I just arrived back to my family's farmhouse in Alberta!

Just in case you don't know; I've been away for 5-6 weeks to help build a Bible Camp in the Northwest Territories. While I was gone, Alberta has been suffering terrible droughts, hailstorms, gas shortages, and other problems that I was unaware of until a few days ago. I spent the past few days at my Grandparent's farm near Edmonton, visited my Grandma who is recuperating from her leg snapping in two places, and got to meet my eldest brother's three new ferrets. My eldest brother drove me home an hour ago, and now I'm trying to figure out what to do with myself.

I was really enriched by spending my summer up in the Northwest Territories- more than I could have ever expected before I went. Inside, it made me realize how much I've been depraving myself of my physical, mental, and spiritual needs back home. Even more important: I got to know new people from diverse walks of life- people from Africa, people from the US, from Eastern Canada, and the Natives up north. I got to learn that there is more going on than I could have ever thought, and that I should continue to be expectant of miracles.

Now that I'm home and on Ye Computer of Old, I can't help but think of how... strikingly depressive the atmosphere is in this basement. The minute I came in the house, certain family members are STILL having trouble with bickering with each other. Honestly, guys. All of those times I would stand back and attempt to ignore these sorts of things flooded into my mind again. I don't want to become the person I used to be... Ack. What in the world... I know it's partly culture shock from being away from home for so long, but I'm just boggled. This house is not in good shape... How was I so oblivious and uncaring before?

It's definitely not going to be easy, but... I'm going to try my hardest to sort out the huge messes in the house. I can see they've already tried to start sorting file boxes, but there's only a couple moved over here and there. (We've been struggling with this huge load of boxes and garbage everywhere in our house for 5 years, and it's rather disturbing to fresh eyes.)

Enough about the disappointments... There's a lot to look forward to here. Especially if my family is motivated to help me out. And after all, if there's things that need drastic improvement, that just means we have more opportunities to cooperate!

Hooray! My ferret Jetta is in good shape! I'll definitely visit the horses tomorrow morning too. :> (OH WHAT THE? D:\ It would only get dark at midnight/1AM in the NT, but it's only 10 now and it's dark out! XD)

I also apparently have a Tablet now...? Eheh. There's a brand new one beside my computer, and so I guess my mom must've been thinking about me while I was gone. (Even though I'm perfectly happy drawing with a mouse or traditionally.) *confused huzzah?* I'm not sure if I'll have much time to practice with it, because I have bigger concerns on my mind right now. But it'll be interesting to use when I do get the time! (I've never tried one before. xD; )

I knew that once I got home, I would feel very questionable... but this is bigger than I anticipated. I just have to keep my Lord's will in mind for my actions, even when it feels like everything wants me to sink back into my old routine.
(I guess being on this computer isn't helping my case right now. Still, it helps to write things out to gather where I'm at.)

All right... here we go...