Hello from sunny Prince George! That's right people Canada isn't snowy and cold all year...yesterday it got up to the low 20's (that'slow 70's for those of you who don't understand Celsius) and ended with a glorious hailstorm!
Wow...life as I know it has been pretty busy since I got back to Canada. I spent some time in Enderby catching up on sleep and my mom, dad, and brother Gordon as well as with a few friends and then spent a few more family days in Summerland. It was really special to be there with my Grandma and the rest of our family to remember my Grandpa. He's one of the people I've always looked up to and the only person who still got away with calling me Julie Bulie. Even though I had time to prepare myself for not seeing him again before I got home, it was still hard to be in familiar places and know that he wouldn't be there.
My mom asked me to help out with the memorial by putting together a video with photos from his life...even though it took a long time I loved seeing his personality shine through each image. The slideshow was meant to be 6 minutes long and it got me thinking....95 years of life show in 6 minutes...what kind of pictures end up in that kind of a video? How do you accurately represent a life in images over 6 minutes? And then of course...what do I want to have in my 6minutes...as I'm thinking about the next stage in my life I've been keeping that question in mind (and also my Grandpa's example...).
2 days after the memorial service I found myself back in Prince George. I'd forgotten how places find a way to my heart and how much this one has become a home. It's been so wonderful catching up with friends and seeing what God has been doing in their lives. Before I left I remember saying, "A lot can happen in 8 months!" and it surely has....both here and overseas where I was.
Immediately after I went in to the school board office I was back on the Teacher on Call (substitute teacher) list and within 5 minutes of leaving had work for the next day! More than I had dreamed of....nothing like jumping in the deep end! God is so faithful, answering my prayers for work and the transition entering life at a different point where I left it 8 months ago.
After a full weekend and a self-imposed mental health day I'm starting to get back into the groove of things...still praying I'll have time for all those projects I was sure I'd get to when I was barely working (not looking so likely now...ha!), but people are a priority. After all it's through our relationships that we really live our lives...sharing them with others....our pastor challenged us on Sunday in his sermon on Phillippians 2: Is your life going to end in a testimony or a title? I'm hoping my 6 minutes is going to be a testimony to my God!
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