straws, i know that using them does not reduce ones carbon footprint here on earth, and it seems that they go very much against what i stand for...but for some reason straws in the summer can make even a lukewarm drink taste good. perhaps it comes from childhood memories, the cup that was in the shape of an ice cream cone with a plastic vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce topping lid, with the hole in it for the straw...ahhh i loved those cups, and perhaps this was the start of the true joy i get from drinking a drink in the summer time with a straw. i am sure that we all have memories like this, memories of summer time with our family, the funky shorts that were too short and were attached to the gathered top finished off with little bows on your shoulders...all made out of valour. the pink skirt that had the white flowers on it...the skirt in all the summer pictures, the skirt that belongs to your sister, but you took because you want your daughter to wear it for the same reasons your own mom wanted her daughter to wear it. it just makes summer time real.
and so we try to create memories for our daughter...we set out in may with big plans to come to the coast for our annual summer vacation, our vacation in which sophie would be able to put her feet in the ocean, our vacation in which we would camp and surf with our friends on the west coast, our vacation in which we would relax, spend time with family and friends and just enjoy our time together as a new family on our very first vacation. but does anything ever go as planned? not in our family!
we came out at the end of may for my brother in laws wedding with heavy hearts in the news that scotts position at the church may not be his for long. come june 9th he gave his last day there and packed his little office and started a road trip out to the coast, where i was waiting for him, to start our vacation...no...job hunt. we had a few leads to a couple of really great positions in the church and apart of the rdn...however after many interviews and being theologically kick in the behind, we emerge with the slight stress that we have no real place to go and no real job to go...our plan b is for me to return to work in october and scott stay home with sophie.
as things never go the way we think or the way we plan, we still managed to capture some great moments on our trip and spent some quality time with friends...even if we drove three hours one way in the wrong direction to add a little spontaneity to our time! we truly enjoyed the time we got to spend with our family and friends...we send our apologies to sam and rob for overstaying our visit as we waited for our car to be fixed in the garage...to chelsea and scotties for the unfortunate event between our pets...to jeff and gina for putting you out as we borrowed your car as we waited again for ours to be fixed in the garage...to our moms who saw us sob more than usual or normal!
thanks to all those who we got to see and spend time with, thank you for sharing in our journey and encouraging us along the way. we are anxious yet excited to see what the Lord holds for us and the opportunities that await us. i am not yet ready to say goodbye to the friends i have made here, but i will have to soon enough...so until then, this is me, this is my family, this is our adventure.
straws, i know that using them does not reduce ones carbon footprint here on earth, and it seems that they go very much against what i stand for...but for some reason straws in the summer can make even a lukewarm drink taste good. perhaps it comes from childhood memories, the cup that was in the shape of an ice cream cone with a plastic vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce topping lid, with the hole in it for the straw...ahhh i loved those cups, and perhaps this was the start of the true joy i get from drinking a drink in the summer time with a straw. i am sure that we all have memories like this, memories of summer time with our family, the funky shorts that were too short and were attached to the gathered top finished off with little bows on your shoulders...all made out of valour. the pink skirt that had the white flowers on it...the skirt in all the summer pictures, the skirt that belongs to your sister, but you took because you want your daughter to wear it for the same reasons your own mom wanted her daughter to wear it. it just makes summer time real.
and so we try to create memories for our daughter...we set out in may with big plans to come to the coast for our annual summer vacation, our vacation in which sophie would be able to put her feet in the ocean, our vacation in which we would camp and surf with our friends on the west coast, our vacation in which we would relax, spend time with family and friends and just enjoy our time together as a new family on our very first vacation. but does anything ever go as planned? not in our family!
we came out at the end of may for my brother in laws wedding with heavy hearts in the news that scotts position at the church may not be his for long. come june 9th he gave his last day there and packed his little office and started a road trip out to the coast, where i was waiting for him, to start our vacation...no...job hunt. we had a few leads to a couple of really great positions in the church and apart of the rdn...however after many interviews and being theologically kick in the behind, we emerge with the slight stress that we have no real place to go and no real job to go...our plan b is for me to return to work in october and scott stay home with sophie.
as things never go the way we think or the way we plan, we still managed to capture some great moments on our trip and spent some quality time with friends...even if we drove three hours one way in the wrong direction to add a little spontaneity to our time! we truly enjoyed the time we got to spend with our family and friends...we send our apologies to sam and rob for overstaying our visit as we waited for our car to be fixed in the garage...to chelsea and scotties for the unfortunate event between our pets...to jeff and gina for putting you out as we borrowed your car as we waited again for ours to be fixed in the garage...to our moms who saw us sob more than usual or normal!
thanks to all those who we got to see and spend time with, thank you for sharing in our journey and encouraging us along the way. we are anxious yet excited to see what the Lord holds for us and the opportunities that await us. i am not yet ready to say goodbye to the friends i have made here, but i will have to soon enough...so until then, this is me, this is my family, this is our adventure.
4 comments:
i am so glad we were able to see you. it was good for my soul. it's been so long, and it was wonderful to meet precious little sophie.
we are praying that things will be made clear for your future, even if it is sticking to plan b for a while!
cute pictures :)
Yes, glad you took the time to come and see it! It was great to spend time and to meet your dear sweet Sophie!
Praying for God's perfect plan to be revealed to you!
Good for my soul, too. What a perfect way to describe it. It is good for our souls to share both the joys and the sorrows. We're so thankful to be sharing the journey with you, even in a small way.
thanks for sharing Corinna. Love the photos - Sophie has such a bright smile :)
I'm saying a prayer that the Lord will lead your little family down the best path possible!
I like staws too these day - hehe.
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