I love winter!

I had my first snowfall in Montreal today!! It was very short but a nice surprise when I walked out of the house. I can't wait to see this city covered in snow and Christmas lights! I'm so excited about Christmas! There's decorations going up already! :D heh I know this excitement is only going to last the first few weeks and then I'll get sick of the cold and slush...but for now, I'm looking forward to it! It's still strange to me that I'm in Montreal. I guess the transition of seasons reminds me I'm still transitioning. Anyhow, I've been warned about Montreal winters...puahaha bringg it!! 

There is something about old buildings that look worn or is falling apart that really draws me. I'm not really sure why. Maybe because I wonder at the history of the building and the many things that they have witnessed standing in their place as the years pass. I think it gives it a lot of character. While some people may see it as ugly or needing to be repaired or rebuilt, I find it kinda beautiful. I'm just reminded of all the new people I'm meeting everyday. We all have so much 'ugliness' and things that people may look down upon. It may even be things that we are shameful of and try to cover up by putting on different 'layers of paint' or what we think might allow us to become accepted and loved. We put on our 'we're perfect' facade, but it is in these that Jesus makes us the most beautiful. It is when we show our weaknesses and brokenness that Jesus heals and restores us. And when it's done in community, we learn to love each other in our brokenness and learn that there is strength in our weaknesses and the whole of who we are. We learn that no ones perfect. We are all broken, torn apart and weak and there is beauty in that.

Daniel Fast Day #2

Doing this fast has made me realize how much sugar and unnecessary stuff I put into my body on a daily basis. This is a good reminder and good cleansing both physically and spiritually. I can't believe the things God has surprised me with these last couple of days. Our God is so good. Remember the blessings you've been given and remember, this is the God we give our lives to. 

Love is the most powerful weapon.

God's love for us is so furious. There is nothing we can say or do to make Him love us any less. How He loves us now is the same whether we sin or when we feel like we've 'accomplished' something. God's love is not measured by what we do. He is not threatened by our unbelief. Regardless of everything and anything, God keeps loving on us. He is the bridegroom and His love is relentless. He will keep pursuing us until there's no way we won't want to love him back.

We need to love on others and learn to die as Christ did so that others can experience the radical love that is Jesus. We need to be bold and trust in God's miracles. We were not given a spirit of fear but of power and of love.

Love seriously conquers all.

Praise in every season

how do you know it's real and not just something inside your head?
do you sit by and do nothing? because if it's meant to be it'll be...
if you pursue and go after it, is that apart of God's plan for you?
if you don't pursue it and it still happens, then is it God's plan for you?
but can we really just sit there and not do anything?

...why now?

This is the yummy lunch my sister made for me. Chicken salad and peach strawberry smoothie. Time to restock on our fruits though! We're running low!