My light, my strength, my song

In Christ alone my hope is found
He is my light, my strength, my song
This Cornerstone, this solid ground
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm

What heights of love, what depths of peace
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease
My Comforter, my All in All
Here in the love of Christ I stand

In Christ alone, who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless Babe
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones He came to save

Till on that cross as Jesus died
The wrath of God was satisfied
For every sin on Him was laid
Here in the death of Christ I live

There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave He rose again

And as He stands in victory
Sins curse has lost its grip on me
For I am His and He is mine
Bought with the precious blood of Christ

No guilt in life, no fear in death
This is the power of Christ in me
From a lifes first cry to final breath
Jesus commands my destiny

No power of hell, no scheme of man
Could ever pluck me from His hand
Till He returns or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ I stand

Home Sweet Home

          Welcome to Glendon. Thats what the sign read to me as I drove into town. I slowed down and thought "what on earth am I doing reading this sign in the middle of winter?" I usually see this sign a couple times of year in the summer and don't pay to much attention to it other than get a feeling of excitement to be that much closer in my drive to Moose Lake.  I couldn't help but think it is actually kind of an ugly sign, it has a really small picture of a cow and fish. But I guess it kind of sums up this town, everyone loves fishing in summer and winter and most people here have cattle.  So, where do we fit? I don't like to fish and I cant say I know to much about cattle. But we do feel like we 'fit' here for some reason. In fact when I go to the city I am usually really happy to get home where it is quieter and less consumeristic. 

           Its funny because I am working at the salon in town 2 days a week and many people ask what we are doing here? Why would we come to Glendon from Vancouver? And when I say "Ya we like it, its nice" (with a bit of reluctance because both of us know Glendon is not really nice) I usually get a response like, "oh ya? I would take -25 weather for half of the year over +5 winters and flowers year round to!" Haha, ya, not really.

          But to be honest, we do like it here. We have made some great friends, we can go out to Moose Lake and walk in the quiet forest and sit on our snow covered deck looking at the beautiful snow covered lake. We dont just like being able to do that, we love that. Clayton and I are both waiting some-what patiently for the snow to be gone so we can spend more time at the cabin and spend nights there. I am also waiting not-so patiently for my son to start walking so he can run around at Moose Lake.

         Anyways, many people have been wondering how we are doing out here and if we are enjoying our new jobs and life, and we are. I guess when you take the scary steps of walking into the life that God has planned for you, He will also help you settle in and bless you enormously for being faithful to His will. And we do feel greatly blessed to be here. I do miss Vancouver, but I also am glad to be here. All we need it a quad, snow-mobile and a couple horses on some land over-looking Moose Lake and we are set! That might take time but I will wait. I am going to attempt growing a garden and flowers to, because that is also what people do here. I am nervous about it though because I am struggling to keep the one house plant I have alive. I am sure I will fail at learning to be domestic and 'country' but I will try. I have made a few crapy roasts and my first attempt at home-made buns sucked, but I keep trying and things are  improving. (Yes homemade baking and cooking local-raised food is also what we Glendonites do).  So, you Moose Lakers, stop by my house on the way to the lake this summer and I will hopefully have some fresh baking ready for you!