we're at a new address

it's true that parting is such sweet sorrow...but alas, there's no need for tears friends. the fact is that this blog is no more.

i would love for you to continue following my writing's along with much more at:

www.amandaandstephen.com

cheer's friends!

broken ice*

meet the meat that i meet.

Ever since I moved to canada, away from my room mate, jonathan Spainhour's i have missed steaks being cooked to perfection, & i've been trying myself to achieve restraunt quality medium rare meat !! Anyway so i got this book about the subject, (even though i could just read about it online, books are so much more palpable & sexy). anyway after owning the book for maybe 3-4 months i actually read it !! & took the auther's advice, & it is freaking awesome !! thank you awesome author, Cree Lefavour.

check it out your self, the new steak.

*sjb

the waistline....

well the rumors that were so viciously told previous to marriage about your waistline disappearing and clothing getting a bit tighter....are sad to say....TRUE!

how did we come to face this fact? well, stephen and i are in the middle of packing up and moving once again and this meant going through our closet. we both came across a pair of pants that we are now refering to as our "dream pants",  it's pretty staright forward as to why we are calling them that, but it's our dream to fit into these pairs of pants again for our trip to San Francisco! this means we have some work to do...just another challenge we get to overcome together. ha ha!

we have come to realize it's one of those things in life you just need to have a chuckle at, enjoy, and DO something about otherwise it's a little upsetting ; ) needless to say we're chosing the "bright side" of things!

Weak Flip

I hit this gem today, in 1 Corinthians right after he (being paul) finished talking about dis-Unity (divisions), he used the next section as a logical reason not to have divisions. To be complete in the same mind & judgment, then he basically says we are nothing without God, that our wisdom is based off something that is foolish to others, the Cross. It's quite profound when you think about it. Our leader died relieved us from the world of sin & gave us wisdom by flipping everything on it's head. When you're weak you are strong, if you want to become great become nothing, etc. Then these weak people suddenly through nothing of themselves were made strong. I can really live with that & believe in that & Humbly accept that.

Recently I've been so aware that the mission we're all on is so impossible, it's foolish even! But with God we are made strong, His miracles will work through us SO THAT at the end of our lives we can say that it was Him. I have realized that what is Foolish to the world, through us can save the world, and that my part was not wisdom & strategy or any other strong feat, but my part was love for my faith along with Grace from Him. I believe that Grace that got me here, will lead me home.

Building...

Sushi Party

new years @ vancouver

god is stirring...

as you can imagine it's hard to articulate what's on one's heart at times such as these, but it's true, there is a motion much like stirring that is going on in our hearts. it's as though we are awakening again to something greater than ourselves. stephen and i have known to a degree what god's desire for us as a couple is, but we feel more and more lately that he's only just scratched the surface...

it's just over six months ago now that stephen and i were married and it's been a journey. we have been blessed to be surrounded near and far by those who love and support us, and so therefore we haven't had a hard six months. we've grown and learnt and continue to love one another more each day. but of late like i mentioned god has really been stirring our hearts for more.

we have a burden as a couple for the injustice's in our world today, the things that go on around us that most aren't even aware of. a burden for the broken, the hurting, the lost and unloved. our hearts break the more we become aware of these confronting issues, at times there's a pull to run, to hide from them, to ignore the pain and suffering. but heavily outweighing that pull to run is the desire to see god's love heal our nations.

these are just thoughts for now, but in the next few months we believe that god is wanting to reveal the next few steps for us on this journey and we are asking for your wisdom, your support, your prayer's. please stay connected for what's to come and don't hesitate to dream with us....

oh ya, and keep watching! we are in the process of re-vamping our website...good things to come.

new fish*

where trying a new thing, lot's of small fish. well see how it goes, there way more fun so far.

My Barrista Art

Well a month & half ago, i changed career's again, back to some graphic design with some awesome guy's here in Kelowna. It's freaking awesome.

here's some of my work @ artigiano durring my last days there.






I miss these every morning though.

*sjb

Smiling Catfish.

We recently had some Death's in the fish tank, & our Cat fish is now very happy. Here's Amanda to tell you the tale. *sjb



Tis sad but true my friends, we were the proud owners of some black molly's just recently who have not survived the move. But as stephen mentioned we have observed the state of our catfish as much improved since the passing of the other fishies.

As "parents" do, we were watching him the other night and to our amazement we saw it...a smile. You may think us crazy but it doesn't matter to us because we know without a doubt that we have a Smiling Catfish.

power points.

we all have them, we all use them, we all know what they look like and how they function. you pick the location for say, the TV, you grab the cord, plug it in and "Viola".....Power!

am i right??? NOPE, not today, today looked a little different....

we picked the location for the TV, we grabbed the cord, we plugged it in and "Viola".....

POOF...FIZZ...CRACK...POOF...and smoke...lots of smoke...oh and then the realization that we don't have an extinguisher, and how does one go about putting out an electric fire if one were to occur?

needless to say, the female bryde was in a state of panic! lucky for her, she married an amazing hero of a man who swooped in, grabbed the TV (very carefully i might add) and quickly took it out to safe ground, where it continued to "huff, and puff" for about 30min.

so here we are, no TV and stuck with a monstrous power point.

We Moved*

Our Rutland Palace* from stephen on Vimeo.