Thursday, February 10, 2005
24 hours to go....!
This time tomorrow my plane for Canada will be taking off.
Generally I'm really looking forward to the concept of moving to Canada. But (and call me a pessimist, you'd probably be right) my heart sinks when I think about the details, like the cold and lack of car and friends. All these things will be fixed within 6 weeks of my arrival, so I guess it's just the 6 weeks I'm dreading.
And then there's stuff like my visa, which my favourite organisation, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, have just sent back because they've deemed 3 reams of information 'incomplete'. Rrrrrgh! Here we go, 10 months of continuous correspondence before I finally have a right to live in the place. *Sigh*
Anyway, enough of the griping. What I was really going to start this entry with was some stuff that really reassures me about the move. This morning I read:
"If I rise on the wings of the dawn
If I settle on the far side of the sea
Even there your hand will guide me
Your right hand will hold me fast." (Psalm 139)
The Bible is full of stories about people moving around - in fact they never seemed to sit still that long. And all the while God was with them. I know not all of you feel the same but I get great comfort from that.
So, from tomorrow, no more England! No more traffic, crowds, lack of space, crappy customer service, Ken Livingstone, Geri Halliwell, separate hot and cold taps, draughty houses with crap insulation, rip off prices, tiny portions, and front page stories about "I'm a Celebrity" and Jade's tits.
I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Generally I'm really looking forward to the concept of moving to Canada. But (and call me a pessimist, you'd probably be right) my heart sinks when I think about the details, like the cold and lack of car and friends. All these things will be fixed within 6 weeks of my arrival, so I guess it's just the 6 weeks I'm dreading.
And then there's stuff like my visa, which my favourite organisation, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, have just sent back because they've deemed 3 reams of information 'incomplete'. Rrrrrgh! Here we go, 10 months of continuous correspondence before I finally have a right to live in the place. *Sigh*
Anyway, enough of the griping. What I was really going to start this entry with was some stuff that really reassures me about the move. This morning I read:
"If I rise on the wings of the dawn
If I settle on the far side of the sea
Even there your hand will guide me
Your right hand will hold me fast." (Psalm 139)
The Bible is full of stories about people moving around - in fact they never seemed to sit still that long. And all the while God was with them. I know not all of you feel the same but I get great comfort from that.
So, from tomorrow, no more England! No more traffic, crowds, lack of space, crappy customer service, Ken Livingstone, Geri Halliwell, separate hot and cold taps, draughty houses with crap insulation, rip off prices, tiny portions, and front page stories about "I'm a Celebrity" and Jade's tits.
I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
