Congratulations and Updates

First of all, I want to say Congratulations to Sarah from Super-Duper-Cali-Fragi-Listic-Expeali-Docious for her Weight Loss efforts ! It really shows, and she looks gorgeous !!! Keep on going Sarah, you're doing very well :)

So, mouse update, Her Majesty is being a pain. The bars at the top of the cage are a bit larger than the one on the sides, and she realised she could fit between the bars... I let you guess the rest. She escaped TWICE ! She climbs on the sides, then reaches for the top, where she is upside down, and then forces her tiny mouse body through the bars and HER SHE GOES ! Free like a bird (err... A mouse) ! A true escape artist. Phil had to watch her the whole night. (He stays up until stupid O'clock, so it,s not an issue for him) We finally decided to put a plexiglass sheet on top of the cage so she stops escaping. Little bugger.

I am going to Quebec City next week-end and will probably spend a night there, but I want to make sure I'm back for the Sunday evening service at church. I now go to Evangel Pentecostal Church, our old church's "mother church". Since we have a new pastor, things have changed for the better. I usually go with Phil and friends of ours that used to go to Connexion Church with us. We really had a nice time yesterday, and we really like Pastor Jonathan, he's young and a bit like the other pastor we used to have !

It is funny, as I never thought I'd end up going to Evangel. But I felt like the Lord wanted me there, and I think I know why. That's to be continued, as I don't want to spread the news of something that hasn't happened yet. But I have my own little idea about it. It involves that little group of friends from Connexion, I can't say any more about it... I just need to stay in prayer and get the answers to my questions that way. God keeps on giving me clues, and I still got to put all the puzzle pieces together.

A Huge Difference...

Yesterday, as usual, I went to my Saturday night Bible study. We started about one of our fellows' spiritual birthday. Last week, Yi accepted Jesus Christ as her savior. (What a shame I wasn't there !) Then I started talking about how I didn't have a spiritual birthday, and that I always believed. Lisa then said that believing and giving yourself to the Lord is very different... She asked me if I ever remembered a moment when I realised that my faith made a huge step forward.

Then I knew when that spiritual birthday was.

The first time I went to the UK, my mother in law NEVER convinced me to go to church with them. My excuse was : Oh I'm a catholic, I can't go to your church. Catholic church was my comfort zone. I could say I "belonged" to a church and sleep like a baby at night because I thought I was saved. But still didn't go to church every Sunday, as it was "boring". And to be honest, I was avoiding the unknown by staying in the comfort of that denomination I didn't even associate with. (Not that I don't like them. I just didn't feel at ease with that church. That's different.) I was brought up catholic, but it started to feel artificial and meaningless to me.

The second time I went to the UK, I decided that I would go to church with the family. I mean, they couldn't be weird people. I knew half of the people attending already, it couldn't be that bad. When the worship started, I didn't get up at first. Then I did. And I sang. And felt the Spirit filling me with joy and peace. Then I knew I belonged there, and that I would keep on singing for the Lord.

And since then, it never stopped.

I can say I definitely started my walk with the Lord on that day. July 5th 2007.