| Tuesday, August 28, 2007 |
| A little adventure... |
Headed off to Waskesiu this weekend for a little camping-ski.... wish we had a camera to document the adventures... but alas, it seems Tim & I are destined to never have photos of us together. I think from our ENTIRE dating career, we managed to have 4 or 5 candid photos (that is over a 3 year period people!!!). Anyway... you'll have to listent to me ramble - sorry?
Sunday saw us pack up the Jeep; camp had ended on Friday and we needed to get away. So to Waskesiu we went. Now anyone who knows Waskesiu knows it is GORGEOUS.... and this adventure was no different. Spot P2 is very nice in the Beaver Glen campsite if you need a good one...
Started off the time there by attempting to make friends with the squirrel that hung around our campsite. Tim was NOT impressed to hear that in my attempt to be friends I may or may not have fed it pie. I'm not sure if it was because of the pie factor or the rodent factor that set him off. Needless to say - I got in trouble.
Set up the tent (new - got it for the wedding. Must say, it was HUGE... very nice), made some dinner, hung out a while... time for bed. OK people - air bed in a cold, almost autumn setting = very, very bad idea. I have never been so cold while trying to sleep ever.
Woke up Monday and things are OK... make food, explore the town (with a bazillion ELK chilling out in the main part - weird...) go on a hike... that was nice... time for bed. Starts spitting just before we go to bed, and then gradually starts a bit heavier. Cue 10 PM. Erica finally speaks up with the beautiful line: "Wanna pack up and go home?" At this point in time, I have been freeeezing all day, am now facing the prospect of freezing all night long, listening to the rain getting louder and lounder on teh tent and am altogether not ready for another bad night of sleep.... so we did it. Packed up (literally rolled up the tent and through it in the jeep... and jetted for home.
Bad news - we were on the tail end of our gas. So we call this Race Trac gas thing and the guy will (from the Tavern) come around and fill us up... get there, power is out. Something is not working. We are 100KM from gas... things are lookin bleak. Amidst a shower of both rain and curses on the part of our new friend... we manage to figure out the problem, gas up and head for home.
Arriving at about 2 in the morning... we are home.
I really do love camping. I do... perhaps this time was not the best example.
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| Friday, August 17, 2007 |
| Amen Sister... AMEN! |
Bethany Dillon has a song called: "Hallelujah"... and today, I have been inspired... and so as I sit here at my desk trying to figure out which devotionals to put in this neat-OH project I am working on, I am inspired to listen to her singing what my heart is saying... it is a sweet, sweet moment.
Today, Sherry and I met with THE coolest person... such a dynamic man, with such a dynamic, beautiful, life giving ministry... and I feel so full of praise that I might just BURST!!!!
It's weird too, because we were talking about Spiritual Warfare! Ha... weird, I know. I come away from the conversation SO inspired, and SO in love with the God I serve. Jesus has made this way for us that blows my mind everytime. The fact that I work in an environment where I get to walk beside people and attempt to inspire them to live in JOY, HOPE and LOVE = radical dude!
Point people to Jesus. That was the conclusion we came to. Sometimes I feel ashamed of my faith - isn't that weird!? - but I literally sometimes am ashamed that I might be viewed by peers, parents, co-workers (you name it) as simply "emotional" or "too experiential"... but you know what? I have decided that it is OK... and that I will follow and love and hope and be joyful for all that I believe God wants to do in this world, and that has to be enough for me. I leave you with the following lyrics: they are my heart today.
"Hallelujah"
Bethany Dillon
Who can hold the stars
And my weary heart?
Who can see everything?
I've fallen so hard
Sometimes I feel so far
But not beyond your reach
I could climb a mountain
Swim the ocean
Or do anything
But it's when you hold me
That I start unfolding
And all I can say is
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Whatever's in front of me
Help me to sing hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Whatever's in front of me
I'll choose to sing hallelujah
The same sun that
Rises over castles
And welcomes the day
Spills over buildings
Into the streets
Where orphans play
And only you can see the good
In broken things
You took my heart of stone
And you made it home
And set this prisoner free
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Whatever's in front of me
Help me to sing hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Whatever's in front of me
I'll choose to sing hallelujah
And lastly, a quote from one of the said-devotionals of above. By Joyce Rupp from the book "May I Have this Dance?":
"When we wake up with that "worn out before the day starts" feeling, we can pause to imagine God loving us, holding us tenderly, breathing life into us. As we go through the day, we can pause to be attentive to our normal breathing patterns. This pause can connect us to God, our breath of life." |
| posted by Erica @ 2:53 p.m. |
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| Monday, August 13, 2007 |
| Las FOTOS!!! |
| Okey dokey people... still haven't figured out how to put the pictures on the computer (it's a DVD and my computer here can't read it or something like that...) SO. Our photographer's assistant has put some of the pictures she took on her blog - so, until I can put up the rest, check her out: Mandy's Photography Let me know what you think! And hey, if you're in the area and need a photographer, I would HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend her or our other photographer Debra Marshall. PHENOMENAL!!! |
| posted by Erica @ 12:14 p.m. |
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| Thursday, August 09, 2007 |
| YIKES! |
Hi guys... news in the life and times of the one & only Erica Elizabeth Baerwald:
1) I am EXTREMELY tired today... the sort of tired that is COMPLETELY debilitating. T - 22 minutes until I can go to the casa and SLEEP!
2) PEI - to go or not to go - that is the question in my heart lately.
3) 1 Peter. Read it, let me know any comments/thoughts that pop out to you... I'm loving it lately!
4) YA 2008 - gonna be GOOD times.
5) Wedding pics are in... as soon as I find a computer I can put them on... and upload them from. You'll see em!
6) They're really, really good.
Much love to all - comments always appreciated; how are you all? Are you listening to any really good music that I should know about? What Scripture is running through your noggin'? |
| posted by Erica @ 3:10 p.m. |
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