Month: January 2013

December’s Diary

~ Bianca ~ 3 Comments

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As I look through December’s diary, I am filled with many happy memories.

Memories of everyday things.

Like sitting in my desk, studying and hearing the crackling of the fireplace. Then being called from my studying by a little 6-year-old who needs to know what the picture is so that she can write the correct word under it. It’s been such a joy and a fulfillment to watch her discover the joy of reading.

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Memories of many games of ping-pong played in the garage. (For me it was many games lost : ) )

Memories of evenings spent around the fire, listening to Daddy reading Death of a Saloon. (A very good book by Pablo Yoder)

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Memories of going to visit Grandma and Grandpa in Two Hills where they are helping with a new church. The children enjoyed playing and taking pictures in the snow there, which was about twice as much as we had at home.

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Memories made in the top of Calgary Tower on a glass floor about an inch thick. Talk about trust!

Memories of the enjoyment of not having to do schoolwork for a whole week.

Memories of a wonderful family gathering at Grandma and Grandpa’s.

Memories of sledding in Elkwater with a crowd of Uncles, Aunts, and Cousins. Memories like this are all the more special because you know that they cannot last forever.

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Eating lunch together

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Leandro 

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Cousins are the best of friends

       “Life is like a coin-you can spend it the way you want,

But you can spend it only once.”

Newness

~ Bianca ~ 5 Comments

Newness.

A New Year.

A New Blog.

New Journals.

New Bible Reading Plans.

New Resolutions.

So many new things at the beginning of a New Year.

But how are we going to use them.

Are we going to use the time in the New Year as He would have us use it?

Are we going to use the new blogs and journals to record His Wondrous Works?

Are our resolutions ones that would glorify Him?

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We got up New Year’s morning to a new world.

It was the perfect New Year’s gift.

Snow!

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Even though we did have snow already, this morning all the dirty, old snow was covered.

Dirty?

Old?

These things in a brand new year?

How about the Uninteresting or the Mundane?

I know we don’t want to face it, but it’s true.

The newness will wear off, the interest will wane.

Things will slowly get old and dirty.

(Many of you have experienced this already)

And then what?

Will we give up and say,

“It’s just too hard”?

No! We are more than Conquerers through Him that Loves us.

We can triumph over those things that beset us.

We can remain encouraged even when we fail our resolutions

when things just don’t ‘turn out’.

We can be joyful in the midst of trials.

In fact, we must be. He commands it.

In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God.

That’s what He says, in everything.

Does it sound impossible?

In fact, with human power it is.

Totally.

Lean on God’s Power to do His will,

to keep to the Point,

to…

 Shut out every other consideration and keep yourself before God for this thing only –

My Utmost for His Highest.

to be…

…determined to be absolutely and entirely for Him and for Him alone.

(quoted from My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers. January 1 entry)

Excited about His plans for 2013,

Yesenia Unger

Welcome

~ Bianca ~ 1 Comment

Welcome to our new blog.

We hope that it will be a blessing and an encouragement to you.

Our desire is to bring Glory and Honour to God through our everyday life and meditations.

Sincerely,

The Unger Family