Happy Birthday Xcel

Posted by admin on March 12, 2011 None comments

So tomorrow is Xcel Church Darlington’s third birthday, time has certainly flown by and it really does not seem three years since i went to the very first Xcel Darlington service, in the last three years we have had a change in the service pastors, moved into central hall and seen lots of people go but also lots of new people arriving in the darlington campus.

When I look back over the last three years, I’m reminded of the ‘Footprints’ poem

The LORD replied:


“My son, my precious child,
I love you and I would never leave you.
During your times of trial and suffering,
when you see only one set of footprints,
it was then that I carried you.”

I can see where God has carried me, throughout the times of trial and questioning, I see God’s hand on it all and without being placed in Xcel Darlington I dont think I would have got through it.

Xcel is Home

HAPPY BIRTHDAY XCEL DARLINGTON

job hunting

Posted by admin on March 10, 2011 None comments

I’ve been in my current job for over a year now and it was my intention that it was just going to be a stepping stone if you like into a job that I really wanted to do and that would suit me. For the last six months I have been looking for another job and at the beginning I really thought it would be easy, “its easier to get a job if you are in a job”….

Its now six months on and I’m actually seeing that it’s not at all easy, yeah, I’ve had a fair few interviews but nothing has come of them, am wondering how long I will be in this job.
I don’t really know what job role that I would like, I’m qualified in childcare and I’ve been told the qualification that I have is now obsolete and I would have to go back to college, but I don’t want to do childcare anymore now either.

My friends tell me that I would be good in a carer role but I don’t think that I could cope with the personal aspect of care.
I’d like a steady 9-5 job, five days a week with a good rate of pay but to do that it seems that it is all administration work and I’m just not qualified for that.

Just keeping plodding on and pushing doors to see if they open.

Masks

Posted by admin on February 26, 2011 None comments

Yesterday I realized just how many people wear masks. People who I
assumed “had it made” and had no problems as they always seem to
have a smile on their face and joke around. Its made me think that we
should never take things at face value, ask how people are then
actually wait for the answer and listen to people. We need to stop
hiding behind our masks and just say if something is bothering us
rather than bottling it up.
Little things that we say “off the cuff” and in jest can really take root
and hurt people and we dont even know it, we need to be careful in
what we say.
On the other hand, we never know about the way our words impact people,
they could come up to you years later and say “you said this” and we might
not even remember it, but those few words that we spoke could have quite
easily changed that persons life.
I wouldnt be where I am today without the positive words my friends and pastors
over the years have spoke to me and for that I am truly grateful.

Friends

Posted by admin on February 16, 2011 None comments

I’m glad that I can be there for my friends, as somebody to talk things over with, to vent with and even to “kidnap” when things get rough.
I treasure and value my friends highly, and it saddens me when they are hurting or when their health suffers.
I just keep on doing what I’m doing which is being there for them and praying each day for them and the struggles that they face.
I love my friends so much and I couldn’t imagine my life without them, even though we all have our own opinions and such like, its what makes us unique and wonderful.
One of the pastors at my church said something a while ago that made me think and it was this; “some friends are just there for a season but some are there for a reason”.
Ive had some awesome friendships in the last few years and they have just been for a season and there is only about two or three people that are my “reason” friendships, that know pretty much everything about me.
You know who you are…..thank you for being you.