life.change.God in the midst of it all. :)

So it's been awhile... and up til this week my life has been quite busy [true story] This week has been a lot different than I thought it would be, though I'm slowly but surely getting better on my crutches & discovering more of the things I can do. :) & Yes, it's so good to know that God has a reason for all of this, even though I struggle with that at moments, especially since it doesn't make sense, yet there's peace when I choose to just rest in Him, knowing that He's still at work. To just surrender to the story that He has, even though it's so different then the one I thought it would be. That can be a challenge at times. I would love to go do what feels like I should "need" to be doing, yet can't. So the journey continues and I must say God has been teaching me so much along the way, things I never would have learned otherwise. here's a post I wrote on facebook that I think I'll share here as well...

Broken. completely broken. what does that look like? I now know what it feels like to have a bone completely broken. [it's painful] I also know what it's like to have surgery to put the broken back together. [also painful] I can't help but wonder if this is what God has in mind for our hearts & lives. completely broken [painful] He comes and does "surgery" to our hearts. [painful as well] but just like the freedom of no longer having a cast [like I'm looking forward to =] God brings a much greater freedom to our hearts, like we never could have experienced, except that we were broken first. He makes us whole, and we see the world through a whole new perspective, the sun shines brighter, the peace in our hearts is overwhelming, the joy is deeper than we've ever known. When we look back we can see God's hand in the pain, we can see that He was there all along, doing what needed to be done so that we could experience His healing & forgiveness in the very depths of our heart & soul. My prayer...is to be completely broken before Him and allow Him to bring healing, [even if it's painful]
*just some thoughts of a girl who's looking forward seeing what all God has in store, even during this season of a cast & crutches

Here's to long over due pics... enjoy :)

 it'll be six months til we see shiny waters...it's now a beautiful frozen lake.

 oh what fun when you discover you have matching dresses :)

The heavens declare You are God...

 twas a tea/Happy Birthday party [such fun times =]

 

nothing quite like a fire in the fireplace.

ah this girl... brightens my days.

sometimes you look down when you're cooking and discover that you're eggs are in the shape of a flower. :)

It was party time... yay for turning two! =)

 walking in a winter wonderland... 

 Little did I know when I went on a walk last Sat. that it would be the last time I went for a walk on both feet this year. [I'm sure glad I went now =] that's what these couple of pics are from.

 First of all I want to thank God for His faithfulness, for never leaving me & also thank-you to each of you who are praying, who showed that you care, & also to those who have blessed me in some many big & little ways. I thank God for y'all! until next time, God's Canada girl