Saturday

We want a bigger house. Not even for us - we're quite comfortable in our little rental; it's just the right size for two active cats, a caged rodent, and two less-than-active (at least in the home) adults. We have a nice yard, a nice view, and great neighbours all around us.

The problem is that Breakfast Club will start soon, and if God blesses us with lots of teens, we're not going to have any place to put them! The church is a good size for the number of people that attend, but space on Sunday morning for something like Breakfast Club just isn't there. Or even for a laid-back youth hang-out where relationships can be built.

In essense, we want a ministry house. I never thought I would - in Saint John after a stressful day I wanted nothing more than to lock myself in my apartment and not let anyone in. God is healing me and changing me.

This morning we're going to view a house that is very near the church, actually closer than we are now. Even while we were candidating, we always said "this is the house we want", but never went inside. Well, it's still on the market. So we still say that, every time we drive by. We keep checking it on the internet, hoping the price will drop. And while we couldn't afford it with our debt load, God has been known to do a lot of impossible things to advance His Kingdom. So if you think of it, pray for us. We don't want to make a rash decision and get so buried in debt we'll never be able to dig out, but we also want to have faith if this house IS God's will for us, that'll he'll provide in an impossible situation.

22 teens came to the pool party, and a good group to the movie as well. These are exciting times!

I have to go now, because I have two seasons of House for the weekend, and "need" to get through them so they can be returned to their "rightful owner" (who is not ACTUALLY the rightful owner, and who has lent me these in secret hoping that the REAL rightful owner will not request them back before I'm done with them (the rightful owner being the ex)).

So today will involve watching HOUSE, then viewing the HOUSE. Then grocery shopping. Then watching HOUSE. Then cleaning our HOUSE (because frankly we've both been so busy it's gotten disgusting). Then watching HOUSE. Then going to dinner at Pizza Delight with Esther and the church and not-church women she invited. Then back to the HOUSE to watch HOUSE.