Sheldon went for his driver's test again this week, and he got it. He was very pumped! :-)

He headed out to Calgary on the bus this morning, to go to TEC. He was telling me how he wished he could have just driven out instead of having to go on the bus. I was like, "yeah, sure... you've had your license for 2 days and you think I'm going to let you drive 7 hours by yourself, to a huge city you've never driven in and don't know your way around in... not to mention that you don't have a vehicle!" Haha... oh well, he tried. ;-)

So yeah, he's on his way out to Calgary to stay with Chantelle and to go to Teens Encounter Christ this weekend. I hope he has an awesome time. TEC means so much to Chantelle and I, and we've pumped it up so much for the last 4 years. Now that he is finally going, I hope he enjoys it as much as we did and that he is blessed big time this weekend.

Now that he's gone and isn't gonna stumble across this post, I can mention the suprise that Chantelle has blessed me with! She sent me an email a couple of weeks ago with an early and suprise Mother's Day gift -- she had booked a flight out to Calgary for me, for Monday, May 23 -- so that I can attend Closura, the final service of the TEC weekend. Closura is a big thing -- the closing service and a time when the participants' family and friends attend (if possible), as well as the larger TEC community. The participants have no clue about it, so it is a fun suprise.

Because Chantelle knew how much it meant to me for Sheldon to go to TEC, and how much I would have liked to work TEC but couldn't and how much I miss it, she arranged for me to fly out for the day (Sheldon and I will come home together on Tuesday). A friend of ours from TEC -- Kevin (he was my table partner when I worked) -- will pick me up at the airport, we'll hang out a bit and go out to Closura together. I haven't seen Kevin for 3 years, so it will be good to see him. I'm glad that Sheldon will finally get to meet Kevin, too.

I'm excited -- I get to surprise Sheldon, I get to see Kevin and some other TEC folks, I get to attend Closura and an awesome time of worship (man, do I miss that) -- and I get to see my girl!!! Woohoo! :-D

So, what else is going on.... Monty and Heather (brother and sis-in-law) are coming this weekend from Vancouver. We only see them about once every two years, and they'll only be here for a day, but it will be good to see them. (In town for the day, in SK for several.) I have to work that day, but will join them for supper at my sister's after work. Should be a fun time.

I was invited to a Stampin' Up! party tonight which I think would have been really cool. I used to scrapbook, but haven't done the stamping stuff. However, I already had a Bible study booked for tonight. Maybe another time. Not like I'll ever actually get around to doing any of it even if I did break down and buy anything.... lol. You should see all the scrapbooking stuff I have that hasn't been touched in forever. And I can't afford another expensive hobby... haha.

Okay, I've wasted enough time at work now, must get back to it. ;-)

Oh, one more thing! With the upcoming release of Todd Agnew's album, I've been listening to the songs on the e-card -- alot! I'm really looking forward to this album! My favorite so far is "My Jesus" -- I love this song. If you haven't heard it, check it out at www.reflectionofsomething.com . Here's the lyrics: (lyrics updated August/05 for accuracy -- taken from the CD liner notes)

My Jesus

Which Jesus do you follow?
Which Jesus do you serve ?
If Ephesians says to imitate Christ
Then why do you look so much like the world ?

`Cause my Jesus bled and died
He spent His time with thieves and liars
He loved the poor and accosted the arrogant
So which one do you want to be?

Blessed are the poor in spirit
Or do we pray to be blessed with the wealth of this land
Blessed are they that hunger and thirst for righteousness
Or do we ache for another taste of this world of shifting sand

'Cause my Jesus bled and died for my sins
He spent His time with thieves and sluts and liars
He loved the poor and accosted the rich
So which one do you want to be?

Who is this that you follow
This picture of the American dream
If Jesus was here, would you walk right by on the other side
Or fall down and worship at His holy feet

Pretty blue eyes and curly brown hair and a clear complexion
Is how you see Him as He dies for your sins
But the Word says He was battered and scarred
Or did you miss that part
Sometimes I doubt we`d recognize Him

`Cause my Jesus bled and died
He spent His time with thieves and the least of these
He loved the poor and accosted the comfortable
So which one do you want to be?

`Cause my Jesus would never be accepted in my church
The blood and dirt on His feet might stain the carpet
But He reaches for the hurting and despises the proud
And I think He`d prefer Beale Street to the stained glass crowd
And I know that He can hear me if I cry out loud

I want to be like my Jesus

Not a posterchild for American prosperity,
But like my Jesus
You see I'm tired of living for success and popularity
I want to be like my Jesus
But I'm not sure what that means
To be like You Jesus
'Cause You said to live like You, to love like You
But then You died -- for me

Can I be like you Jesus?
I want to be like you JesusI want to be like My Jesus

Written by Todd Agnew © 2005 Ardent/Koala Music