Jason and Nicola Topsom

Spent New Year's Day in the Caribbean ocean...got a great tan and went under the water with snorkel gear...it was fantastic. Haiti was a wonderful trip, just like I expected. Fell in love with a little baby at the orphanage, made me think about having a boy. Jase did a great job at home with Shantaya, they had loads of fun together. Since I last wrote we have a mobile home to move to...offered to us by a friend for $10,000 less than the asking price!!! We are moving on Jan 31. Jonny and Hannah moved here, with their cat Ruby, on Tuesday...so far so good!
We are going to do so much this year, the calendar already look full! It's going to be a blessed and exciting year!

Winter is well and truly here...it feels like Christmas is just around the corner. We have a cute new tree with the changing lights on it, and our three bear stockings hanging on the wall. Last night was the auction for the Haiti missions trip, and it was fantastic, we had such a wonderful time. We are still trying to move to Spruce, can't find anywhere yet. Jonny and Hannah are moving to Edmonton on January 16..woo hoo! Maybe we will find somewhere with them to share. Jason got a pay raise and I made enough money with Princess House to take Shanny to Nova Scotia last month...we had a lovely visit with her cousins and our family, it was so good to see them all again. God bless, ttys.

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Time flies when you're having fun...is that ever true! We have been super busy, but life is great and God is doing some awesome things in our lives. Shantaya is doing wonderfully, talking up a storm, and enjoying playgroup and all sorts of adventures. Jason has the homeshow coming up soon, and he is doing well at work. I am stopping Avon and starting Princess House for my home businesss, and so far it has been very worthwhile. I had my second session about adoption in August, and that went really well, I was so excited to talk about adoption and what a great answer it can be!
This afternoon we are going to look at a place to buy in Spruce Grove, we are moving closer to church next month. Jason and I are participating in the Saturday Night service more, and in the New Year will transition into pastors there. Meanwhile, Ben and Lin are taking us away to the mountains for a week and then Shanny and I are going to Nova Scotia for a week. Also, I am taking 10 youth to Haiti this December to do mission and orphanage work...it is going to be amazing!
The other night we were on the webcam with friends from Brisbane, it was so wonderful to talk with good friends...10 years since we started Bible College together.
God bless, ttys.

We three had a great day today at Capital Ex, the new name for Klondike Days in Edmonton. It wasn't too hot, last Saturday it was 37' and the city nearly shut down! Today Shanny went in the toddler town farm area, and she proved once again she is such a city girl...even if she did milk the fake cow! She went on the real horse ride and got off before it was done! Said "off now" and slipped into my arms, but she loved the pink car on the little kids' ride, all by herself, the only one driving on the English/Malawian side of the vehicle!

Jase has some whooping cough, we think, his boss and family has had it and spread it at work. Hopefully it will clear up really soon.

We are preaching this weekend at Spruce Grove while Pastors Steve and Carman are away with the mission team in Bulgaria.

Awesome book we recommned...Siezing Your Divine Destiny by Erwin McManus...just a great inspiring book!

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It has been super hot here, well over 32' yesterday, so we spent the afternoon at Allan Beach.  It was a wonderful time, Jase and Shanny swimming like crazy, I went in bit and so did Dani.  Shan's braid beads this week are little fish, but not so little she'll put them in her nose!
Just got back from getting a great haicut, cut all the long black wannabe goth into a cute short 'do, long at the front, short at the back, it feels so nice.  Carlyn at Kwik Kuts stayed open late so she could do it for me, what great service, and Jase said it looks awesome (woo hoo!)
Nansy is having a birthday tomorrow, she said last week that for getting too old she would have gone with the retired vicar to Addis Ababa and have a look round, I spose at 89 she might want to stay closer to home!  Hope to see her in Nova Scotia later in the year.
Great verse: THE RIGHTEOUS ARE BOLD AS  A LION

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It has been super hot here, well over 32' yesterday, so we spent the afternoon at Allan Beach.  It was a wonderful time, Jase and Shanny swimming like crazy, I went in bit and so did Dani.  Shan's braid beads this week are little fish, but not so little she'll put them in her nose!
Just got back from getting a great haicut, cut all the long black wannabe goth into a cute short 'do, long at the front, short at the back, it feels so nice.  Carlyn at Kwik Kuts stayed open late so she could do it for me, what great service, and Jase said it looks awesome (woo hoo!)
Nansy is having a birthday tomorrow, she said last week that for getting too old she would have gone with the retired vicar to Addis Ababa and have a look round, I spose at 89 she might want to stay closer to home!  Hope to see her in Nova Scotia later in the year.
Great verse: THE RIGHTEOUS ARE BOLD AS  A LION

Please visit www.adoptionplanner.org

Beautiful sunshine today after days of cold and rain, it will be nice to go outside today and let Shantaya play in her little pool. The other day I was running up the stairs and she was scrambling up behind me and she says "easy, tiger!". It was so funny and so cute, she is adorable.
Things are coming along for the adoption planner website. I think we are going to switch to Shaw cable, and so we'll do that and get everything sorted out before we do more advertising. Also we'll get new church cards made, vistaprint.ca is awesome for that kind of thing.
Aussies are doing awesome at the World Cup, they are great to watch, so tenacious and the late goals make it exciting football.
"The righteous are bold as a lion", that's part of the verse I've been thinking about all week. Saw an ad yesterday that said "We found peace of mind for $50 a month", and I was reminded how wonderful it is to have the free peace of God in my life, no worries or anxiety about the future, or about what today will hold. Debts are leaving, money is coming in, and God is good!

Last night we had a bunch of people over, including new German neighbours, to watch the first match of the World Cup. Canada needs to get more involved and get some atmosphere going for this, you wouldn't know it was on! So this morning we're up early to see the first England game.
I am officiating at a wedding this afternoon for the very first time, quite excited about that! Dani is coming over to do my hair and watch Shantaya. The ceremony is in the atrium of the Citadel Theatre downtown.
Next weekend we're (well, I....Jase won't touch it with a bargepole)having a yard sale; try and clear out the basement a bit and maybe make a few bob, want to go see family later in the year.
Go Oilers Go! Come on, England!

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We just got home from Red Robin where we had a really nice supper for my 32nd birthday...and a lady that we met once at church paid for us...as a surprise when we went to get the bill! We don't even know her name, but I hope we get to meet up with her again soon, what a blessing to us!
Also, Jason got a bonus this week and will make a commission now on his sales.
Thank you, Lord, for Your blessings!