Hawaiian Update
For those of you that check out my blog, and haven't heard yet, I am now in Kona, Hawaii, about to volunteer as a Mission Builder at YWAM. I am here with Jeremiah, my mom and brother Jesse. We will be volunteering for 5 weeks and spending Christmas here with my Dad and sister Kara too. While here, I will be posting mostly on our Hawaii blog as it is hard to keep up with two. The link is on my page: Ywan Hawaiian Adventures. Please do check it out and post comments. We'd love to hear from you. There are pictures from our San Francisco layover and will soon be pictures from our first day here. It is warm and beautiful here. I will be working in the Go Centre, cleaning as well as doing food prep in the kitchen. Jeremiah will be in the kitchen, so I will spend a couple hours each day working with him!
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Saturday, November 15, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Cars Cars Cars
So today marks a day where we begin the relationship with yet another car. Jeremiah and I have been through our fair share of cars, with us usually ending up with bad luck somehow........
Car 1: Jeremiah had a sweet old oldsmobile at CLBI maybe a late 80's car. Unfortunately hit a deer. Tragic Death.
Car 2: We somehow took over Josh's old brown mazda 626 '88. We had it maybe a year or less, when I was cruising Macleod Trail and the strut fully punctured the tire and it wasn't able/ worth it to be fixed.
Car 3: We took over Jer's parents buick, which was a luxury mobile by our standards, maybe a 92', but alas an intense maybe 2000$ fix was necessary, so it was not worth the fix.
Car 4: For 200$ donation to the church (sellers request) we got the 1992 Nissan Sentra. It was a good little rusted car that required me to learn standard, a skill I am happy to now own. Though it made a good trek to Florida when Jeremiah and Josh went, in just over a year it needed a new clutch for over 1000$, and being the rust bucket it was becoming, it again was not worth the fix.....which led to car #5
Car 5: This was the first car we truly looked up ourselves and decided to buy. We thought it was an ok deal, $2500, for a cute little toyota tercel with low milage. Unfortunatly turns out it was all rusted out and the engine finally died in less than a year from when we bought it, when Jeremiah was cruising into Calgary one day. Another 2000$ fix, not quite worth it for this car.
Car 6: This is our most newest car to add to the bunch. It is a 99' Saturn. We bought it at a family member home auction. On the day of the auction it actually ended up being in the shop, which caused, we think, us to get it for a bit less than they wanted as others weren't able to actually see the car. Then it turns out they had to do a major fix on it, and pay a cut to the auction company. In the end they got a lot less for it, which was unfortunate for them, but I guess you could say helpful for us, as this major fix was done and we got a reasonable price.
Anyway, as you can see we have been through 6 cars in 6 years. We are hoping this one will make it a little bit longer. We are grateful to the sellers for selling us the car, even though given the circumstances, had they went with a private sale could've gotten much more. It is a true blessing.
Here are a couple picks of us with the old car and the new saturn. Can you tell we like mint-ish green?? :)
So today marks a day where we begin the relationship with yet another car. Jeremiah and I have been through our fair share of cars, with us usually ending up with bad luck somehow........
Car 1: Jeremiah had a sweet old oldsmobile at CLBI maybe a late 80's car. Unfortunately hit a deer. Tragic Death.
Car 2: We somehow took over Josh's old brown mazda 626 '88. We had it maybe a year or less, when I was cruising Macleod Trail and the strut fully punctured the tire and it wasn't able/ worth it to be fixed.
Car 3: We took over Jer's parents buick, which was a luxury mobile by our standards, maybe a 92', but alas an intense maybe 2000$ fix was necessary, so it was not worth the fix.
Car 4: For 200$ donation to the church (sellers request) we got the 1992 Nissan Sentra. It was a good little rusted car that required me to learn standard, a skill I am happy to now own. Though it made a good trek to Florida when Jeremiah and Josh went, in just over a year it needed a new clutch for over 1000$, and being the rust bucket it was becoming, it again was not worth the fix.....which led to car #5
Car 5: This was the first car we truly looked up ourselves and decided to buy. We thought it was an ok deal, $2500, for a cute little toyota tercel with low milage. Unfortunatly turns out it was all rusted out and the engine finally died in less than a year from when we bought it, when Jeremiah was cruising into Calgary one day. Another 2000$ fix, not quite worth it for this car.
Car 6: This is our most newest car to add to the bunch. It is a 99' Saturn. We bought it at a family member home auction. On the day of the auction it actually ended up being in the shop, which caused, we think, us to get it for a bit less than they wanted as others weren't able to actually see the car. Then it turns out they had to do a major fix on it, and pay a cut to the auction company. In the end they got a lot less for it, which was unfortunate for them, but I guess you could say helpful for us, as this major fix was done and we got a reasonable price.
Anyway, as you can see we have been through 6 cars in 6 years. We are hoping this one will make it a little bit longer. We are grateful to the sellers for selling us the car, even though given the circumstances, had they went with a private sale could've gotten much more. It is a true blessing.
Here are a couple picks of us with the old car and the new saturn. Can you tell we like mint-ish green?? :)
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
My New Love- Vinyl Lettering
Lately me and Jeremiah have been helping his parents out with various projects at both the church and at home. One project that we are quite proud of, is one that we just finished at the church. There was this band that stuck out around the doorway, that was plain old white and we thought how nice it would look if it was painted and stood out a bit. That led to us painting it a few tones, and then ordering vinyl lettering that said "Go in Peace and Serve the Lord". It looks so beautiful now. Vinyl lettering is such a great material to work with. It went on so easy, and looks so professional. There are many companies out there, but I ordered mine through You-Said-It, which has a link on my blog to their site :) So do check it out. I think words and phrases add so much to a wall/room.
So, the boring white band above the door is now a wonderful piece of art which enhances the mission of the church. Yay.
Lately me and Jeremiah have been helping his parents out with various projects at both the church and at home. One project that we are quite proud of, is one that we just finished at the church. There was this band that stuck out around the doorway, that was plain old white and we thought how nice it would look if it was painted and stood out a bit. That led to us painting it a few tones, and then ordering vinyl lettering that said "Go in Peace and Serve the Lord". It looks so beautiful now. Vinyl lettering is such a great material to work with. It went on so easy, and looks so professional. There are many companies out there, but I ordered mine through You-Said-It, which has a link on my blog to their site :) So do check it out. I think words and phrases add so much to a wall/room.
So, the boring white band above the door is now a wonderful piece of art which enhances the mission of the church. Yay.
Hawaii Here We Come!!!
So, next Friday (Nov 14) Jeremiah, my mom, Brother Jesse and myself will be talking of to Hawaii to volunteer at YWAM in Kona for 5 weeks. After that my dad and sister Kara are coming to meet us in Hawaii for some Christmas fun and relaxation. I am very excited for this change, as I have been cramming paper after paper in the last few months. On my list of blogs, you will see a link to our Hawaii blog, so I encourage you to check that one out as we will post pictures and stories for you, our family and friends to check out.
I ask for your prayers as well as we serve at YWAM in whatever capacity they need, and also as we grow spiritually through meeting believers from all over the world. I think they have great internet access, so I will be sure to keep up with all your lovely blogs as well.
Peace.
So, next Friday (Nov 14) Jeremiah, my mom, Brother Jesse and myself will be talking of to Hawaii to volunteer at YWAM in Kona for 5 weeks. After that my dad and sister Kara are coming to meet us in Hawaii for some Christmas fun and relaxation. I am very excited for this change, as I have been cramming paper after paper in the last few months. On my list of blogs, you will see a link to our Hawaii blog, so I encourage you to check that one out as we will post pictures and stories for you, our family and friends to check out.
I ask for your prayers as well as we serve at YWAM in whatever capacity they need, and also as we grow spiritually through meeting believers from all over the world. I think they have great internet access, so I will be sure to keep up with all your lovely blogs as well.
Peace.
Saturday, November 01, 2008
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