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Autumn At Padley

Originally uploaded by Jon Stead.

I have noticed that I continue to be a little sleepy and tired on a constant basis since I have returned. I’m working full time so that will help. Working until later in the evening every time I work will also be a factor. I think another main reason is that it is just a lot of stress to start a new life.

Before I left El Salvador I found that I was nervous about coming back home. Canada is home for me so it didn’t make sense. There were many things that I knew would be easier here but I couldn’t shake being nervous about it. I realized that much of my nervousness had to do with leaving the things that I knew were safe and secure to entering a new phase in life. Although one of the reasons that we cite for coming to Canada is the safety we enjoy here, there is something about the familiar that is sometimes much easier than change. In coming here I wasn’t restarting my life but starting a new life with my lovely wife Susana. I knew that friends would have filled in the spots they reserved in their schedule for me and that some people would have moved away. I knew that so much would be different.

Now, I get to experience that continued stress. Change, good or bad, is tiring. We are far from a rythm of life and I hope that we will continue to move towards a good rythm.

The one thing that has kept us sane is seeing all of the things that God has prepared for us here in Canada and knowing that He is a part of it all. God is so good to us and we are so blessed to be in a warm loving home with a great income to tide us over until we are able to do something more permanent. God is so good.

Slippery When Wet

Originally uploaded by Johnny Blood.

Brrrrrrr. . . brrrrrr. . . brrrrr. I went outside to help with clearing the walk of all of the snow, 3 hours later we changed the tires on the Olds. I don’t think that we would make a great pit crew. We even had an impact wrench but around half of the bolts would come off without about 4 feet of leverage.

I am enjoying the snow but it meant that Su and I didn’t get to go see the Bengal tiger at the zoo today. That may just have to wait until spring.

Hace frío afuera hoy. Hay mucho nieve y viento. Todavía es bonita afuera. Vamos a poner fotos aquí para todo la gente en El Salvador. El texto arriba no es lo mismo entonces pueden traducir si quieren. Supongo que solo haya Ingrid y Janette mirando la pagina pero tal vez Aldo tambien.

Estoy hablando en español mas ahora que antes porque estoy hablando con Susana toda la semana. Es perfecto.

Piedras de los Cóbanos

Originally uploaded by Jerry the Beam.

Le extraño a El Salvador. Hay muchas cosas y mucha gente que quiero ver y hablar con. Me gusta a El Salvador muchicismo. Pero por ahora, Dios tiene nostotros aquí y hay un razon por eso. Fue un milagro que estamos aquí y no puedo olvidar eso. Me extaño mucho mi familia en El Salvador.

Hola a todos en El Salvador. Tienen un parte de me corazon alla aunque, gracias a Dios mi Corazon esta aquí conmigo. Gracias por Susana y su vida conmigo.

Holiday needed

Originally uploaded by Zamm.

I don’t know why but I haven’t been able to sleep when I tried the last few days and I have been sleeping in as late as 11am. This morning I tried rearranging the schedule by waking up at 9am. I don’t want to flip back too much. Well, about mid-afternoon I realized that there was nothing left for me to give and with seeing some friends this evening, I knew that I needed a nap.

Helpful tip: If you sleep less that a half-hour in the afternoon, you do not enter deep sleep. If you sleep more, you enter night-time sleep. That is what makes you groggy when you wake up and affects your ability to sleep in the evening.

Simply White Sands

Originally uploaded by Leviathor.

Sorry to all of you who are regular readers who have been neglected for the last little while. If you really get ticked, just write me an email to set me in my place again.

It is a strange time to stop since I have finally realized so many of my dreams and Susana and I are experiencing so much that I would love to share. I guess that I haven’t found my rutine yet and blogging is a discipline of sorts.

I have come back and found myself shocked by how rich our country is. We are such incredibly wealthy people who are driven by free market and all of that jazz. The truly disturbing thing is that I find that I’m really comfortable jumping right back into the swing of things.

Most of our shopping has been stuff that Susana has needed since she is now facing an extra 3 seasons (I was never really convinced that 28 degrees with or without rain constitutes 2 seasons). That has been fun. The rest of our shopping has been thrift and sales shopping which I can truly say that I find fun. I love the XS Cargo, Value Village and outlet store experience. Coming from a country where sales are ok at best, this has been really fun. We were able to get Sorels for Su in Calgary for $15 at the Aldo outlet store. Seriously. . . and they are actually kind of cute.

I think that it will be difficult coming back and figuring out what kind of life we will live here but I think that we are both enjoying the process. Time will tell us more as we go and I know that God will continue to speak into things.