It's been a while...

Apart from the blog entry I posted the other day, it's been a while since I wrote anything on here. In fact the entry before my most recent one is dated October 2007! I've recently been inspired by various friends to give the art of blogging another try. I thought that perhaps I would give y'all a quick update on my life since October of '07...

In November my uncle David passed away unexpectedly in his sleep. A few years ago, he underwent the gastro-bypass surgery in hopes of loosing a lot of weight. He did indeed loose the weight...in fact he went from about 450 lbs to approx. 200 lbs! At first he was the happiest I had ever seen him, but he soon started to develop unexplainable health issues. He would seizure and black out for long periods of time, he developed sever diabetes, and he would get up in the middle of the night and cook food and do other random things and have no relocation of it at all. He met with several doctors, all of which had no idea what was causing his issues. On the last night that my aunt was with him, their cat jumped up on his lap and then their dog laid across his feet. He said, "wow, I'm really loved aren't I?" and she replied with, "yes, David, you're very loved". That was the last thing they expressed to each other before he died. He passed away the night of his birthday...I miss him terribly.

In December, I bought a car. She's a sapphire blue 2008 Nissan Sentra with gray interior. Oh, and her name is Sophia! I also got a job working at the police department...crappy pay...great benefits...lousy work. However, I AM thankful to have a job!

In January, I found out that I was not accepted for a job that I had applied for at a church in Canada. At first, I was very upset, but I soon realized that God had other plans for me. That very same day that I got the news about the job, I received a "random" e-mail from Tyndale University College and Seminary in Toronto, Ontario (this was especially awesome because at that time I was looking in to various Christian universities in my area). Why they would be sending ME information on their school in Canada is beyond me (actually it's God *wink*). I looked into it and was told that if I applied then they would waive the $150 application fee. I had nothing to lose, so I applied...

On April 9th, I received an email congratulating me on my acceptance into the BRE Youth Ministry program at Tyndale! Since then, I have been getting everything in order to leave. I'm terrified at the thought of going back to school, but thrilled about moving back to Canada.

Just this month (May), I returned to Canada to volunteer at a massive youth event known as Pitch and Praise. This was my 3 consecutive year helping out at this event. My good friend and former YB teammate, Darcie, and I planned out, helped build, and then supervised a giant walk-through maze. It was wonderful to see so many of my Canadian peeps again!!

And that's about it I guess...I hope this blog entry finds you well :)

Love,
Brittany Joy