Happy November.
I am a newly arrived Vancouver immigrant.

Awoke at 6am, which was really 7am, after a solid sleep on the loft bed.
It is quiet here. I like it.
The unpacking of boxes continues. Brain is unceasingly making decisions  on how to place and organize, how to give each item a place to belong (Is this why we call our things belongings?). The sustained brain activity tires me.

Last night I tried to rest, only to get up and unpack a few more boxes. There are brief moments of true rest, when I am thankful, when I surrender. I am learning to let go, to believe in my faith, to trust that things will be fine without the effort of my worry. To be faithful and to worry are a direct contradiction, I am learning.

It is truly a beautiful morning.
I really love this couch.

When people say they are bored, don't they really mean that they are lonely?

Breakfast at Bon's
We help ourselves to coffee and serve refills to one another. You can chat about your weekend, where you're from or where you're moving to, and tell stories about your experiences.
You can be quiet amidst the hub-bub and read a few pages from your book.  You can make faces at the baby sitting at the next table, welcoming the child into the morning ritual. Someday you can say the you've been coming here since you were born.

Calm me, O Lord, as you stilled the storm. Still me O Lord; keep me from harm.
Let all the tumult within me cease. Enfold me, Lord, in your peace.

Friday:
Cleaned the bathroom  :)
Read on the patio with perfect coffee
Lunch with my brother at a neighbourhood Vietnamese cafe
Mani/Pedi
BBQ at Pru's
Food prep at Coleen's

Saturday:
Read on the patio with perfect coffee
Made cookies for Grandma
Made couscous salad for Monday
Friends got married! 
Good BBQ food
Thunder and lightning!
After party with unlimited beer and ice cream, deep fried wontons and SATAYS!

Sunday:
Read on the patio with perfect coffee
Friends had a baby boy!
Listened to a friend
Praised God with a DJ and MC, electric guitar
Played tagged with 3 kids
Got a fabulous jacket on sale
Walked The Drive and spent $7.50 on food.
$.50 on organic lemonade, sold to me by a 5 year-old, to give all proceeds to the homeless.
$1.00 on one cup of jumbo blueberries
$3.00 on half a plate of indian food (I bargained from $6!)
$3.00 on the "best cappucino in Vancouver" at Joe's Cafe
Reflected on the Sabbath day, on worship, knowing the poor, and life transformations
Played glorious beach volleyball
Mario's Gelato!

Been totally spoiled lately. But still so much to pray for. Lots on my heart, happy but still heavy. Sam leaves for 5 weeks tonight to be culture shocked by family history and present. Hope he does okay.