Happy New Year!

Well Christmas Break is coming to an end and so is 2010. I am excited to see what 2011 brings. Early this year I wrote a blog in which I discussed each season. To recap 2010, it was a year of heartbreak. But in the midst of that God brought new friendships. As it comes to an end, I am tired, but I look forward to the renewal of a new year. It will be my last semester at Emmanuel and I want to make the best of it. My prayer is that 2011 will be a great year for many. Each day in 2011 I want to do something new. So this will start on the 1st.

- T.

Merry Christmas!

Marilyn and I

Time flies! I cant believe December is over. The masquerade (on December 10; I know I'm a little behind) was great, so a special thanks to Marilyn for all her hard work. It seems like it was so busy and who would have thought it would be over so quickly.

I made it through exams, its been stressful to say the least. I no longer have a car, my friend was in an accident in it. I am hoping to have a new one soon, I feel very stranded. I'm so happy to have some time away from campus to regain my energy, and be filled by God.

Well a Merry Christmas Eve, I'm not a big Christmas person but I do love to celebrate my savior whenever possible! So what a great opportunity.

- T.

"This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit" - Matthew 1:18

ps. The exciting news from day 26 was that my best friend got engaged just before Christmas :) Congratz Bestie :) 

Flee!

"Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart." - 2 Timothy 2:22

Why is it all too often we walk the fence of temptation. We ask God to "deliver us from temptation" yet we constantly put ourselves in a place to be tempted. Instead of guarding our hearts and minds and taking our thoughts captive, we let so many things seep in, and then say but God I called out to you.

2 Timothy is clear when it says to flee evil desires. And gives us hope in that of pursuing righteousness. It is most often that we come up with excuses for the things we do such as if I didn't watch that TV show with that person we wouldn't be as close and that friendship isn't bad, but I see that as an excuse to simple watch the things that our flesh desires and is that given room for God to form a relationship with that person. If we really thought about it before we did something and said to ourselves, "Would I do this in the presence of Jesus? Is this glorify to Him?" would we really do half the things we say are "okay".

Ephesians 4:29 says "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen" but how many times do we cut other down.

And Ephesians 5: 25-27 says "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless". I was listening to a sermon by Francis Chan today and he used this verse to remind us that we are Christ's bride and we are to be "holy and blameless". But are we doing this, are we presenting ourselves to Christ this way with the music we listen to, the shows/movies we watch, the games we play, and the way we talk to others.

I love to use sarcasm, it is one of my favorite types of humor however the definitions of it, have got me wondering how fruitful it really is. According to websters dictionary the word sarcasm means "Witty language used to convey insults or scorn", going back to the Greek meaning it is "to tear flesh". Now don't get me wrong I'm not saying to never use sarcasm but to simply think about the words we say before we say them, to think about the things we watch before we watch them and to think about the things we do before we do them.

The Bible doesn't tell us to flee from evil simply because of sin though it gives a better option, Jesus is better, what we get from Him is better, so we run because He is better.

- T.

Day 30... Surprise Party!

Tonight my floor had a surprise party at Crabby's for our RA Angela! Happy Birthday Ang! Your wonderful!

- T.

Today is the last day of my 30 day things that make me smile, but I'm sure from time to time I will still post things that make me smile. :)

Day 29... Surprise Visit!

Candice and I on Halloween in Grade 10 I believe

Tonight Dan and I drove to surprise my best friend/his girlfriend in London for a quick visit. It was a great time!

- T.

Day 28... Stuffed Crust!

I ate stuffed crust pizza today... it was delicious!

- T. 

Day 27... Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer by Gustav Klimt

This is a photo of the most expensive painting ever it was painted in 1907 by Gustav Klimt and sold for $135,000,000 in 2006 by Ronald S. Lauder. This painting was taken from it's owner by the Nazi when he had to flee to Switzerland. It wasn't until 2006 that it was finally restored to it's heir by the Austrian Court, and soon after it was purchased by Lauder.

- T.

Day 26... exciting news...

I can't actually say what the exciting news was yet, but I'll tell ya this it was exciting. :)

- T.





This is a picture I took in front of the water show at the Bellagio in Law Vegas, Nevada in early December 2007.

Day 25... A night of Hip Hop!

Last night I went to Toronto with some friends to see a Christian hip hop artist at Canada Christian College and then to a pool hall in downtown Toronto. It was so sad at first because I was the only one under 21 and they have a 21 plus rule on weekends but the manager let me in. The hip hop artist was great, and it was lots of fun, and the pool hall was as well. It was great to spend time dancing and laughing with friends.

- T.

What a week!

Well this week was incredibly hard; there was a serious of events that all happened within one week. Although I cannot discuss them all on my blog I can say it was a tough week. I am learning to trust God and allow him to heal my heart each day.

A Painting I did for my friend Miranda maybe a year ago?

Day 24... Who Stole Christmas!

Tonight we watched How the Grinch Stole Christmas and ate loads of food at my friend Amanda's house. It was a lovely evening and helped with the hard week I had.

- T.

Day 23... Discussion!

Tonight I had a great discussion with some friends, we talked about God, theology, frustration and hurt. It was a needed talk, and I'm so glad I went. And lets all be glad November is over!

- T.