Eyes Wide Open: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Jan 1, 2011

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

A little late, but better than never :(

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas.

Happy New Year

2011

Lots of new and welcomed changes on the horizon for this new year.

Looking forward to all that the year has to offer.

Thank you to all who supported, prayed for and purchased items from me this year. I hope you all have a wonderful year, filled with much LOVE!

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I originally created this blog to document my journey of taking my first missions trip to Haiti in Dec 2010. Unfortunately, due to the destruction from the earthquake my trip was cancelled.

This is my SECOND mission trip that was cancelled or did not happen. I felt lost for sometime, but I have found my direction again.

My new mission is my family. ONE day I will go across the world to do mission work. ONE day I will go on a mission trip that is not cancelled. For now, I will do my mission work FROM home, raising money through selling jewelry, while raising my family.

Money raised goes towards buying rice in Haiti, some will go to Kenya (for a limited time, until the beads are gone) to help single women provide an income for themselves and my new project is to help an orphaned child find a forever family .

Through this blog, I hope I can INSPIRE you - the way so many have inspired me. Check back often, there are sure to be lots of changes considering I am a 'work in progress'. I have agreed to dangerously surrendering to God's calling.

Adoption Timeline

Mar 15, 2010 - cried in doctors office over a 6 day old baby

Mar 16, 2010 - began talking about adopting again

Jun 2010 - praying about it more seriously

Jul 9, 2010 - called agency, freaked out over cost, Angel calmed me down and helped me come up with a plan

Jul 9 - Aug 19, 2010 - vacation/phone tag with agency about quesitons

Aug 21, 2010 - Got answers

Aug 22, 2010 - Wrote 1st cheque and mailed application

Oct 15, 2010 - got pkg from TDH with forms to fill out (TDH Contract, Vietnam application forms & Medical Form) with a list of things we'll need (4 sample photos, marriage certificate, copies of passports & employment letter). SO excited!

Nov 10, 2010 - decided on Adoption Practitioner but found out we can not do our home study update until we officially live in Ontario

Next step - 3 months prior to move date, contact Adoption Practitioner to start paper collection for home study update.

Inspriation behind the title.

It's all in the name. This is my blog title's inspiration.

"In suffering with somebody, we take it into our own hands to suffer. We choose to do what we do not have to do, or even want to do; we walk, eyes wide open, into the pain of another human being and claim it as our own."
Danergerous Surrender, Kay Warren

"Once our eyes are opened, we can't pretend we don't know what to do. God, who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls, know that we know, and holds us responsible to act."

The people & things that have inspired be the most:

*** Donation to Ethiopia - Feed the World Foundation
(donation of $20 by me in 1984, Grade 7, 12 years old)

*** Oprah opens school in Africa
(Jan 2007)

*** Idol Gives Back
(Mar 2007)

*** Quote from an email from old friend "while we were in cambodia, we met a really great local guy who brought us to one of the orphanages there. i got to play soccer with some of the kids. it was unbelieveable. one of the best things i did".
(Kenny D - April 2007)

*** "Once our eyes are opened, we can't pretend we don't know what to do. God, who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls, know that we know, and holds us responsible to act."
(Angel (The Voice of Adventure) started inspiring me early in 2007 and Vanessa (Journey of the Heart) started inspiring me sometime late 2007 or early 2008)

*** "You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
(Nikki One Tiny Starfish, started inspiring me late 2007)

*** "Sometimes I'd like to ask God why He allows poverty, famine and injustice in the world when He can do something about it......But I'm afraid God might ask me the same question."
(Wendi (Wide Open Air) - 'met' through Angel's blog sometime in 2008)

*** Whatever you did for one of these brothers of mine, you did for me. Matt 25:40
(Dianne, Roland & Bernice - Trip to Haiti Dec 2009)

Thank you to all of you who kept a passion I started so many years ago, ALIVE. The road to here and now has been long, but my eyes are wide open and I can not pretend that I do not see anymore.

Thank you SO much to Roland & Bernice for booking me in your group and for knowing (before me) that I would be going with you and Dianne to Haiti this December on my first mission trip. Thank you for helping me face my fears and 'saying YES'!

Jan 1, 2011

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

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