Spring is here!

Well, we are back from our trip to the coast. And I already miss everyone. But with the weather warming up we are keeping ourselves busy.We did a bit of fishing and hiking. Enjoying the view of the beautiful mountains out here.

Norbury Lake Park...beautiful.

Followed the railroad tracks to get to a fishing hole Mic was eager to try. Keiran picked up a few momentos.

Whoops...Mom forgot hats!

Second catch of the afternoon!

        This is what us girls do while fishing!

          Keiran driving.

   Haley opted to play in the dirt instead of drive.


Love you all!

My beautiful daughter.

The snow was falling off the trees on a sunny morning and Haley went out and did this.

Wow it's March!

I cannot believe its already March!

There is still plenty of snow and the lake is still frozen so needless to say spring is a ways away.....but I am itching soooo bad to get back into garage sale shopping.

I also have rekindled  an obsession with finding treasures to fill the house we are renting starting April 1st!


SO EXCITED! SO EXCITED!

Its a cute little 3 bedroom with a full basement. Look at the cute little fence! It's definitely a work in progress...but we negotiated the rent so we will be putting some work into the place. But the landlord seems very nice and is totally up for me and Mic to make improvements.

It will also be nice for the kids to have their own rooms again. I will be taking pictures of the place before we move in and then as we paint and upgrade we will take new pics of the place.....I already warned Mic about me being gone every Saturday morning scouring Cranbrook for cool finds :)

I kept saying to Mic that it didn't look like we were gonna move into a bigger place until the summer. But this place came along and I feel so blessed to finally have a place of our own again. One day it will be fun to buy a place like this.....but for now I will be satisfied with renting :)

God is good.

Haley late for school!

She's gonna hate me for putting this picture on here but she was getting irritated when I wanted to get a pic of her stars and she was supposed to be getting into class. Ah pre teens...so much fun!

Oh Christmas tree!

 Searching for the perfect one.

 And our tree is home!

 Time to decorate!

Ah...It's done....Oh and did I mention that Keiran was driving in the snow?!

All in all, it was a good day.

Fort Steele!

 Keiran and I went on a field trip to Fort Steele to go ice skating and sleigh riding! It was so much fun!

Aprils thought of the day.

Arent you excited?! I know I know......everyone awaits the day when April has some wisdom to share and clings to the very words she writes hoping to one day grasp the intellect of such a person.........WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT? I dont know!! HaHa!

I was just outside re-arranging the destroyed furniture to take pictures of it for the insurance company and thinking about where we are in life. Stress, anxiety, frustration....these are some of the words that come to mind. At this point I think Mic would be happier being a used car salesman than a trucker. And it will be a lean Christmas here at the Dekkers household. I start to get really angry, and dwell on these thoughts.............then I hear a voice in my heart..............."Quit being a big baby!...and I love you my daughter."

I know that life seems hard for some of us at times.....maybe alot of the time. But then I am reminded of countless situations where people have endured far worse than what I have to live with. My life is a piece of cake in comparison. I have healthy children who love me. A faithful husband. A home to live in. Awesome friends. And a wonderful in-law family. Our family has food to eat. We have vehicles to get us around. We have warm water to bathe with. The freedom to walk down the street and not be in fear.

When we base our value on the things of this world and what we have...we will always be dissapointed. About the things we havent done, or accomplished. The places we haven't seen. The things we haven't accumulated. I see things in store or on TV and I WANT them. But then I realize that even if my entire house was just the way I wanted it and life was"perfect"....my house could burn to the ground and my perfect life could crumble right before me.

As long as we hold tight to the fact that God is up there somewhere and he loves us.....then its easy to count our blessings. So many times we dwell on the negative and only see the things we are missing.......but if we do that for too long then we are really missing....God. We are missing out on the relationship he is offering us. And that will fill us so much that all these meaningless things mean nothing.

Hold tight to what you have....all those things that REALLY matter. Remember that no matter where you are in life, God is there with you.

If only I could have this tatooed on my forehead than maybe one day it would sink in. But I fall down and get discouraged. And than all of a sudden....there He is, speaking to me...telling me to chill.Bringing me back to reality.....giving me the love and hope that I need to get back up again. God you are amazing!

Hopefully this speaks to your heart. Love you all!