Having a bit of a nightmare week really, what with one thing and another. Don't want to go into details on here really, but as I listened to the radio this afternoon I heard this song and how applicable the words are to one so close at the minute. I bought the CD and printed out the words and gave them as a gift. I wonder, will they be listened to and treasured or will they be discarded like so many others?

We really do have nothing to fear if we have God on our side - we just need to acknowledge that and trust it and when it seems as though our world is falling apart hold firm to that truth.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
Your perfect love is casting out fear
And even when I’m caught in the middle of the storms of this life
I won’t turn back
I know You are near.

The garden is tidied for the winter. It looks so much better now.

I really could get used to working only 4 days a week. Long Weekend No 2 is upon me and is very welcome. Had a nightmare day yesterday though trying to get finishd up at work to enable it to happen, but I know it was worth it.

Gotta get my hair done this morning, do some general bits at home and then off to Eastbourne for a worship concert tonight. Going to see Stuart Townend, Lou Fellingham and Phatfish, hopefully they will all be as good as usual and we'll have a great time worshipping God together.
It seems like a lovely morning out there, the sun is shining so I think I'm gonna go and tidy the garden up before I go out - sort out the tubs etc. It's got to be done sometime and there's no time like the present!

There are times for us all when life is just so constant and routine, maybe each day is very much the same, day in and day out. Getting up, going to work, washing, cooking, looking after family etc, tidying the house, and so on and so forth before going to bed and starting all over again the next day. Blessings come in the form of interruptions to those routine day to day happenings. It may be a random act of kindness, a hug round the neck from a child, a friend dropping by for a coffee, a sudden awareness of creation around you or a momentary lifting of the spiritual curtain to show you how very much God loves you.

Blessings are a reminder that God loves us and that He is paying attention to our lives and what is going on in our worlds. So, we should be truly thankful for every blessing that God showers upon us.

Well, the weekend started early for me. I had today off work, need to use up some holiday as I can't carry it over to next year(shame!)  Still, it was nice to have a little lie in. I then met Cheryl for brunch in town and it was nice not to be so rushed while going round the shops, it's normally always a race getting round everywhere in time. Still, Christmas is certainly coming, the windows, lights, decorations etc are really getting everyone in the mood.

How nice it would be to only work 4 days a week!! It's not gonna happen, but at least I have next Friday off too!!

"The very nature of Joy makes nonsense of our common distinction between having and wanting." from Surprised by Joy, CS Lewis.

The universe is God's glory.
His power is in the thunder
And the waterfall.
His majesty is the ocean
And the sky.
His grace is the child's laugh
And the rose.
Constant is His might.
Unfailing is His love.
His breath is in the wind.
He whispers on the breeze.
Unending is His diversity.
Each creation
Be it snowflake or rainbow
Is unique.
From the smallest to the greatest
From the mightiest to the least
From the butterfly to the beast
Upon each the Master has laid His hand
To create His universe so grand.

By Margaret Ann Duffy

I have had a particular song on my brain all week, after Sunday's evening service. It's one of those really catchy tunes that goes round your brain time and time again. The message on Sunday was about God being 'an all consuming fire'. The words are below and its by Tim Hughes:

Last night we popped to London after work to go and hear David Gray in concert again. I had never heard of the Camden Roundhouse but knew it would be a small venue. It was in fact a great venue for a concert - the sound was superb and the atmosphere terrific. He put on a really good show and I'd say it was probably the best performance I have seen from him live. He sang a couple of new ones, lots of oldies and really seemed as though he was enjoying himself. Only shame was that he has a different band and the old drummer was missing, he was always really good and added an extra buzz.

All in all though, it was a great night's entertainment.

Seems ages since I've been able to post on here. Have been creating a website for the house in France and so every spare moment has been spent on doing that. Still, it's semi done now and just needs John to go and take a few more photos to finish it off.

Sunday, was our Family Service and lunch, so we stayed at the church and carried on our conversations over some nice food and then went home and caught up with what had been going on in the X - Factor.  
The evening service was all about God being an 'all consuming fire'.   Wow!