I'm Going To Be An Aunt!!!!

In case you haven't noticed from my title, I am very excited at the thought of being an aunt!!! I just found out a couple of days ago. My sister is pregnant and I will be the baby's only aunt. I think that I had a sort of vision about it before. It goes something like this...

Last Friday night I dreamed about my sister and that she was pregnant. I dreamed that she had a little boy. I never dream about her, let along about her being pregnant. Then it turns out that that was the same night that she took her pregnancy test and found out that it was positive! How strange is that? So, therefore I'm quite sure it's a boy. If it's not, I will eat my words. But until then, that's what I've got to go on. :)

SOOOOOOOOOOOO EXCITEDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!

I know I promised to write some more about my travel adventures.. I'm going to procrastinate a bit more on that. Other news has taken precedence, as noted above. :)

Love ya, sis!

Settling In

Well, I don't know quite where to begin... except for the fact that it has been almost three weeks since I last posted. A great deal has happened in that amount of time. First of all, I have settled into life in Port Hawkesbury and have met some amazing friends through the course that I am currently taking. The course itself is very interesting, but not always as organized as I would like. My lack of posting can be quite easily explained by the sheer intensity of my workload. (Think university workload with double the classtime...crammed into 8 weeks). However, I am kept sane through the series of randomness that has come to occupy my friendships here. (Bratislavs, don't worry... You are still and always will be first in my heart).

My life here has been good in a sense that for the first time in over three months I feel like things are finally starting to settle down in my life (*I hope*). It is nice to know that there's a relatively decent chance of having a job in about 3 months' time.. At least that's what I'm praying for. The doors for me being here have been wide open, as I know they are meant to have been. It's a long story which I am too tired to tell at the moment, but if you're curious feel free to ask me sometime.

I know that this has not been very insightful by any stretch, but my brain is not functioning. This has been the longest of weeks as far as information overload goes. Therefore, I promise to post some other time this weekend to fully do justice to the amazing timing, travels, people, and situations that I have encountered over the past few weeks. It sticks with one of the beautiful, emerging themes of my life: of God's PERFECT, exact, amazing, and specific timing that has been repeated over and over again in so many ways.

1 Chronicles 29:9

"And [Shauna, my daughter,] learn to know the God of you ancestors intimately. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and a willing mind. For the Lord sees every heart and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. If you forsake him, he will reject you forever." - 1 Chronicales 29:9 (except it actually says "Solomon, my son").

This verse really struck me this morning as I just woke up from my first night in my new place in Cape Breton. It's just such a nice summary and reminder of all that God has done to brought me to where I am today and that He knows the future. The same chapter goes on to say...

"Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Don't be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. He will see to it that all the work ... is finished correctly." (v. 29).

I hope that maybe these words can encourage someone else, as well. When you don't know how/where your life is going, God's got you in the palm of His hand. He knows where you're supposed to be and why you're there. There is a purpose behind it, despite how we often wonder if there is a method to God's "madness". His ways are not our ways... His thoughts are not our thoughts. God sees things from an eternal perspective, whereas we only usually see the temporal. If God has taught me one major thing in the last few months, it's this : HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING!!! Praise Him for that! Trust Him...

God bless.