Catching Up and Thinking Ahead

Oh my – it’s already November! Do you know it is only 57 days until January 1st?

Before I left for Canada, I pulled out my 2008 goals for a check-up. I know what you are thinking – Hmmm, I don’t even know where my 2008 goals are. That’s usually what I say come November, but not this year. I’ve kept them handy and spent time reviewing them quarterly.

It’s amazing what focus can do. Looking over those goals I quickly noticed that there were some I was still far from accomplishing, but it was so awesome to see the ones listed that I actually DID accomplish. Woo hoo!

Have you started thinking about 2009 and what you’d like to accomplish? Start dreaming. Start making notes. Start getting prepared. I’m one of those runners who has to psych myself up to run for a LONG while before I begin the race. I’m preparing now and looking forward to what God puts on my heart in the next 57 days to run towards in 2009.

I know leadership will be part of my learning process for 2009. I’m finishing up reading The 360 Degree Leader by John C. Maxwell and I’ll share thoughts later. Incredible book!

Today though, I am catching up! It’s always great to get away, but the catch up time when you come home is never fun. I loved my time away with hubby! Five days in Canada was just right. Coming home to south Texas to unthaw was even better. Just making it home was an answer to prayer. Ask me how I traveled out of the country with no passport!

Here’s a couple of pics! Words would not even describe the beauty of that part of the country. God is so amazing, creative and artistic! God didn't put these colors here in south Texas. This is the beautiful country side of the Niagara River.

Hubby and I with the falls in the background. OK - my kids are so good at taking their own pics. We tried, didn't do so good. I have to say - I missed my Canon EOS 20D!!!

The Falls were an unbelievable site. Massive amounts of water. I thought we had some wicked white water rapids here in Texas. Definitely, nothing like that at the Falls.

Here's some good informaiton for you, if anyone ever asks where the rainbow ends - it is at the Niagara Falls. The day we visited the sun was shining and the wind was low - there was one, if not two, rainbows everywhere you looked.

We quickly realized we were a week late and out of tourist season. All jet boat rides and the Maid of the Mist rides had closed a week earlier for the winter season. We did however get to take a Behind the Falls tour.

This is a pic taken from behind the Falls. We were underground in a tunnel. It was freezing cold, wet and unbelievable. You would know my little camera ran out of battery after this shot. Shoot!

We drove up the country to Port Dover. Such a quaint little place on Lake Erie. What was so cute about this beach is that it is famous. Every Friday the 13th bikers ride to this little town. 100,000 come - I have no idea where they put them all. What I especially loved here was that in the summer time they import palm trees to this beaach! That just cracks me up! Living here on the coast I never imagined people would import palm trees for a season and then take them back out for winter. So cute!

Here's Laura and I. Her wedding was absolutely beautiful in Toronto. I met so many Greek people and can now say I've attended a Greek wedding. The ceremony was beautiful and filled with much symbolism. Even learned a Greek dance at the reception and taught our new friends the Cotton-Eye Joe! Loved it all. Hopah!