Stephen John Bryde

a week !!!

in a week I'll be wed !!
WHOOO !!

*sjb

a new unnamed car

well dear friends and family, we would like to introduce you to our NEW CAR! it's a 2004 Jeep Liberty 4x4, beautiful sea breeze blue and fitted for a canadian girl and her aussie bloke of a husband to be! we are so blessed by this wonderful gift and have been so overwhelmed by our family's generosity and the Lord's faithfulness to us! there are more pictures below so you can get more of a look at her....she sure does sparkle =)

oh and i almost forgot, we have yet to name her, so if you have any brilliant suggestions please let us know!!! love yous all....

a new imac

after some looking around on craig's list, we found a Bargin !! it is a blessing that I intend to use for good, not evil.
*sjb

My first ball game

That's right last week (my week end) we went down to America to the Mariners game. They lost but the experience was awesome !! it was Cinco de Mayo & we got free dinner at the place we stayed at & I won some Washington wine, it was pretty sweet. Then me & the hottest woman alive watch Wolverine, the best line in it is "I'm canadian" did you catch it ?!












this is the one I LOVE !!

*sjb

"about face!"

well it's been almost a month now since we ventured away from a home that we've known for years, a place of comfort and familiarity. But WOW has God been taking care of us! It's true friends how faithful he is to his children, of course it's easier to say that when things are going well isn't it? But one thing i know in my heart of hearts is that in his character & nature he is a Good God, not just in ideals, but in reality. i suppose more and more i am just realizing that it's the perspective we see things through that determines our response.

i know that in past circumstances when i have lacked perspective, whether it be my own, or God's, or just the ability to see the bigger picture and where i fit, that i have struggled, a LOT. But when i can remove myself leaving only God and his desires for his children and for my life, that i can return with fresh eyes. now i suppose the question that lingers knowing that is, how to remove? how do we remove ourselves from our circumstance when all we feel is the pressure closing in on us?

well that's a good question, and i think for all of us it's different, perhaps we need to do the very thing we are scared of doing, or don't want to do but know in our hearts it's the very thing we need to do. or perhaps we need to get away, get to a place where nothing's distracting us, or maybe you need to be distracted, i haven't quite figured the answer out to be honest. but i do know that most often it's facing what we run from and being honest with ourselves and most importantly with God.



i have been doing a lot of facing lately and at times it's ugly, real ugly, but it's what i need and so i do what i can to stop, turn, and face...

Fish & Chips in White Rock*

This last week end i finally saw the Canadian Ocean, we went to White Rock, the home of my future sister in law, Jess Dow. Matt & Jared (Amanda's Cousin) where also there hanging out. We had fish & chips from Moby Dick's & enjoyed the sun.
















*sjb

Last Aussie BBQ (tear*)

this was the last back yard Aussie bbq before i left for Canada. What is better than friends, the night air & steak.

i ask you.





*sjb

Spring in Canada

Well it's been two weeks in the beautiful country on Canada, it's my first Spring & all the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, it's beautiful. So many new things are happening in my life too, God's teaching me about responsibility & He's keeping my heart soft for the hurting of the world, but it will be a challenge as to what I can do about it.



Happy Spring

*sjb

"i bid you farewell"

thursday night is it, about half past midnight and here we sit, just soaking in life. joanna is puttering in the kitchen, jonathan sits with ipod in hand and game on pause in order to respond to some question stephen just posed, and i full of love for each one.

our dear friends just threw us a "farewell" party seeing as how we leave only a day from now and it was more than we could have asked for. strings of lights were strewn about as well as lamps for ambience, the table was covered with all different kinds of dip and things to dip, but most importantly all our friends were about the backyard.

of course there was a demand for stephen and i to dance our "first dance" together, too funny, but then they all proceeded to tell stories about us and afirm us for who we are and the impact we have had during our time here. there were giggles of joy and moments of tears, but as we listened and were afirmed i just had the strong sense and felt our heavenly father's pride in us and my heart truly was full.

Week end in Tully

Last week end Amanda's Parents, Ron & Myrna Pelzer, met up with Amanda, Dianne (my sister) & I in Tully at my Parents, Jan & Colin, house & we had an awesome week end. We played Cricket, went swimming, walking, checked out the garden played games & more !! it was nice.



the chickens


a Stick insect








me and her


my cheeky mum



*sjb

Engagment Photo's

Joanna did some photo's for us a few weekends ago
here are the results.

thank you Joanna !!
*sjb

Kitchen Prep

the day i did kitchen Prep, was a fun day, i like cutting things like carrot and peppers etc. These are my carrots arn't they pretty.
Carrots are good for you too !!


*sjb

I Wake in the Morning

I wake in the morning,
rested but still tired.
Waiting for rain, waiting for flight.
Changing things as I go, leaving gifts,
making snow ball effects.

Make my life a message and a sign.




*sjb

lost in suburbia...

i am engaged to the most amazing man, who is perfectly suited for me...PROOF?

well last night after hanging out with close friends over pizza and "so you think you can dance" we departed to head for home. as we drove to my flat i began to feel really anxious. do you ever have that feeling? i don't like it, and i didn't know what to think or feel.

so we drove...

and drove some more...

until we found ourselves lost in suburbia, minds totally sidetracked from the feeling of anxiety and now laughing enjoying the night atmosphere as we ventured down roads we had never driven. we arrived back home nearly 40 min later feeling refreshed and at peace.

he knew just what i needed...now that's a man =)