Leaving Your Blog Unattended

Right now, I am shopping with my cousins from Thunder Bay.
Meanwhile, back at the computer that I forgot to shutdown, my father is happily writing on my blog. He thinks that one of the dangers of blog writing is that you could forget to sign out and then someone - posing as you - could write something that might not truly reflect your paradoxical foolishness.

So, as I am merrily being lured to spend my hard earned dollars on that one item in a row of many yet to come - guaranteed to secure my momentary happiness... he is villain-like typing away. There is a odd smirk on his face. He thinks he is so clever. He is imagining what it will be like when I come and discover this. I don't think it will be as eventful as he imagines but let him type away. Small things amuse ... well you know.

The truth is... that my father is leaving me and we won't see each other for months. He is probably thanking God for me and praying that God would lead, strengthen, and bless me. He is probably fighting a tiny tear and remembering the days when I didn't live so far away, wasn't so independent and all that stuff...

Well, I will just let him play away... let him smirk like a little boy... and I will delete it later... when I find it.

Summer lovin

Aahh weddings. It's one of those events that seem to characterize summer, due to the abundance of people who choose to say their vows in warm sunny weather. Understandably so, and I look forward to summers due to the added romance we get to witness.
I always admire the people who are such risk-takers as to attempt outdoor weddings. Its such a gamble! However many do and all the outdoor weddings I've ever attended have had fair weather...I think God is at hand in this.
My friend Sarah and her then fiancee Andy (now husband) decided to take the plunge outdoors last Tuesday in Duluth, Mn. It was worth the risk for the end result was breath-taking. Sarah has always wanted a destination wedding on the beach. Both her and Andy love the ocean and travelling so it seemed a suitable idea to both of them. However due to family being unable to make the trip, the pair compromised and had a destination wedding 4 hours away in the USA, on the banks of Lake Superior.
The weather was perfect. I was so happy for Sar- it was a weird feeling to watch her walk down the sandy toward the man we talked and wondered about growing up but never knew. So cool to see God put the right person in her life at the right time (he always lived a couple kilometres from her her whole life). Marriages continue to be an added reminder of God's sovereignty and goodness. He can take two imperfect people from any background, match them up and make a team who will be happier and more glorifying to Him together then they were individually. A marriage where that is evident is awesome to witness.

inked.

About 3 years ago my sister Lauren and I decided to get the word "faith" tattooed on our feet in memorial of our Mom who passed away from cancer in 2005. "Faith" was not only our Mom's name but it summarized her entire life. She loved the Lord dearly- it just radiated from her! So it was great when Mom's sister Kathy and her two girls Heather and Kaleigh decided to get the tattoos as well. Now we all have the same tattoos in different fonts (to personalize them a bit). It was a special day, and it sparked a lot of good memories about Mom.

"It all started out so positive...."

Today was another gorgeous day in T-Bay (rhyme not intended), so my Dad decided to try out his "new" boat and take us all fishing. I say "new" because it was my Grandpa's boat but due to never using it decided to hand it down.
Cloud lake was the destination and the day started out perfect: starbucks, picked up Rob (our chum and fellow-adventurer) and filled up on gas. I think I even announced in the truck: "this is all starting out so positive!" When we arrived at cloud lake it was a little windy but still warm and sunny. Perfect!
However, things took a slight turn for the worst when Dad tried starting up the motor. It sounded quite pathetic...instead of a roar we got a putt..putt.cough.death. So I decided to take some pictures for this blog to pass the time. I was in the middle of telling Rob to smile when Dad yanked on the motor stringer with all his might. Not realizing I was one foot behind him, his fist connected with my face/hand/camera sending my camera flying across the boat and my hat into the lake. Dang...
That was the worst of it though, I was able to rescue my hat and even though my camera lense is dented it still works..most of the time. We actually had a successful fishing trip- MariAnne had the blessed rod and caught 4 bass, I caught 1 and the boys caught nothin. (Secretly pleased about that) Jumped off the boat and swam a bit and that successfully redeemed what could've been a dicey fishing trip. The outdoors is so beautiful its overwhelming sometimes! Feeling so blessed to be here.

Yart Sale

Today my friend Randi Lynn was selling some of her art at this community art sale in T.Bay. Right next to the "yart sale" was the finnish fair or something where all things Finnish were being displayed. I hope R.L made a killing today 'cause Yale ain't cheap! (yup she goes there, attending this fall!)

R.L was always artistic and over the years her talent has really developed. After majoring in fine art at Northwestern University in Minneapolis, Mn she found her own artistic style - then she applied to Yale for her Master's in Fine Art. Apparently they liked what they saw. So excited for her!




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This one's for you Beck...

So this is my second attempt at keeping a blog, I'm hoping this time I'll be more dedicated to it.
Basically I plan on doing random blogs on whatever I feel like and in the end keep my life going ons, interests, musings etc. somewhat organized. If other people care to take a gander I just hope they're amused at the very least!

What's in a name?
The title Paradox of foolishness came to mind when I was reading 1 Corinthians, specifically 1 Corinthians 1:18- "For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." I'm probably going to blog about a lot of randomness but I want people to know that at the core of my life is Christ and without Him everything would be meaningless. Its the gospel that makes life have purpose and life and joy. To those that don't understand that truth... its just foolishness.


Who the heck am I anyways??
The name's Kathy Dibbley. I'm from Thunder Bay, On, Canada..grew there, went to school there.. but moved to Toronto over a year ago now. Getting used to city life has been an adventure in itself but throw in being a nurse in an ER and there's never a dull moment! You meet so many different characters in an Emergency Dept. and in Toronto, there's never a lack of diversity. I love it... it satisfies my cravings for change and excitement.
Toronto's a great place to be for a variety of reasons.
Reason #1 Amazing food. Enough said.
#2 Pearson Int'l airport (I love to travel)
#3 Most multicultural city in the world
#4 Music music music!!
Downsides- smog, traffic, lack of bush and clean water (eww Lake Ontario..)
Yup. You'll also notice my Surfline wigit sidebar thing- that's there because surfing is an amazing sport... and if you're ever craving the ocean you need to go to surfline and pretend your surfing. mmmmm surfing...

So this ends my first post! yay for blogging!! To all my faithful followers (that would be you Beck) stay tuned for more! lol
peace.