All Hallows Evening (a.k.a. Halloween)

I was just reading up on the history of Halloween . . . I've never been trick-or-treating myself, because my parents say that it is a 'celebration of the devil' (not that I'm disagreeing with them). There are a bunch of different stories about how halloween came to be . . . the celts would paint scary faces on pumpkins and gourds to scare away evil sirits on the night before All Saints Day. They would also dress up and wear scary costumes to scare away the evil spirits. . . there are many other stories as well... on halloween the faeries would disguise themselves as beggars and go door to door asking for treats. Those who gave them food were rewarded. Those who slammed the door tended to experience some unpleasantness. . . hmmm ... On Halloween, 1517, Martin Luther began trying to reform the Catholic Church. His reformation ended up as the Protestant Church, the followers of which didn't believe in saints. No saints meant no All Hallows' Day. No All Hallows' Day meant no Halloween. .. there are bunch of interesting takes on this 'holiday', you should check them out. So . . . tomorrow night, you all are going to church to celebrate the Reformation, right (not halloween!)?

Well . . .

We're in the midst of re-doing our 'play room' . . . it's more of a rec. room . . . we painted the walls blue and green (woohoo!) and yesterday dad and Derek layed down the new floors (hard wood laminate). It's looking really good . . . ya'll should come over sometime soon and check it out . . . after we get our POOL TABLE that is . . . my dad found a really great deal on a pool table, so he bought it of course . . . we get it on Saturday . . . I'll have to brush up on my 'billiards' skills before any of you guys come over to play it with me!! Anyway, this week has been pretty crazy, but it's almost over . . . next weekend is Sola Scriptura, can't wait, it'll be good for sure! Take it easy . . .

Good Times in Copetown

This past weekend, I went up to Copetown to visit Lynnette & Karissa for Karissa's 17th birthday. It was tons of fun. On Saturday we surprised Karissa by picking her up from work. She had no idea we were coming at all this weekend! Saturday night, we made our way over to Vineland for the night and then drove back to Copetown again. Sunday morning we went to St. George for church. . . at 8:45 in the morning! Wow . . . not used to having church that early! Anyway, we got fed REALLY well this weekend (Thanks Mrs. Feijer!) and right now I'm really tired . . . and hungry. It was an awesome weekend and I can't wait till we can do it again guys! (My house next!)

Today I . . .

Went to work from 8:30 - 12:30, am at my sister's house now, will be workling from 4-9 then I'm going home!

Today I . . .

Went to work from 8:30 - 12:30, am at my sister's house now, will be workling from 4-9 then I'm going home!

Today I . . .

...am going to work at the O.E.Y.C. from 4-8. . . easy day!

'Awesome'

This word is defined as:
awesome
A adjective
1 amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, awing

inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville;

Hmmm... I think that in our daily language, we overuse this word a lot! It is often used in the wrong context and I've noticed lately just how often we say something is 'awesome'. (ex. Slurpies are awesome!) Are they really? . . .

Today I . . .

went to work from 8:30 - 12:30, am painting our play room, will be going to my 'other' work from 4-9, then will be headed to Bible Study . . . (we're studying the R.C. Sproul video series on 'The Holiness of God', excellent series!).

Thanksgiving Day Hike

My Car

A 1998 Honda Civic LX . . . been saving up for it for a long time and now I even know how to drive it! (It's a 5-speed)

Blogger Begins...

Hello everyone! Welcome to the blog of Kara . . . I decided that having a blog on blogspot was more ideal than having one through hotmail. So, how is everybody? Enjoy the snow that came down today . . . me neither! That means that summer is officially over...how were your summers? Mine was pretty amazing! I did sooo much!The summer started out with a new job, I loved my job sooo much . . . no night shifts, no weekends . . . wow. I’m still doing the same job but I’m just working in a different building, at the Ontario Early Years Centre. I love the job, but it’s only part time, so I’m also working part time at VanPelt’s in the printing/ copy department as well. I like that department, it’s pretty cool, very fast paced. Anyway, August was a crazy month... at the very beginning of August, I attended the FRC Youth Camp . .. It had a really great speaker . . . Dr. Beeke. He had some real eye opening speeches. A couple of weeks later, I I went Up North to Restoule where my family rents a cottage . . . me, Lyd, Jen, Tim, Aaron, and Derek all hung out and it was an amazing half of a week! We went water skiing, knee boarding, swimming, fishing, boating . . .wow, it was awesome! And of course, at the end of August we went to CAMP TAMARACK!! It was pretty awesome! The speakers were amazing!! I love camp for many reasons, but most of all because it seems as if the Holy Spirit is everywhere you go . . .I remember sitting outside one morning reading the Bible wrapped up in my blanket and just thinking, wow . .. I NEVER want to leave this place! I remember flipping through passage after passage of scripture and not wanting to stop . . . wow, it was so amazing... that is what Tamarack is known for . . .the working of the Spirit . . . and it almost seemed as if the devil was totally absent from camp ... what an amazing thing! That is also why I love not going back to school . . . I do not miss the worldly atmosphere at all! The Summer was a very refreshing time for me both spiritually and physically, hanging out with all of my friends, all the time was also an amazing experience... anyway, I better be signing off now, God bless...