Living in Ottawa and Looking for God's Help and Mercy

I can't tell you how MUCH I appreciate your

prayers, advice and support.

I do feel that I have to impress, however,

how much French language plays here.

I live in Ottawa.

Ottawa is the capital of Canada, an officially bilingual country.

The job is a government job.

It is what is termed bilingual-imperative.

This means that even if I ace the interview

and am screened in to the next round,

if I fail the French test

I WILL be out of the the running.

I know this sounds crazy

but it is really true.

And one of my librarian friends,

who I emailed right away this morning,

has confirmed it.

She had an interview with the same organization a few years ago

passed the interview

but not the French test.

And so she was out.

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BUT we know that God is a God who works wonders.

The wonder here is that I would pass the French test and the interview!

I am confident that I am good for the job

and am already researching the library, the strategic plan, and the organization.

But I am going to have to work super hard on French.

This worries me.

I thank God for all of you and your prayers.

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I feel I must say it again

THANK YOU SO MUCH

for your support love and prayers.

I appreciate the advice and welcome all of it.

I take your prayers on my behalf

and the support you give me

seriously

and thank God for it!

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Glory to God in All things.

How to make decisions

A few months ago I was talking with a good friend

about how he is learning to make decisions.

It is hard, he said, but now he sees

that one has to sense if one has

peace about the decision

or the direction

to be taken.

I get a sense of peace and joy

from taking pictures.

And I have always loved flowers.

The Dutch do, you know, love flowers.

My heritage is fully Dutch

(And American, Canadian).

That said....

I must hereby acknowledge

that the idea of making cards

or trying to sell my pictures as art

is not what I need to do right now.

I felt only discord and overwhelment within myself.

BUT I am really grateful that it is now clear

that you all love my pictures.

I love them too.

I love taking them. I love sharing them.

And maybe someday there will be a time

for me to make cards.

For now, I am going to continue to blog,

continue taking pictures

and will seek to continue to love.

Again, my thanks to you all.