Nov 27

Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow Americans. living among Canadians some times makes it hard to remember the holidays of our home land. thankfully the Canadians around here are nice and accommodating to our special needs. the cafe prepared some wonderful delicacies to satisfy our picky palates. they made all the classic thanksgiving classics, some really good gluten which, although quite satisfying, still does not surpass that made by mom :) speaking of which, the rest of my family were together today at my older brothers place and had dinner there. they called me and passed the phone around. it was very nice to know that they hadn't forgotten about me. i am glad i will be able to see them soon.
well, since Craig has decided that he is going to go back home and spend time with his family and start a new life we have hired a new guy's dean to come in and help us in the dorm. he came over tonight to get acquainted with how things run. i think he is going to fit in really well. i am encouraged.
there is a native lady in town who is a single mother of two, a 10 year old boy and a 7 year old girl. she is doing her best to raise them, and i think she is doing a wonderful job, but she feels that it would be nice to have some help with her children, especially with her boy. so Mrs. Roque and i went into town this after noon to meet with them. the meeting went very well. as we were talking the boy and his sister were playing tag. after a while he came over and tagged me. well, that started a full blown game. i found out the hard way they both have lots of energy. it all went very well, i think i am really going to enjoy working with them. at the end the little girl reminded me that next time we play i am it first :)
i would like to end by saying how thankful i am to God for His guidance in my life. He has lead me all over the world, and now He is taking care of me here in Canada. i would truly be lost if it wasn't for His guiding Providence. and second, for the friends i work with. i could not ask for a friendlier, more forgiving, more Christ centered group of people to work with. i praise God for them every day.