Halloween 2011

OK, so here goes, this is really not my kind of thing but I am going to start to blog! Why? well I think if I can get a grasp of the mechanics and teach my kids, perhaps it will give them another avenue to think about and write down how they are doing, thinking, feeling even! You see, I have the privilege of three, (What are considered) Special need kids. if you came into my house you probably wouldn't put our family in this  category. Some of my best friends don't know what life has been like and can still be like some days with the mix that God has given us, but that's OK, I don't really know their actual struggles either, it is amazing what we hide or do not speak of, even to our closest friends!

Becoming a parent was a long road. I got married in my late teens to the guy of my dreams much to the annoyance of some people, thankfully, not our parents! I trained as a RGN on the Island where I was born doing a hospital clinical style training eventually settling in the Critical care unit for 4 years before we moved to BC, Canada. In my plan i was to be finished nurse training and ready to start our family of four children  by the grand old age of 24! God, however, had a different idea. The years came and went,  each Christmas would be marked by yet still no pregnancy, no baby and I was more sad than I could express and angry! As 30 started glowing on our horizon we started to feel called away from our safe, little Island to Canada, western Canada actually, it was the weirdest thing, both of us separately, but clearly, felt God calling us to trust him and move completely to a Country that we had never even visited and knew no one. So we gave it a go, God put everything in place before us and 9 months later, the time it takes for a human baby to gestate, we landed in BC, Canada. That was 20 years ago and we are still here and thankful for all that God has given us and taught us about Him and His provision for us through  all that we have lived through.

Of course, there are lots of details within this that I may go into as I progress. I never get tired of telling our story or thinking about our lives to date. I have long ago stopped asking God, "Why?" Things are the way they are because it suites His purpose and His plan for our lives. I hope that if you read this that my poor attempt at a blog may serve you in some way. I have lots to chat about and I love to chat, ask my friends! For now, I am spending the evening with my oldest boy whilst my twins have gone skating with their dad and our Church family.

Love and blessings

Sue
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