Relationship

I am sitting here on my computer TRYING so desperately to get this 8 page paper done before Sunday, and all I want to do is stop.  I've already watched an episode of 'What Not to Wear,' and baked banana bread in this painful process.  Not a new feeling for any student, or anyone writing a paper for that matter I don't think.  School is tiring and takes so much energy.

What a great reminder it is for me though.  All I want to do right now is SEE people and HANG out. Maybe read a good book, read the Word... spend time with God. Anything but THIS. It reminds me that when I am out of school I still need priorities. I need to actually see people, spend time with friends, read the Word and challenge myself.  It is so easy to just be at home, hangout with Coy, watch TV or just complain. I need to do what I long to do right now, everyday that I can.

I mean, even while in school I try to take the odd time to read before bed, and see friends once a week or so, go to church, do a devotional with Coy and read the Word. But not nearly as much as I need. We need the Lord and to spend quality time with Him. We need relationships with others (other than our spouses sometimes too, for the married ones :)) for encouragement, accountability, sharing, and to share genuine love and care toward each other as Christians.  We need to exercise, stay health, sleep, read, eat, pray, have fun.

I look forward to those days in between school work that I can do those things, but most of all I want to make this all a priority at Christmas, summer time, and breaks I get in school and NOW. I need and want close friendships, healthy relationships, and more than that a closer relationship with Christ.

*sigh* What else will get me through these dreadful days of paper writing and Math.....

Cows - Yes, Cows.

Well, here I am. Starting a blog. 

Once upon a time I blogged twice I think... it was for a school project. I didn't like it. I kept deleting words because they didn't sound 'good' enough, or they weren't 'intellectual' enough for what I was trying to say. But now I say - Meh! Whatever.

I still am wondering why I am doing this, and all I have to think about is last night. As I lay awake almost an hour past when I tried to go sleep, all I could think about was  cows. Yes - that's right, I said COWS. Weird right? Well kind of... considering my life this far. I just thought to myself, "Man, some of my friends would shake their heads at me right now, and some would just laugh and smile." Laura-Lie thinking about cows. Who would have thought!? Not me...

So, I have taken it upon myself to maybe start writing a bit about my life, or my new homestead.  Some days I still find it crazy to think about where my life is and where it is heading. I never would have thought, a born and raised Calgary City-girl, would marry a rancher and be looking at a Ranch as our dwelling place one day.  God sure works in mysterious ways, and I LOVE it. Coy is the absolute best and the ranch is such a beautiful place.  It still can be scarey to think of life one day on the ranch, and yet God has given me a lot of peace and comfort in His love and in the love of our families.  His plans are perfect for us and I am trying everyday to embrace those new places and new things that come before me.  My friends still would laugh at me though, even after a year and a bit of marriage, if I told them my mind was racing last night because of COWS. Haha. 

Maybe I could put it into perspective though. Coy, Reg, and Shannon were gathering cows and calves yesterday to get ready for their calf sale today. So I was praying for their day today as they sell calves. This is the first time in 3 years I haven't been there. Maybe not a big deal, but it is always fun sitting there waiting for their cows to come out and for the bidding to begin (Coy and Reg would use any word but fun I am sure). I also like being in small towns and seeing what their small stores have to offer when we get a little break.  Anyways, so because I am not there all I could think about was them all. Done.

So hopefully along this journey I won't just share ranch experiences (but we have a lot of them) but also insights from life in Saskatoon and the transition Coy and I are in.  Hopefully my friends out there can get the odd laugh at my posts (maybe even my spelling mistakes and grammar) - but I also hope to post encouragement and love for others to read and share.

Hope you have a good day!