I'm Alive

hi friends. I'm sorry that I haven't written anything in a long time. I've been sans computer.

I am doing a reno job for my dad right now. I'm redecorating and organizing his office. I had to take the computer out of the room so that I could paint and put in a new tongue and groove wainscotting around the room. We're going for a "urban cowboy" look. My dad loves all things western but the room used to be my brother's bedroom so it has silver blinds, ceiling fan and chrome lamps. They didn't fit the western style so we had to do it contemporary. I think it looks really nice. My dad loves it. The room used to be blue, almost a navy blue... Okay for a bedroom but not so much for an office.

It has been snowing here for a couple of days now. I can't complain though because we didn't have snow before this and I love snow! I feel sorry for Murray and Esther (my friends who are still in Sri Lanka) because they are in a nice, warm, tropical place and they are going to come home to freezing cold!

So being away from everything that is normally home for me has been a lot harder than I thought it would ever be. I still feel homeless...well that's probably because I am. I've had a lot of time to think...which is sometimes scary...and I have a new plan for my life...in the immediate future I mean...not changing my long term goals.

I need to have a good job. I am afraid to say that the education that I am receiving is not going to get me a good job that will allow me to make good money so that I can pay off my loans and be able to do the things that God has called me to do. I realized that I needed further training than what I have when I was in Sri Lanka. It is hard for missionaries to raise enough money to live on while they are in their designated countries and many of them have to work to make it.

Well I don't have any other skills that would translate into a job overseas so I've decided to go to school to get one. I was thinking about this while I was in Sri Lanka. I prayed that God would give me direction because I had no idea where to begin.

Before my sister's wedding I volunteered to make the program for the ceremony. I had a really good time doing it cause I love that kind of stuff. After the wedding my sister's friend Laura asked me if I would make a brochure for her business. I didn't end up doing them cause the lady that was supposed to do them got it done but I realized that I really enjoy doing those kinds of things. One night I was praying and I was asking God about this job thing and he made the connection for me because I obviously wasn't getting it. So after I'm done at CPC I am going to go to school to be a graphic designer. I did some research and it is amazing the scope of what a graphic designer can do, it's not all animation. So right now I am looking into some schools. Unfortunately there is not a school in Saskatoon that has the program: (