter. It's a little hard to believe that everything seems to be falling into place, God's timing.
