roosje: {little rose}

did you ever feel like if u ever do one more serious or intense thing you will explode? well that is me currently; so today i took a differe...

Okay. Why is this book with me so much right now and how is it impacting me? This book, for those who do not know, is a series of letters CS...

letters to an american lady by cs lewis. wow. blessed lent!

no one where i work (in Canada) had heard this phrase. maybe it is American?!? culturally i do not know if i will ever figure life out - i...

One of my friends made a very appropriate comment, when we were talking on the phone. We are both converts to Orthodoxy and she reminded me...

My cat Cleo is looking at my laptop; I am sitting in my kitchen on my old ‘70s gold armchair, listening to French radio while I cook my dinn...

Did you ever have times when all of a sudden you are either restless or in someway at a saturation point? This is how I have felt in the las...

i have been able to change to the new blogger system now. God has been merciful and my contract has been extended until May 10. Now i need ...

I am sitting in quiet in my house, with candles. This computer is warm on my lap; it is cold outside. I was hoping to switch over the new bl...

To love someone is to wish them to live forever; Madeleine L’ Engle quoted someone who said something similar; but more startlingly beautifu...

All those who go before us, leaving us bereft of their presence, if only for a short time.

Another list. I read somewhere, probably in one of my recently read mystery books, that woman love list making… I for one do... 1. I got to ...

Here are the latest lovely things: 1. I turned 30. yesterday (!); had a wonderful day with friends in person and on the phone 2. Today I res...

Here’s the list: 1. My Oma turned 98 Christmas eve, I was there 2. My family really loves me; I was comforted 3. It was three years ago Chri...

nothing more to say than that. Merry Christmas.

The boy who I wrote of, and prayed for, along with many others, died last weekend. He is buried in the cemetery next to the elementary scho...

I wrote the comment below on Stacy’s blog ( http://theloveofgodismadness.blogspot.com/ ) … It is a challenge; sometimes I think that if one ...

That is how I feel I guess. I think of things to write, but not when I have time to write them. I will write about this though… I am praying...

Well. In a lot of ways, not much new to report. I need to start applying again for jobs, my house is slowly (very slowly it feels) gaining o...

Well. Today I found a table at the side of the road! A little one, that goes just right beside my oven in my very cool but still very messy ...

I just read lots of blog feeds – catching up as I have not been online much since August. It has been an intense time for me. London and fin...

Well. All is going amazingly well for me here in Ottawa. It is a dream come true to be back here; on the bus I was thinking how London was ...

It appears that I got the job. It is a 90 day contract... I am so relieved and feel very grateful to God for His timing and provision. Now I...

I am moving to Ottawa. I have an interview this Tuesday at 2 pm (please pray) for a short contract helping to integrate a small library col...

I am working on a cover letter for a position in Ottawa – I had been putting it off – thank God that I realized today that this is the last ...

I got this recipe idea from a cookbook called the book lover’s cookbook: (with a little bit of variation on the bread) fresh sliced Italian,...

I am handing in my last assignment today at 1.30. All of my work for my MLIS degree is now over. In other words, God got me through the la...

i wrote this list for our MLIS Zine... has a few different things than the post i was tagged for... Books I love: The Scent of Water by Eliz...

Okay—I did the book list that Victoria asked me too. Of course I often went beyond writing about just ONE book. :) Thanks for asking me t...

I have gotten a cell phone, while I was in Ottawa, for job searching etc (to have an Ottawa phone number). Today I was in my last consumer h...

I have a paper due tomorrow, have not started it yet—I applied for a job that was last minute in posting and it took most of yesterday. I f...

It was a wonderful weekend of being back in my church; it really is like my home now. I think I am still in a bit of shock that I actually a...

Well. Someday, I say, someday: I will be more grown up than I am right now. I would say Lord Willing [DV] but I believe this is indeed what...

I took a ‘mental health morning’ and rested, talked to my sister, finished re-reading an Amanda Cross novel and went into school this aftern...

Well. I am hoping to go to Ottawa but now I do not know for sure if I can go; I feel in such an unstable place and do not know what to do! I...

I just found out that my favourite poet’s husband (my favourite poet being Jane Kenyon, who has passed away from leukemia in 1995) Donald Ha...

How’s that for a sappy title? :) I am going DV (Lord Willing) in a week’s time for a week! And hopefully 2 WEEKENDS. This means being at my ...

I am sitting on my bed at home, propped up with many pillows, dressed in my nice long khaki-ish skirt and black shirt (I have a presentation...

Saturday night I only slept a few hours; I could not fall asleep again; my friend thought it was stress. Could be! I decided that I was not...

Well. This has been quite the day; the handmaiden that I got this week was all about suffering—including illness leading to death. I was sur...

How do we make decisions on where we live, where we put our money? I read (and need to reread) an article in the handmaiden late last night ...

Well. All I can say is that I am surviving—I have been extremely overly exhausted from being away for 5 days; I applied to a job today (and...

Well I am in Detroit; it is pouring rain outside, the kind of rain that is blowing, soaking everything, is coming down fast and on a slant b...

I am nearly fully astounded I think. First this morning left on the grad lounge table was a lovely soft cover large thick Cookbook called T...

I am going to be applying for two medical librarian positions in Ottawa! I have been blessed with a classmate (beginning her PhD) helping me...

So, nearly a month ago I stood by my icon corner and specifically asked God if I could have a 5-shelf bookshelf. I was able to go to the st...

I am done with my paper that is due today! – I had to start over a third of it over late Friday night because I misunderstood the database, ...

I am in the central library of my little city right now; I am on the third floor, and have window seat as it were for the tops of buildings;...

I have been encouraged in ways – I got the loans I needed – now I should have enough for the time being. Very encouraging, this. I did one a...

Equals three big assignments due next week; some stress for sure! The long Canadian weekend will be full of work for me. My courses are int...

Well, today is going better. Wow is school going to be busy! I am still involved in a mentorship committee (am one of the 3 co-leads) and w...

I had my first class today – it should be good. But I am also aware that my time here will be even lonelier than my first time around; all ...

i am in detroit right now at the greyhound; there are not a lot of people around; a small girl is walking around free, content with bare fee...

To say that I am done with my job this Thursday and will not have much email access or not much guaranteed access. So in advance I wish ever...

It is beautiful, 15 degrees, Sunny; good bye winter clothes, hello spring clothes! I feel like a young child though, itching to be outside;...

High of 12 degrees, sunny… Construction still going on inside my building and there are no windows that open in the building. It seems to b...

When ever it is Friday at noon (during Lent), and I know I am not going to eat or drink until I am having communion at my little church, I t...

Incase one wondered. I won’t ask if anyone was! I am writing an implementation strategy and timeline for potential future a virtual refere...

It seems that I really have a place to live for the summer; I have moved so much lately that it always surprises me that things continue to ...

I am getting the sublet I mentioned in previous posts. I admit that I get nervous that good things like this will fall through. But it shoul...

I just realized that the Greek word for “word” ‘logos’ is also the English word logos—wow. This is interesting. From Eternal Word to a word ...

It seems that I will have the apartment near my school for the summer! This is a relief; I am encouraged by this working out…now I just have...

I may have a place to live this summer! I have to go back to school to finish my last 3 courses of my masters degree [in library and informa...

Ah. Life. Lent is great. I am hoping between my church and the Cathedral to go to church every day this week. My church in London did not h...

Did you ever have the I feel like a warm fuzzy book when you were a child? Well. Today I feel like it should be a holiday. Not perhaps the...

Well. Today I am still tired, but felt encouraged by taking the night off. Tonight I plan on resting again and hope to make some real progr...

Is unlike other weeks for me; I try to never miss things, esp. church things. But I have been really tired and have given/made myself have...

I am so tired; probably did not help that I woke up early. It was a beautiful sunny -19 this morning and I was so lost in thought that I did...

Today: drinking hot chamomile lemon tea Feeling: cold At: work Emotion: fairly happy Hope: to find a job in Ottawa Tonight: dinner w. fellow...

I know I do not blog very frequently; I feel that my life is really internally intense right now and I am processing a lot of things, which ...

Victoria passed on the ‘write 4’ list to me, but I do not have internet access @ home and do not have time to write this right now….. it wou...

I have been quite exhausted of late; I feel that I am just getting out of this state. Thankfully I have really good friends who have helped ...

The blog/journal entries/emails done less than a week from a funeral I always find to be strange; I can remember when my Grandfather died, i...

Not only did I learn from Fr. John Scratch’s life, as Bishop Seraphim challenged us to live a life of repentance as Fr. John did, but my pri...

I am sitting at my desk at work right now; I feel extremely dazed; I went to all of the services for Fr. John Scratch and the grief, as well...

These days have been very hectic and I have not posted much; with Fr. John Scratch’s falling asleep, I have been very blessed to be part of ...

Today, I am sad to say, is a more dreary dismal weather day in Ottawa. Gone is the snow falling, instead we had freezing rain. And for some ...

When I read Dave’s post about a tax refund providing for him, I had no idea that I would be receiving one that would help me too!! And I did...

Some thoughts: one, I took care of the silly phone calls—left a message clearly asserting that I did own the phone number they were calling ...

I think I am feeling stressed, though I often am feeling quite peaceful. There have been a family phoning me for someone else that they hap...

DV [Lord Willing] I will be back on Tuesday. Please pray for me as I travel...Thank you. May God be with all who read this...

In the States, at least in this part of the States, one has a golden birthday when they turn the number that they were born on. So today is ...

Today I was at one of my oldest friend’s houses…she has children and I spent the day talking with her and letting the kids do my hair [very ...

It is a very beautiful day in Ottawa. Tons of snow and it is only – 7. Now really, for winter this is quite warm. And honest—with all the...

I was at vespers and a very wonderful and powerful time learning about the end of John chapter 10 and the story of Lazarus in chapter 11… ou...

I love Ottawa in winter!!! It is gorgeous, sunny and refreshingly cold… high currently is -12… but really, with layers, a winter coat, scarv...

Such a strange day this has been. Here’s the highlights… *I have been thinking a lot about my Grandfather and his death, and the memorial se...

I have added a few of my friends to my link section; I have a lot more (including more Sprucies) I want to add, but do not have time right n...

This is the first night home I have had in a while; I do not remember what I did Monday night, but Tuesday I got my train ticket and went to...

Winter in Ottawa. The low tonight is -13 and the high for tomorrow is -5 degrees Celsius. Well if you could see me here, you would know th...

I have been super busy since I got back from the funeral—I had a good friend stay with me for 4 days, then I had company for the next two ni...

Wow. It is incredible how much a computer can be taken on by a person. And do you notice how email and messenger accounts are all about crea...

My Grandfather died on November 17, 2005. I was very encouraged by many of my friends and Orthodox families’ prayers for my Grandfather and ...

My Grandfather John may be dying. I am so blessed to have him in my life. The last thing he said to me, when I talked to him on the phone wh...

It is funny how we can share an experience but for each person it is different. For me going to the OCA Cathedral (still exhausted from a h...