Feels like forever...

...since I posted!

Some weeks seem long... and this one was

esp. full and different since...

1. Lent began this week

2. In Ontario (the province I live in) it was Family Day on Monday

so I had the day off (studied over 5 hours that day

so I did not use it as a full holiday day).

I decided this was the Cleo picture for today! Love the colours

and it makes me laugh; Cleo was not impressed with

all of my picture taking that time around...

Good News!

I did well on my French Quiz!

But WOW does it seem to not even matter,

as there is so much more to learn!

I need to totally redo my 5oo plus flashcards,

that I am not really using that much

right now.

SIGH.

I am enjoying it for the most part...

Though I confess to worries then and again (read every day this week)

about finding a job once I know French.

This lent I am focusing on learning to NOT worry

and obey Christ's command not to worry...

I am not reading many books right now,

but am slowly working through

Frederica Matthewes-Green's

First Fruits of Prayer

for this Lent.

I tried it last year

but it was not the right year for it

(I did read another book that year that was good for last year's lent)

but this year seems to be the year for

this particular book.

I know I can't do much,

as French is a huge priority for me right now.

But I will do what I can

and seek to do this faithfully.

And little things matter too -

like keeping my small apartment clean-

am trying to do dishes once a day

and have been making my bed daily

and keeping my clothes put away.

Things like this can make a real difference...

May God bless the little we do

and may it be used for our healing!