Back to school daze! I love to back to school season! for one, I love the Autumn weather. The cool mornings and evenings, the trees changing colors, and almost everything that comes with it. For the second reason, as the stores bring out the new school supplies, I get thrilled and want to buy supplies just so I can have them even though I am done (it won't happen though). New paper. To me inspiration is a blank piece of lined paper and an empty notebook! The thrill of seeing unsharpened pencils and using a new on for the first time. My favorite is Dixon 2, because they write good and they usually have a good eraser at the end. Colored pencils, erasers, new glue (it has a good smell), and maybe a new binder. I enjoyed history, most writing assignments while in school, Health (or the "Medicine Resource" as we called it), and Law. It has been a while since I was in school, but I enjoy helping the other children for the most part now, or taking over the responsibilities in the house. Well gotta go. Enough Reminiscing for now! Karen

Family Vacation

Our family (minus Victor because he couldn't get time off) went to Manitoba to visit family, and spent a weekend in Alberta to visit friends.

Here are some of the two hundred and some odd pictures I took.

It was foggy when we left home at around 6:00 am
We stopped in the afternoon to stretch our legs. The rest stop had 231 stairs that led
to a beach, and yes we climbed all of them down and up.





During the whole trip My dear sister Melodie was my traveling buddy, and we had fun together.





We went through the USA because it was shorter, and it really brought back memories of my early childhood traveling to Manitoba.
I saw this Bilboard and liked it. What do you think?



Our first destination was at my Aunt Ann, and Uncle Ed's home in Winnipeg.
During our two and a half days there My uncle took us to the Royal Canadian Mint.





Friday evening we went to my Grandma's house for Supper and the next morning we went to a parade and I got to watch it with her, while my family sat somewhere else.



Young and old were there watching and taking part.











On Sunday my cousin took two of my sisters and I to a low German play. It was good, and funny. It was interesting to be in a city where the majority of the people were Mennonites, but nice to see fellow Mennonites again.



It was nice to hang out with cousins like Tom and Eva







It was also nice to visit with Aunts and Uncles.



Alberta's landscape was nice though it did not have as many trees as Ontario. where you saw trees it was probably by a homestead. A group of us came together Sunday evening, the majority of the group use to live in Ontario except for one couple.





Through it all Betsy, the GPS that friends of ours let us use (praise the Lord), was wonderful. It took a lot of the stress of traveling out of the trip.



This is just a brief over view of our trip out west.
In Winkler, we spent a lot of time visiting and eating, and visiting and eating sme more.

It was a good trip and to see all the people, but it felt really good to come home!

May the Lord bless you all!

Karen

More Pic's

Here are some random pictures that I have taken.










Tell me what you think.

Karen

Great is Thy Faithfulness!

I stand amazed at the goodness of the Lord! Just seeing His work in my life and in the lives of others.
Yesterday I was talking with my mom, and while I was talking with her the Lord showed me an amazing truth!

Often we struggle with the acceptance of others and the approval of others even within your own family. That is what I had been struggling with but The Lord showed me that even though we may not get the acceptance or approval of others, God accepts us for who we are and Loves us the way we are!
It seems like such an old truth but, God has a way of making them new and fresh to us.
When we stumble and fall he picks us up and cleans us off and helps us back on our feet, just like a parent with their child!

He is so faithful!

The courtship is going good. I am still amazed that I could (through Christ) love someone so much and be loved so much!
Our prayer is that we would be a blessing to those around us, and that we would be an example to others.



Here is some of my Photography. If you have any tips or comments feel free to send them my way!





There will be more to come.

God bless you all!

Karen