Hope & Anticipation  Death, Resurrection and Life – All leading to Hope, All leading to Healing. The intensity of the Easter Season, which flowed along with a very light tax season and constantly moving forward towards missions and Argentina; sometimes felt like God has stepped on the gas pedal.  It started off slow, one door open at a time to step through.  Then there were two doors open, and now more.  And each time I step forward; there’s also a new gift.  A reassurance and confirmation. I am learning still who I am as Colleen, apart from Max and Colleen.  I am finding my feet, my footing, and walking forward.  I am still carried, probably more than I realize it and I am finding my voice.  I am definitely in a different space now, then I was seven months ago, then even four months ago.  It is good to feel; to know in the heart, the hope and anticipation of the future.  I’m not saying this is easy, but it is possible, and I am willing. Thank you all for your prayers, support, friendship, and walking this path with me. Know that you are all appreciated and loved. April and this first week of May have flown by. There were the last few days of x-country skiing, hiking in the […]

Esto es para ustedes motivo de gran alegría, a pesar de que hasta ahora han tendí que sufrir diversas, pruebas por un tiempo.  El oro, aunque perecedero, se acrisola al fuego.  Así también la fe de ustedes que vale mucho mas que el oro, al ser acrisolada por las pruebas demostrara que es digna de aprobación, gloria y honor cuando Jesucristo se revele. 1 Pedro 1:6-7 (NVI) So be truly glad.  There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you have to endure many trials for a while.  These trials will show that your faith is genuine.  It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold – though your faith is far more precious than mere gold.  So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honour on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.  1 Peter 1:6-7 (NLT) Do you ever wish you could turn back time?  Return to a moment and make an adjustment that would change an outcome?  Say something different? Do something different? Take a different road? But think about it; if one event is changed, what are the repercussions, the consequences of this?  Would everything else stay as it ‘should’ have been or would absolutely everything now be different?  We don’t know those answers, we can’t understand these outcomes, but sitting […]