ok, so I wanted to post a few photo's and give you all some GREAT news... but blogger wouldn't let me. I really really tried. Instead I have something else to announce tonight.
Here it is:
I am proud to announce that as of July 16, 2006 I, Crystal Tieszen, have lost 15 pounds!
7.31.2006
7.30.2006
Sunday Night In Regina
Sunday nights are the WORST part of my week. Sunday night is when I either have to watch Jon drive away from me or watch Jon get smaller in my rear-view mirror as I drive away from him. I know that tomorrow I will get on with my week and I will be fine, but right now let's just say that Sunday's are not fun.
As much as I miss Jon right now - there are some good things going on in my life. I am expecting to hear from my friend Sheila Falk (nee Epp) as she is probably about to have her first child any second, if she hadn't had it already! I get to see Lisa Loeppky(nee Laxdal) next weekend and meet the newest addition to her growing family. AND I now live here:
This house is beautiful. These pictures were taken before the renovation, but until I get a digital camera - you'll just have to trust me that it's beautiful!
It feels like I have a home again!
There have been some really good benefits to our separation this summer. First, I look forward to weekends unlike ever before! It's kind of fun to have a wild fling every now and then. We make the most of our time together - and I get that excited, butterflies in my stomach feeling when I think about him - and how blessed I am to be married to such a hottie. Second, our conversation revolves around the future, our hopes and dreams instead of the everyday run of the mill type stuff. AND - those little things that used to bug me - aren't nearly as important as spending every happy moment I can with him. Our marriage is stronger than it has every been. We have a renewed sense of God's purpose for our union. It's funny, because even though we knew that this time in Regina and Jon's getting his education was apart of God's plan for us... in the midst of it I almost forgot. With just one year left to go I am really starting to get excited. It's like a book that you can't put down. You just can't wait to finish the chapter you are on so that you can get to the next one. That is how I feel! I can't wait to start the next chapter of our life together. I cannot tell you where we will be living one year from now, anything could happen when he graduates. As much as I want to worry and fret about that - I simply can't let myself - because the confidence that God has a job for Jon and a home for our family is too strong! It doesn't matter where we live - because we will have each other. Who knows what else we will have a year from now. I hope that you will continue to check my blog - I know that it has been a little depressing to read this summer - but I also know that this next year is going to be a year of God's fulfilled promises. I really enjoy reading your blog's and getting acquainted with your new family members and God's faithfulness in your life. I can only hope that this blog will give you a glimpse into our life and encourage you. May the words of these pages shout "He is faithful."
As much as I miss Jon right now - there are some good things going on in my life. I am expecting to hear from my friend Sheila Falk (nee Epp) as she is probably about to have her first child any second, if she hadn't had it already! I get to see Lisa Loeppky(nee Laxdal) next weekend and meet the newest addition to her growing family. AND I now live here:
This house is beautiful. These pictures were taken before the renovation, but until I get a digital camera - you'll just have to trust me that it's beautiful!
It feels like I have a home again!
There have been some really good benefits to our separation this summer. First, I look forward to weekends unlike ever before! It's kind of fun to have a wild fling every now and then. We make the most of our time together - and I get that excited, butterflies in my stomach feeling when I think about him - and how blessed I am to be married to such a hottie. Second, our conversation revolves around the future, our hopes and dreams instead of the everyday run of the mill type stuff. AND - those little things that used to bug me - aren't nearly as important as spending every happy moment I can with him. Our marriage is stronger than it has every been. We have a renewed sense of God's purpose for our union. It's funny, because even though we knew that this time in Regina and Jon's getting his education was apart of God's plan for us... in the midst of it I almost forgot. With just one year left to go I am really starting to get excited. It's like a book that you can't put down. You just can't wait to finish the chapter you are on so that you can get to the next one. That is how I feel! I can't wait to start the next chapter of our life together. I cannot tell you where we will be living one year from now, anything could happen when he graduates. As much as I want to worry and fret about that - I simply can't let myself - because the confidence that God has a job for Jon and a home for our family is too strong! It doesn't matter where we live - because we will have each other. Who knows what else we will have a year from now. I hope that you will continue to check my blog - I know that it has been a little depressing to read this summer - but I also know that this next year is going to be a year of God's fulfilled promises. I really enjoy reading your blog's and getting acquainted with your new family members and God's faithfulness in your life. I can only hope that this blog will give you a glimpse into our life and encourage you. May the words of these pages shout "He is faithful."
7.26.2006
Friends
I just wanted to post and let you all know that I have a home again!
- I am living with my dear friend Andrea.
I don't know if I told any of you.. but the reason I got myself into the situation in my previous post was because Jon & I needed to cut down on our monthly expenses.
We started looking for a cheaper place to live.
In the middle of that search we went out for breakfast with our good friends Darren & Andrea. We told them about our plans to move and they proceeded to tell us that there were some big changes going on with them too. Andrea would be going to school in Calgary for the next year starting in September. We made arrangements to go and see their new house after breakfast and by the time we arrived at their house they had a proposition for us.
They asked Jon & I if we would like to move into their house and live with Darren for the time that Andrea was away. We said yes, and really felt that God had his hand in the situation.
Financially it was perfect for us and we knew it would ease their situation as well. We know without a doubt that his hand was there now because of the changes that have happened in both of our lives.
Due to a turn of events - Darren will now be living in Calgary as well for the next year or so, and Jon & I have a house to live in! God is so amazing! We did have to get a roommate... his name is Devon and he is a really cool guy whom we respect and love dearly!
With the plan to move into their house set for September - Jon moved to Saskatoon for the summer to work for the CFIA. That left me alone in our apartment, and left both of us wondering if there was a way for us to save money in the summer months. At the time we thought it would be a great idea for me to move in with a friend for a couple of months so that we could catch up on our bills.
That unfortunately, as you read below, didn't turn out so well!
So... I am living now with a friend named Andrea, in the home that Jon & I will be living in come fall! It was never the plan for me to move in this early, but it sure feels good to have a home again!
I am still left with questions though...
should I have just stayed where I was in our apartment?
was I worrying about money too much - instead of letting God provide?
was it MY plan to move in with a friend?
what really happened?
did I show Christ in my actions?
will we ever be friends again? ...
Despite my questions, God has given me assurance regarding that situation
- and I know that it was a life lesson well learned.
I also know that Jon & I will look back on this story in the future and draw a lot of wisdom from it. God is present in our life. We see His hand & we know what He has called us to - & we rejoice in it!
"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28
- I am living with my dear friend Andrea.
I don't know if I told any of you.. but the reason I got myself into the situation in my previous post was because Jon & I needed to cut down on our monthly expenses.
We started looking for a cheaper place to live.
In the middle of that search we went out for breakfast with our good friends Darren & Andrea. We told them about our plans to move and they proceeded to tell us that there were some big changes going on with them too. Andrea would be going to school in Calgary for the next year starting in September. We made arrangements to go and see their new house after breakfast and by the time we arrived at their house they had a proposition for us.
They asked Jon & I if we would like to move into their house and live with Darren for the time that Andrea was away. We said yes, and really felt that God had his hand in the situation.
Financially it was perfect for us and we knew it would ease their situation as well. We know without a doubt that his hand was there now because of the changes that have happened in both of our lives.
Due to a turn of events - Darren will now be living in Calgary as well for the next year or so, and Jon & I have a house to live in! God is so amazing! We did have to get a roommate... his name is Devon and he is a really cool guy whom we respect and love dearly!
With the plan to move into their house set for September - Jon moved to Saskatoon for the summer to work for the CFIA. That left me alone in our apartment, and left both of us wondering if there was a way for us to save money in the summer months. At the time we thought it would be a great idea for me to move in with a friend for a couple of months so that we could catch up on our bills.
That unfortunately, as you read below, didn't turn out so well!
So... I am living now with a friend named Andrea, in the home that Jon & I will be living in come fall! It was never the plan for me to move in this early, but it sure feels good to have a home again!
I am still left with questions though...
should I have just stayed where I was in our apartment?
was I worrying about money too much - instead of letting God provide?
was it MY plan to move in with a friend?
what really happened?
did I show Christ in my actions?
will we ever be friends again? ...
Despite my questions, God has given me assurance regarding that situation
- and I know that it was a life lesson well learned.
I also know that Jon & I will look back on this story in the future and draw a lot of wisdom from it. God is present in our life. We see His hand & we know what He has called us to - & we rejoice in it!
"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28
7.13.2006
you have half an hour...
You know, I never thought that I would be in the position to hear someone say the words to me "You have half an hour to get out or I'll call the cops!". I mean you try and live you life in such a way that you don't end up in those situations right?!? Well two weeks ago today those words were spoken to me, in front of my sister Ann, in the house where I had been living. The person who said those words to me will remain nameless. The purpose of this blog is not to place blame, but to give you a glimpse into my life these days. So my half hour was up and I am standing on the street with all of my belongings stuffed into our cars and it hit me. I no longer had a home.
In the midst of that extreme situation I realized then, as I realize now
- God is and has always been there to take care of me.
Jon & I wrote a song together a few years ago and it has resounded in my heart through this whole situation. It's called 'You Take Care Of Me', and here are the lyrics:
You Take Care Of Me
©Jon Tieszen 2002
his eyes look to the east, he knows his love will meet him there
the band moves on and he stands alone, he’ll see the best to come
Chorus
and I see where I am now
it’s clear somehow
you take care of me
and as the years go by
the past will cry
you take care of me
he roused from work to take the call she said we now have a home
we look to see what’s yet to come, I pace my mind to ease
Chorus
and I see where I am now
it’s clear somehow
you take care of me
and as the years go by
the past will cry
you take care of me
I’m trying my best - I do what I can
but when it’s time you will show me the way
Chorus
and I see where I am now
it’s clear somehow
you take care of me
and as the years go by
the past will cry
you take care of me
©Jon Tieszen 2002
In the midst of that extreme situation I realized then, as I realize now
- God is and has always been there to take care of me.
Jon & I wrote a song together a few years ago and it has resounded in my heart through this whole situation. It's called 'You Take Care Of Me', and here are the lyrics:
You Take Care Of Me
©Jon Tieszen 2002
his eyes look to the east, he knows his love will meet him there
the band moves on and he stands alone, he’ll see the best to come
Chorus
and I see where I am now
it’s clear somehow
you take care of me
and as the years go by
the past will cry
you take care of me
he roused from work to take the call she said we now have a home
we look to see what’s yet to come, I pace my mind to ease
Chorus
and I see where I am now
it’s clear somehow
you take care of me
and as the years go by
the past will cry
you take care of me
I’m trying my best - I do what I can
but when it’s time you will show me the way
Chorus
and I see where I am now
it’s clear somehow
you take care of me
and as the years go by
the past will cry
you take care of me
©Jon Tieszen 2002
7.12.2006
NO ONE ALIVE TODAY will ever see it again!
Planet Mars will become the brightest planet in the night sky starting in August this year. It will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. This will cultimate on August 27 when Mars comes within 34.65M miles of Earth.
Be sure to watch the sky on August 27 12:30 am. It will look like the Earth has 2 Moons. Don't Miss it.....
The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287.
NOTE: Share this with your friends as NO ONE ALIVE TODAY will ever see it again.
Be sure to watch the sky on August 27 12:30 am. It will look like the Earth has 2 Moons. Don't Miss it.....
The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287.
NOTE: Share this with your friends as NO ONE ALIVE TODAY will ever see it again.
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Kiara & Amaya
Here are my beautiful Girls!! They are exactly 6 months old here... and looking super cute!!
