a glimpse of sharon world...

ginny owens | if you want me to

2012-01-20T13:31:00.004-05:00

The pathway is broken
And the signs are unclear
And I don't know the reason why You brought me here
But just because You love me the way that You do
I'm gonna walk through the valley
If You want me to

No I'm not who I was
When I took my first step
And I'm clinging to the promise You're not through with me yet
So if all of these trials bring me closer to You
Then I will walk through the fire
If You want me to

It may not be the way I would have chosen
When You lead me through a world that's not my home
But You never said it would be easy
You only said I'll never go alone

So when the whole world turns against me
And I'm all by myself
And I can't hear You answer my cries for help
I'll remember the sufferin' Your love put You through
And I will walk through the darkness
If You want me to

p a s s e d.

2011-12-16T19:21:00.004-05:00

i passed the national OT certification exam!
now all i need is a job...

news!

2011-11-25T09:35:00.002-05:00

as of today, we are officially home owners!
how did this happen? o_O

i'm done!

2011-10-07T20:45:00.001-04:00

2 years of assignments, classes, practicums, late nights and stress up the wazoo has finally come to an end! my reward? a piece of paper that gives me the ability to add more letters behind my name.

now all that's standing in my way of actually being an OT is passing the national exam. oh, and getting a job. :P

when autumn leaves start to fall

2011-10-03T15:29:00.002-04:00

fall is back.
i love this time of year. :)

cameron mitchell | b l a c k b i r d

2011-08-09T12:52:00.004-04:00

i love this song and could listen to this cover forever. amazing.

book nook: the glass castle

2011-08-04T12:06:00.003-04:00

the glass castle
jeannette walls

i finished the academic portion of my program back in june and one of the first things i did (after celebrating, of course) was to visit my local library now that i actually had time to read.

anyway, this one had been on my list of books to read for quite some time now, so i was pretty excited to see that a copy was available and it definitely did not disappoint (unlike the other book i borrowed which i started over 2 weeks ago and still haven't finished...and can't remember the name of).

the glass castle is an autobiography documenting walls' childhood and her experience of growing up in her family. i liked her style of writing: descriptive, but not overly descriptive to the point where you get lost. overall it's a good and interesting read. at times i forgot that this book wasn't fictional - the fact that it's a non-fiction is just crazy.

i ended up finishing this book in about 2 days, which is a good indication of how much i liked it. yah, i definitely recommend this one.

rainy days

2011-05-18T13:36:00.004-04:00

this never-ending gloomy rainy weather is getting a little tiring, but i'm looking forward in anticipation of what's to come afterwards because after rain (and soggy worms) comes life in the form of bright green grass, flowers, and a new appreciation for sunshine and blue skies (can't wait!).

until then, i'll just keep listening to the sound of falling rain drops, put on my rainboots and maybe play in a puddle or two. not a bad idea at all. :)

term 6, last term.

2011-04-17T22:42:00.003-04:00

heading back to the classroom for our final academic term tomorrow.
term 5 was by far the worst and most stressful term ever,
but thankfully it's over, i made it through,
and i'm finally starting to see the light at the end of this tunnel.

let's end on a strong note, shall we?

cooking corner: giant chewy chocolate chip cookies

2011-03-29T20:12:00.011-04:00

i decided to try out a new cookie recipe for "giant chewy chocolate chip cookies" in order to take a break from school work. that was two weeks ago now, but i haven't had time to post anything until now. why? because school picked up again, but nevermind that for now...here's how my cookies turned out:

the original recipe yielded 12 cookies, but i thought no one in their right mind would make cookies that giant so i stretched it out to 24 cookies instead. even so, i had a little extra dough so i made one ridiculously huge cookie just because i could.

i wasn't sure how they would turn out since i made a few adjustments to the recipe (mainly because that's all i had), but the cookies ended up being great if not better than i expected! they were just the right size, had just the right amount of sweetness and "chew", and were gone in a few days - yum!

book nook: the bell jar

2011-03-23T21:34:00.009-04:00

the bell jar
sylvia plath

after living a mere 5 minute walk away from our local library in "the sogs" (for more than half a year), i finally went and signed up for a library card. after searching the catalogue, i found that all my 'books on tap' were unavailable. boo. luckily not all was lost as, after poking through bookshelves, i found a few that seemed interesting enough. "the bell jar" was the first i tackled of the three.

this book is a semi-autobiography written by sylvia plath which follows esther greenwood. it basically chronicles her depression, breakdown, suicide attempts, and subsequent institutionalization. the book is well-written and really liked how it highlighted the experience of living with a mental illness rather than the mental illness itself (if that makes any sense). i also really liked how things were described - everything was so poetic. i found it a little confusing to follow at times as esther's thought process seemed to jump here, there, and everywhere, but this was probably intentional to give the reader a sense of esther's experience, so i guess this was actually a good thing.

generally, i thought this book was good and finished it pretty quickly. it's explores some pretty dark (but real) topics so in this sense it may not be for everyone, but overall it's a good read.

books on tap

2011-02-24T20:56:00.006-05:00

there are a few books i really want to read, but just can't - not right now anyway. so instead of reading them, i've decided to think about reading them so i won't forget which ones they are when the craziness stops and i have a finally have a chance to sit down and read something i actually want to.

a few of the books on my list:
- left neglected (genova)
- the glass castle (walls)
- eat pray love (gilbert)

some of these have been on my radar for a while now, but i just haven't gotten the chance to get to them yet. i'm almost certain there were more, but i can't think of them right now. yah, it's been that long.

dream rangers

2011-02-22T09:15:00.004-05:00

not quite sure how a bank fits into this video/message, but oh well - i still like it.

cute squirmy peanut

2011-02-13T23:28:00.007-05:00

today i held the cutest little one month old boy.
he was sleeping, but then he became super squirmy.
turns out he was making a poo, right in my arms,
and when he was finished, he smiled.
and then he went back to sleep.

...and i gave him back to his dad, haha.

what a cute little boy. :)

snow day

2011-02-02T13:50:00.007-05:00

today my school was closed, my off-campus meeting was cancelled, and i got to stay inside and not go to hamilton.

all in all, a good day. :)

01.01.11

2011-01-01T10:20:00.002-05:00

new year, new beginnings.
happy new year everyone! :)

cooking corner: acorn squash soup

2010-11-16T20:00:00.008-05:00

there is no better way to warm up your taste buds on a cold, wet, autumn evening.
p.s. butternut squash soup also does the trick (and is just as easy to make). :)

term four academic, done.

2010-11-06T00:41:00.004-04:00

i can finally exhale the breath i had been holding in the last two weeks of this term. honestly, this term has been nothing short of tough with having to deal with a whole bunch of stuff both related and unrelated to school. needless to say, it's been difficult. i'm so glad the academic portion of this term is over - now i just need to wait and see how i actually did. and get through my placement.

good grief. i never thought OT school would be this hard.

term four, no one likes you.

2010-09-19T16:53:00.008-04:00

we were told, by the second years last year, that term 4 was the toughest term in the program with regards to the workload. well, turns out they were right.

i think this picture accurately depicts how everyone in my class is feeling right now:

good thing we only have to do term four once.

happiness is...

2010-09-07T20:42:00.007-04:00

walking down the street on your way home when all of a sudden you have an urge to look up to your condo to see if you can find your unit and you see this: your husband on the balcony waving down at you like a maniac with a huge smile on his face.

that totally made my day...and made me quicken my step so i could get home and hug him just a little bit sooner. :)

p.s. can't believe we've been married for a month already!

back to reality

2010-09-06T20:33:00.003-04:00

school starts again tomorrow. ughh.
goodbye summer, you were fun while it lasted.
(p.s. august 2010, thanks for being the month ever.) :)

book nook: the lovely bones

2010-09-05T17:19:00.004-04:00

the lovely bones
alice sebold

this was the second of the two books i read on our honeymoon. the first book i finished was masquerade, the second book in the blue bloods series, and it was...a typical young adult fiction book about vampires, haha.

anyway, this book had been on my list of books to read for quite some time so i made sure to pack it to read while lounging on the beach during our vacation. (side note: reading beachside is one of the most relaxing things to do.)

the lovely bones is told from the point of view of the main character, suzie (a girl who was murdered early on in the book). basically the novel follows suzie around 'her heaven' and as she follows her family on earth as they try to move on and live their lives after her death.

while the idea behind this book was unique (or at least i've never read a book quite like this one before), i thought the plot was a little strange at times. while some parts were pretty good, others were just plain weird. all in all, i'm glad i finished it so i could cross this book off my list, but other than that i found it pretty ehhh - it wasn't one of the worst books i've ever read, but definitely not one of my favourites either. i guess i didn't really get the hype surrounding this book, but that's just me - a lot of other people liked it so don't take my word for it. :)

dust and dirt be gone

2010-09-04T16:58:00.008-04:00

so...we now have a vacuum!

we were all giddy and excited the night we got our vacuum - it was like christmas all over again! it was pretty actually pretty funny (and somewhat lame), but that's not important. what is important is that our floors are now clean and can be stepped and sat on with confidence.

i've been trying to practice taking pictures with my new camera (wedding present from justin, yay!) since i've only ever used point and shoots before, so here are some shots of our new dyson (yup, it's pink!) that i took before the inaugural vacuum. :) p.s. i'm still trying to get familiar with and figure out how to work this camera, so please bear with me!

cooking corner: first dinner in our condo

2010-09-02T16:11:00.000-04:00

this post is little late since we've been living here for a couple weeks now, but in any case here is what we ate for dinner our first night eating in:

^ beans and beef

^ eggs and mushrooms

we just added some rice to eat along with these dishes and that was it!
not bad for our first meal and it should only get better from here. :)

now a mrs.

2010-08-21T16:00:00.002-04:00

we're married!!

our videographer and friend put together a SDE for our wedding day which totally rocked everyone's socks off. check it out here! :)
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for more details check out our wedding page.