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| Hey friends!
If you miss me, and want to send me lovin of the snail mail kind, this is how:
Ruth Clarkson
c/o Manitoba Pioneer Camp
Kejick P.O.
Kenora ON
P0X 1E0
I wont' ahve email for hte summer. So don't fret about writing those.
Thanks guys! Happy summer!
Ruthie. | | |
| So the past month has been crazy. So jam-packed with more assignments than I knew what to do with (besides cry out of desperation!) and many little adventures in between. I realize that I have not been all that up to date lately, which I'm sorry for...because I really was hoping that I could use xanga this year to help you guys all keep a little up to date with my life.
Well first of all, at the beginning of March I spent a weekend winter camping for one of my courses. It was A LOT of fun. I had never been winter camping before, so I loved learning so many new things. As well, the group that I was in was phenomenal and I got a chance to make some pretty stellar friends.
Here we are, chillin in our kitchen area, making supper and probably melting snow for drinking.
On our second day, we learned about river travel. It was quite an adventure, all in itself. The river was definitely dodgy because it had been so warm and rainy for the past week before we went camping. A couple people fell through, and we even got hit with a HUGE thunder storm while out on the river. Who knew we'd have to do a lightning drill in the winter!?
And this was my humble abode. Usually we build quinzhees, but it was far too warm for that. So we just put up some tarps to keep us dry! We laid down pine boughs underneath us for extra insulation. Yeah. It was good times.
Well another huge adventure was the LUCF spring banquet. I was asked to plan it, and there were definitely a lot of miscommunications by the people who asked me to do this. I will not get into details, but I will say that I definintely learned a LOT about teamwork and leadership. I did in many different contexts this semester. Wow. Well here are some pictures from the spring banquet (I know how much everyone loves pictures!)
The first pic is of me, with two of my housemates: Brenda and Erin. Brenda should be familiar to all of you, because she just got engaged so she's the only one you've seen on my xanga for a while!
The second is of me and my friend Josh. I have been SO ENCOURAGED to see God work in Josh recently. That man has all but transformed over this semester...and what a huge blessing ot be a part of that.
Ok, one final thing. Oh this is so long! Well Matt got elected to be the overall coordinator for LUCF next year. I am really excited for him, and can see that God is goign to do some huge things through that - but it definitely going to be an adventure. So if you think of it- just pray that God prepares him for that.
Peace out my friends. I value you guys so much!
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| haha. As I typed in that title, I realized that some of you might have jumped to the crazy conclusion that I was getting married. No no, that is hardly the case! Oh good land!
But over the weekend, TWO of my very special friends got engaged! I am very happy for them, and thought I'd share the happy news with all of you other special friends of mine!
First off, was my friend Hilde.
This is Hilde with her man Pieter. Hilde was super instrumental in a lot of the growth I had while in Brazil three years ago. She is one beautiful woman, and I am so stinkin blessed to know her. So wahoo!
Then, a couple days later, my housemate and friend Brenda got popped the question!
This is Brenda at camp this summer. I don't have a picture of Rich on my computer, but he's a pretty stellar guy- don't you fret.
So yes...this is the day I celebrate the awesomeness that are my friends and the great blessings that they MASSIVELY deserve!
Peace. | | |
| Oh good land, this girl is neglecting her xanga readers! Well wait no more, a new entry is here!
This semester has been quite an adventure for me. I've been working through a lot of stuff about myself over the past couple of months. And they all seem to tie back to FREEDOM.
First of all, I REALLY want to be free. I get so caught up in others' expectations of me, my own of myself, the ugly lies that sometimes pop up in my head...and I just think of how sweet it would be to be FREE of them. Think of how much more I'd know God? Think of how much more I'd be the woman He's created in me? It is so so appealing, and I am definitely super anxious to be freed and seeking God more sincerely.
So how do I find this FREEDOM?
2 Cor 3:17 says "Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is FREEDOM." So I've been thinking about that. It makes sense! To fill my thoughts and expectations with the Spirit means there's no room for all those ugly things I fall victim to. So I've been yet again reminded of how important my devos are. Spending time with God, getting to know Him, and allowing more opportunities to become more Spirit-Filled.
As well, I'm reminded of the power of Prayer. I can convince myself all I want that these thoughts aren't true. But that gets so tiring! Instead, why I don't just ask God to take them away! Haha, so simple...yet it takes me a while to figure it out!
Hey, gold star to you for reading through this whole thing! You are loved! | | |
| So on Friday I went on an awesome little adventure for school...I tried my hand at dogsledding!
 
Ok. Sorry this pics aren't laid out better, I'm not really that handy with the computer stuff. But it was pretty incredible. While I was sledding, I thought a lot about God's relationship to us as compared to mine with the dogs. I have a really hard time trusting animals when doing things like this, always worried that they're going to stop listening to my commands or fighting or something. And then it made me really marvel at how much God trusts us. I know I've talked about this before, because it's something that I've been thinking about a lot this year. How inadequate I feel to be His servant- and yet God continues to allow me to represent Him and love others on His behalf- when He could do it a million times better. It totally baffles me.
But like the dogs, we totally mess us sometimes, or decide to go our own way...or stop running and slow down the whole sled because we have to pee...or start fighting with the dog beside us...oh the list goes on.
Despite all this, God keeps harnessing us in and giving us another chance to run with the others.
If that's not awesome, I don't know what is.
Peace.
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