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End of a chapter

admin — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 22:08:39 +0000

It was a sad night at church tonight, a family’s last night at Xcel, they are relocating “Down Under” to Australia. Lots of tears and hugs from everybody. They are such a incredible family and a big part of the …

Masks

admin — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 21:41:09 +0000

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

admin — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:50:50 +0000

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.

Update

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:31:56 +0000

Well I’ve been back on the working scene for about a month now, its definitely tougher than I thought it would be, Big hats off to the working mummies that read this, you know who you are!

Its been difficult at work being the new girl and all, and I’m not “gelling” with certain staff, but I guess you will get that in any job, my friends have been so encouraging, popping in my work just so say “hi” or texting me just at the right moment when I need it.

I guess that not many people like their jobs but as I keep telling myself a job is a job and its bringing the money into the house, its a stepping stone in my world of work, still not sure what I want to do now though, I feel like the career in childcare I was training for before I had my son just is not right anymore, times have changed, all the childcare jobs im either under-qualified for or am not getting past interview stage.

Quick question for anybody reading this that knows me, please leave comments as to what sort of job you think that I would be good at.

Thanks

Job vs Church

admin — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:00:49 +0000

I had to work today instead of going to Church, It pained me to go to work rather than church, the Leadership is incredible and so are the friendships.

While I was at work and actually grouching in my mind about missing out, two things came into my mind, it’s only for a season/one Sunday and also that I should be praising God even while I’m at work, even when I dont feel like praising in my circumstances, even when the customers are complaining, stick a smile on my face and deal with it.

I was running lyrics through my mind all day for Example…

Moving with the Father spirit and the son
Flowing with a power that’s springing out of love
That You’ve shown for me
When You poured out mercy
Choosing now to serve You following Your ways
Knowing that You’ve saved me calling me by name
To worship You my king forever O what You’ve done for me
You’ve set my heart upon a rock
Washed and forgiven me
And now I’m free to give You glory

With Joy joy!
Lord I dance with Joy
Jumping in Your presence filled with
Joy! Joy!
Lord I dance with joy
Jumping in the presence of my God

Your mercy’s new each day
And shining like the sun
You’ll be my song of praise
Until my race is run

With Joy joy!
Lord I dance with joy
Jumping in Your presence filled with
Joy joy!
Lord I dance with joy
Jumping in Your presence filled with joy!

And then just after I’d finished work I got a text from one of my friends saying that I was missed at church and that she hoped I’d had a good shift.

Later on I also got two more messages saying that I was missed at church.

In all its been a weird day but been trying to Praise HIM in and through it all.

A lovely afternoon

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:15:03 +0000

This afternoon I had a friend come by who Ive not seen in at least six months, granted I talk to this person regularly online but its nothing as good as face to face contact.

We spent a bit of time together at my house just catching up on how each other is doing and just generally having a laugh and a giggle.

But it was just so lovely spending time with said person as I really have been worried about them recently, just to see that they are OK and such like, they in my prayers and thoughts everyday and I know they have a lot of friends thinking about them

Friendships

admin — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:14:37 +0000

I’ve come to realise just how much I rely and trust my friends, especially those I have known for a good number of years, its a strange feeling, I can go ages without chatting to them face to face and yet when I do get the chance to meet up again its just as though I’ve been gone a moment and am picking up the thread of the conversation again.

I totally love my friendships old and new.

Treasure and Value your friends because you never know what life will throw at you.

Move…Part two…

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:46:16 +0000

The Saturday we came to move, we wasn’t at all sure how many people that would come to help us move house, I’d sent out a appeal over Twitter,and sent out a lot of text messages asking for help, got a few back saying that people where already busy etc etc.

So anyway, come 12pm, there was 10 people there including myself and hubby and it was a good job really that nobody else came to help as they would have just got in the way, by 4pm we had more or less finished and only just in time as the heavens opened just as we where getting the fridge inside the new house.

I went to borrow one of the Xcel Church vans with my dad, been going to aycliffe for ages now, guess what…….I got us lost haha.

We eventually found it and picked the van up, its quite a huge van when you look inside so we could fit loads of things in.

A few people turned up with food or went out specially to get food and drink for us, so there was lots of food going around as people helped.

It was a good fast move, if we had not had all those people helping it would have took us at least a day to move everything.

Coffee with a friend

admin — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:36:45 +0000

I went out for coffee this afternoon with a friend who I have not seen in quite a few months, he just been away at a Christian camp Spring Harvest, He has changed. A Lot.

Spent about two hours catching up with him and whats been happening in his life while he been away, he seems so much more alive and more open, it was a real pleasure to see him like that, God looks like he done so much in my friends life and that was just in one week!

Was a real pleasure to chill and listen to him.