I was going to post a delightful,thoughtful and reflective post for the end of the year. I am running out the door to celebrate New Years with Thai food and good friends and of course the World Junior Hockey game! 2011 was a busy year for us and we enjoyed three fabulous vacation trips (Cuba, Calgary & Hungary ).
In the past year I have grown and learned valuable lessons and had some healing along the way. I ran my first 10K and attempted the the CabotTrail relay. I started a new job as nurse educator which I absolutely love and keeps me challenged and busy and I started a meditation practice and leaned closer to my Catholic faith.
I am so blessed to have a wonderful family and network of friends and of course Blaise in my life. He keeps me laughing, and always knows when to say something or to just let me be. His strength and quiet faith and easy going attitude towards life helps to balance my roller coaster of emotions and whims. He is my greatest gift and I am so blessed. Yes I am so blessed so blessed indeed.
Happy New Year and hears to a joy filled adventurous 2012 !
Cheers
Karen
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Sunday, December 11, 2011
While I am Waiting
Beautiful hopeful song for the Advent Season of waiting and resonates so much for me as I am waiting.
Blessings Karen
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Leaning into 40
I can't believe that I am 40? How can that be when I still only feel 25? My motto for the year is Forty Fit and Fabulous ! Age is really a number and I have learned from my experience with working as a nurse and meeting wonderful joyful elderly that it is your spirit and outlook on life that count.
I try to embrace life and take each day as it comes and take responsibility for my attitude and reaction to others around me. I was very sentimental yesterday and the week leading up to my birthday. It has been a wonderful year and Blaise and I have had a lot of fun and travel adventures yet our hearts still are not complete as we continue to wait. The past few months have been more challenging and I have had to turn to prayer to get me through some rough spots of hoping and waiting. I guess I don't mind turning 40 as an age I just am sad that we don't have any children to share and celebrate milestones with. There I said it ! Oh my nerves why do I think I have to be strong all the time and not acknowledge that it is very very emotionally draining to be on the roller coaster of waiting to adopt. I keep thinking maybe we are being too picky, is this really really what we want?
When it comes right down to it my hearts desire is to be a mother and to share parenting with Blaise. I just finished the Alpha course at my church and really enjoyed it and grew in faith and meet some lovely people in my church. It is time for us to stop " sitting at the back " and to start participating in our church community. We have to start making some changes and not " sitting back " and waiting. Yes we enjoy life but lately I am thinking we keep ourselves so busy so we don't have time to really remember that we don't have kids to share our lives with.
So I continue to try to live with a focus on the blessings I do have in my life. I received some beautiful cards for my birthday. My mother gave me such a lovely card,
" You're a great joy giver from God an you've been a special gift since you day you were born " WOW thanks MOM !
With my friends I have a tradition that I ask three birthday questions. This started at work and now I use it with everyone !
1) If you could have dinner with anyone( living /famous or other) who would it be ?
This year I picked Micheal Bouble !
2)What are you most proud of from the past year ?
Training and running Bluenose 10K and Cabot Trail Relay ( although I was slow !)
3) What is your with for the coming year?
To be at peace and let God take control of my life
I had a wonderful birthday. I spent some time at church in the morning for adoration and it really helped to set me on the right course. " I AM with YOU " was my take away from my time in prayer. Then Piper and I had a great walk at Point Pleasent Park. Piper heals and teaches me on every walk. Then I had a spa afternoon and went of supper and drinks with friends.
What a wonderful birthday and Blaise made sure everything was perfect ( if not last minute LOL) He writes the most beautiful cards but this year his card did not need any additions it was perfect.
I am so blessed and I have a responsibility to live each day to the fullest and I plan to strive for this in the coming year.
Many Blessings
Nameste
I try to embrace life and take each day as it comes and take responsibility for my attitude and reaction to others around me. I was very sentimental yesterday and the week leading up to my birthday. It has been a wonderful year and Blaise and I have had a lot of fun and travel adventures yet our hearts still are not complete as we continue to wait. The past few months have been more challenging and I have had to turn to prayer to get me through some rough spots of hoping and waiting. I guess I don't mind turning 40 as an age I just am sad that we don't have any children to share and celebrate milestones with. There I said it ! Oh my nerves why do I think I have to be strong all the time and not acknowledge that it is very very emotionally draining to be on the roller coaster of waiting to adopt. I keep thinking maybe we are being too picky, is this really really what we want?
When it comes right down to it my hearts desire is to be a mother and to share parenting with Blaise. I just finished the Alpha course at my church and really enjoyed it and grew in faith and meet some lovely people in my church. It is time for us to stop " sitting at the back " and to start participating in our church community. We have to start making some changes and not " sitting back " and waiting. Yes we enjoy life but lately I am thinking we keep ourselves so busy so we don't have time to really remember that we don't have kids to share our lives with.
So I continue to try to live with a focus on the blessings I do have in my life. I received some beautiful cards for my birthday. My mother gave me such a lovely card,
" You're a great joy giver from God an you've been a special gift since you day you were born " WOW thanks MOM !
With my friends I have a tradition that I ask three birthday questions. This started at work and now I use it with everyone !
1) If you could have dinner with anyone( living /famous or other) who would it be ?
This year I picked Micheal Bouble !
2)What are you most proud of from the past year ?
Training and running Bluenose 10K and Cabot Trail Relay ( although I was slow !)
3) What is your with for the coming year?
To be at peace and let God take control of my life
I had a wonderful birthday. I spent some time at church in the morning for adoration and it really helped to set me on the right course. " I AM with YOU " was my take away from my time in prayer. Then Piper and I had a great walk at Point Pleasent Park. Piper heals and teaches me on every walk. Then I had a spa afternoon and went of supper and drinks with friends.
What a wonderful birthday and Blaise made sure everything was perfect ( if not last minute LOL) He writes the most beautiful cards but this year his card did not need any additions it was perfect.
I am so blessed and I have a responsibility to live each day to the fullest and I plan to strive for this in the coming year.
Many Blessings
Nameste
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