Choreographer's Cuisine

Well January is almost over, so here we are with the first update on the life of Monica. In typical fashion, I hit the slopes the first week of January, ready to dash into my eighth year of skiing. Unfortunately that first week was -30 with the wind chill of skiing so we only lasted about 30 minutes. The next week it rained and our van broke, but since then, we've had some lovely ski weather and loads of fun. Last week I even went over a jump and got some air. Kudos to my volunteer tether guy! At work, my colleague asked me again if I would dance in her creation. I have always said no due to a few different things, however, this time,  I felt the release in my spirit to say yes. So I've taken on a huge learning curve as the piece is already created and I'm now being integrated in. It's fun though and I'm making new friends and enjoying being with my colleagues more.  Another big part of the company's activities is our company class. I love these. We have d...

For the last many months, I  have been mourning the loss of my PSW (personal support worker.) When someone works closely with you day after day, it is hard not to become friends. We share stories and life.   O ver the year she was caring for me I grew to trust her . But here's the thing, she was one of many workers over the last four years who has left after a short period of time. And like with the others, I asked God a very simple question "Why?"  why just as trust and friendship develops, do they leave to go on to other jobs, studies or careers? Through this and many other losses, God is teaching me that change is good, and to trust Him in it all.  Does it still hurt? Of course it does. Do I miss her? Absolutely. But I am slowly learning to see everything God choreographs into my life as good. It doesn't always feel that way. Sometimes I wish He would allow one or two workers to stay for a few years.  But it seems that God likes to choreograph c...

It's amazing to me that out of all books of the Bible, Genesis is the one book that is quite often attacked. I talked about the flood and how the Ark was built. Now I'd like to tackle the biggest and possibly most controversial issue of all time...the issue of Creation. "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.   Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.  God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day..."  Genesis 1:1 - 5 You probably know the rest, the chapter goes on to describe the 6 days of creation.  Now, the issue here is that this Scripture has been twisted and added onto by man. The Bible warns us in Proverbs e...

How many of you like snow?? It's ok if the answer is no. However snow is quite beautiful and I believe there are lessons it can teach us. First, snow is so pure and white. I think of this symbolically of the purity of heart we get when we accept Jesus. He washes us white as snow.  In Psalm 51:7 it says: " Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow." The psalmist knew he couldn't be clean on the inside without the washing of the Holy Spirit.  This brings us nicely to the second point; Snow gets dirty and because it's white, the dirt shows up all the more. To me, this is again like us. As I  interact with the world, I'm getting dirty. I can't avoid the dirt, but it is my responsibility to wash my spirit; by reading the Word and through prayer, just like I wash my body, so I am like clean snow, inside and out.    As much as snow is really hard to deal with sometimes, let's let the beauty of this part of God...

There's something about a New Year.  New agendas, new clothes, new schedules (maybe.) New Year's resolutions. I don't know about you , but every year I set ambitious goals for myself that never end up working .     It's all very easy when you've got weeks stretching before you to set a goal or two , b ut the reality is, it's much harder once you’re up to your eyeballs in work and life. So, instead of making a bunch of goals that I probably won't be able to keep, I have set three “ simple ”   one s that I hope and pray I can stick to – even when my crazy schedule returns to it's full tilt craziness. I am going to blog every Saturday. I am told consistency is a good thing, especially if publication is your goal; which for me it is. So, here's what you can expect going forward. I'll be keeping my theme as “ God as The Choreographer of life ” for my blog; so will be posting things He's teaching me a...