Picking up the pieces - an Eventful Stage Show!!

A whole lot has happenned since my last (and first) Blog.  It is hard to fit it all into one production of my Fashion Show called LIFE!!!

Here I am pictured in Vancouver on Granville Island at our Jolica Conference......you may think, why is she picking up the pieces - that should have been a wonderful, festive occasion that was all smiles, giggles and excitement....which it was!!!

We had a fabulous time seeing all of the new peoducts, one of which is this fabulous briefcase made of Eco-Leather.  What is that you may ask?  Well - one of our artisans in Nepal has spent the last few years developping a tanning process that is friendly to both the environment and humans.  His wife has designed these fabulous designs (we have 3 bags and a wallet), and Consultants like myself at Jolica are super excited to be the first people to offer these amazing pieces to the North American consumer!!! 

They will be available July 1st, along with many more new items, and I can't wait to be able to show hear all of the wonderful things that people will be saying about them.

Sitting in the Calgary airport the monday after conference, I was shocked to hear the news of a dear friends' passing, so one day at home and I was off to Edmonton for another 5 days.  Speciall thanks to my sister who came along to keep me company.  Just got home and kind of ready for our French Student to arrive from France....(I am still not completely ready 1 week later), a Fundraiser, a Wedding, a Birthday and 2 days without power from a devastating storm that hit our neighborhood.  There has been more excitement around here in the past month than there was for a whole year, I am sure!!





The lightning was incredible on the evening of the 25th

Alban, our French Ag Student, certainly hasn't had time to be bored yet......he is helping the neighbor clean up what is left of his shop today.  See the picture below.

On the right is the road to one of our fields....

 We were once again blessed and are thanking the Lord for sparing our yard and possessions.  We are certainly alot more fortunate than some of our neighbors, who are trying to make headway of fallen trees and lost buildings......



The shop that Alban is helping to sort out today.



This shed was only stopped from flying
 into the neighboring cow pasture by the house....

As you can see - there is alot of clean-up to be done in the area.  And as such, the title of this edition of my Blog.  Our yard  has some extra lakes that were not there before and the garden is a little too muddy to go and pick radishes, but all of that will be cleaned up by the same mother nature that put it there in the first place.



Guess this wasn't the best place to park the Sprayer Deck....
.It is now a Sprayer Barge





This shows a bit of the water that has accumulated around our yard - we will need a tractor to move the truck out of this lake - but cannot stress enough how thankful we are that we only have to deal with a bit of extra water.

So, I would like to say a special prayer for all those people who were hit by the storm.  Some will be cleaning up for a very long time, while others (like ourselves) only had to go a couple of days without power.  Regardless of your hardship and how you  look at it, I know that it is real in your world, and is your version of reality, so I will say a prayer for all - not leaving anyone out.

Ted and I will continue to be thankful that we are able to help in any way we can and will hopefully be of some assistance to you either  in support of mind or body.

So - as you "pick up the pieces" of the latest production of your life, be it the celebration of a wedding or the remnants of a storm, know that there are always those who are having a tradgedy of their own and be thankful for what you do have rather than sad about what you don't.....and even sometimes, be happy for what you do not have.....

Happiness is determined by how we choose to look at what we are given.  I hope you choose to look at it with thankfulness and gratitude. 

Stay tuned for the next production!!

Lorna