Hedge of Angels

You might call them friends, or even family but through my struggles I've been learning what they really are: a hedge of angels. These are the people that God has put in your life to celebrate with you, to cry with you, to be angry for you when you don't even have the strength for that and, most of all, to love you. I call it a hedge of angels because they surround you and they are trimmed and kept healthy by the only One who can do that. These people are my hedge of angels and I am forever grateful to them and to God for knowing EXACTLY what I need at any given time:
















Each one of you has been the kind of person I've mentioned above. You have made a protective shield around me and you've held me close when I needed it. Thank you... I am so grateful and blessed to have you in my life!

meetup.com

Yesterday I met with a group of wonderfully smart and friendly people. It was a book club here in Williamsburg that I found online. A friend here turned me onto a site called www.meetup.com and they have groups all over the US and Canada. It's free and all you have to do is fill out your profile with your interests and where you are and it will give you every possible that you might be interested in within whatever mile radius that you decide upon. It's very cool and has been a bit of a lifesaver to me. So spread the news and check out the site, it's cool.

There went the neighbourhood...

So today as my roommate and I are just hanging out in our living room I hear the familiar sound of childhood in North America. The ice cream truck. Now I haven't seen or heard once since I moved back to the continent and so I turned to look out the window to see it and if it looked like the ones of my youth. The ones of my youth were just like the ones that you see in the movies... a truck of sorts. But today when I turned around, I saw an over-sized van with a bunch of ice cream stickers on its sides. Hm... kind of ghetto looking if you ask me. But I guess if it gets the job done and the ice cream with the irritating music out to the next generation of kids, then I guess it'll do.

Horses, Water, Love and Freedom

As they say in the cliches, you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. I think this is true in relationships too. You can lead the other person along the path that promises happiness, but you can't make them take the next step.


As they say in cliches, if you truly love someone, you will let them go and if they return to you, you were truly meant to be together. When that horse you lead to the water, doesn't drink... you have to let them go and find their own way to the water (even if they never do).

I've trusted my heart to these cliches recently... I hope it works... if not, look for a cry for help, readers. pray, pray, pray

Babysitter for Sale

So today in summer school one of my students decided to tell me about his babysitter. It started with the comment that his babysitter was mean. I didn't pay too close attention to that as lots of kids say that about people that they love when they don't agree with what the adult has done something the kid doesn' t like. But the child kept telling about the babysitter. He said that the babysitter picks his nose and eats it (at this point I was paying attention). The child also said that his babysitter tries to make him eat his "boogers"... ah... the details that little kids give you. I really didn't know what to say at that point and then the child said, "I'm gonna put him in a bag, tie it up and sell him. Then he won't be on my nerves anymore." Yes, I can quote it because the child said it so many times... just about peed myself in class today. And that's good for a Monday morning!! haha

Far From Home

I've been living overseas for 10 years now. And I have loved almost every minute of it. I say almost because there are times where all I want is to be closer to home and my family and friends there. I've missed weddings of family and friends, I've missed funerals of family members, I've missed the births of nephews and nieces and the children of my friends, I've missed family celebrations and gatherings with friends. I've missed a lot and I feel missed. But thanks to technology that rules (when it doesn't drool), I am able to at least see pictures, hear voices online and over telephone, occasionally I get to see videos, and I get to see lots of emails and so on. So even though I am far from home and I have been for a long time know, I feel closer than I have ever felt.

Giving

You know that first time you buy clothes for someone? It is so nerve racking!!

Recently, I just purchased a bunch of shirts for my man for his birthday. I was excited and happy to pick something out for him (I admit, I went a little crazy). It was a blast to pick out things that I want to see him wear and to feel like I could bless him with some new things. But once I sent the box off, I felt like a nervous wreck. I was worried that they wouldn't fit, or that he'd hate the colours or styles that I liked so much. So tonight when I called and he told me how much he loved each and every shirt... well... I was able to breathe again!! hahaha.

It is a wonderful feeling to give something to someone you care about and it feels even better to know that you have pleased them in some way.