Bright Friday

Some friends got together at my house.

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Together we assembled an Italian meal

Pasta with meat sauce

Cesar Salad

Garlic Bread

and, as it was for a very festive meal,

Baked Brie with cranberries and walnuts

eaten with sliced baguette.

Music was played.

After the meal

a chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream was enjoyed.

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I am grateful for friends to share the feasts with.

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This week will include various job searching activities.

I feel overwhelmed by it to be honest.

Am seeking the Lord's help.

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What does you week hold for you?

Anything beautiful? overwhelming? new?

Bright Thursday

Christ is Risen!

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Above is my new Pascha icon of the Resurrection...

I made the icon as I did not have an icon of the

Resurrection that was not wallet sized...

It was blessed after Agape vespers

and was in the Altar area

on Pascha.

I am having a Pascha dinner party

tomorrow

on Bright Friday

the Feast of the Life Giving Springs.

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It is going to be a fairly traditional Italian meal.

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I look forward God willing to singing Christ is Risen

tomorrow at the dinner...

Cleo was watching outside again today;

it stormed and now is sunny;

typical Ottawa spring.

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I have more job things to do.

Went to IKEA;

they are building a new IKEA here;

we are going from the smallest IKEA in Canada

to the largest.

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I got some nice new tall taper candles

and restocked on tea lights.

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Give us our daily bread

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God has blessed me;

I am seeing again how I do not have to worry about the future;

keep looking for jobs;

the biggest challenge is to stay faithful and energized

in my search.

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God will not leave us.

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Christ is Risen!

Two weeks goes so quickly

Wow.

My two weeks "off" from school are almost gone.

Tomorrow my friend, her two young boys

and I

hope to go to the monastery.

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I had my Pascha Party.

Cleo did not want to be left out!

Notice my new IKEA 365 dessert tray?

I have been waiting at least 8 years

to have a three-tiered tea tray.

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Finally, this week, the tray was in stock!

I really love giving dinner parties.

I wish I could do it once a week!

Eating with friends with a beautiful table setting

and tall candles,

talking about a myriad of things,

is such a treat.

And one of the guests brought his violin and treated us

to some beautiful music.

I am already thinking of an after Pentecost dinner party!

The flowers are out!

I hope to take lots of pictures again this summer.

I really love creating beauty,

whether in a good dinner party,

photos I share here

or by going on a walk with a friend...

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I have been feeling a bit overwhelmed about French

and that by the end of the summer,

I will be needing a job...

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Am trying to do the best I can,

make the best decisions possible and

live in the present,

trusting God with my life now

and in the days to come.

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Christ is Risen!!

Happy Things

On Bright Monday I had a small Pascha Party.

It was very lovely and I appreciate

all who came.

It was a dream come true to have this party.

(Notice the Ikea White bowl setting - was for a precious 2 year old!)

On other positive notes:

1. I will get some money back from taxes. This is good given my current non-job status.

2. I got an A- in my library course! (Thanks for all prayers and encouragment).

3. I think I have almost all of my errands done -

this means I can start really studying for my class.

I admit that I am a bit anxious

about the course I plan on taking.

One thing at a time...