You find true joy and happiness when you give and give and give and go on giving and never count the cost........... ( Ellen Caddy)
Well, holidays are long over, and it has been back to the real world for the past few weeks, one thing I hate about going on holiday is the 197 emails when I get back to the office, that have to be answered and actioned, and the in tray that would put the leaning tower of Pisa to shame........... it is like when I am gone all the queries slither out of the wood work and breed on my desk, it is almost like a conspiracy theory ...... paper versus the empty in tray.............. and the paper wins............ so to catch up I have to put in some serious effort, hence the length of time between my blogs...... and then .........
my eldest daughter has decided that a half hour at the gym each night is no longer sufficient so now we have an hour each night and as I type this, my body is so stiff that I am convinced that rigor mortis has set in........ can that happen when you are still alive............ I think i am witness to the fact that it can.
it was great to go to Sunday service again, we are doing a sermon series on fasting, and I really miss the fellowship when I don't get to church when I am away , I was so happy when my minister said he wanted a chat with me........... I was convinced that he had missed me and wanted to wish me all the best for the new year................. he asked me to do the evening service on Sunday evening as he was going away. For me it was amazing, I think it was one of my best messages ever, and I ended with a challenge to everyone, that we all had to think and talk only positive thoughts for an entire day, but if you had a great day because of it, then you had to do it for an entire week. Try it............ not one single negative thought or word for a week................
My youngest daughter is back at school after the long summer holiday, she is now in her final year at school so next year is university, it was just like yesterday that she was born, and now she will soon be a young woman out on her own......she was elected deputy head girl at her school, so she too has a whole load of extra responsibilities, are you ever too busy............
On Friday I am going to a funeral, Billy a friend from work passed away on Monday morning, what a shock although he has been sick for a while, you don't really ever face the possiblity of death....... gone forever.............. it makes me realise just how precious life is and at the end of the day, it is not about the worldly stuff, who has the biggest car, or nicest house, or better job, clever children, pretty daughters or handsome sons, it is all about who you are, and what you are, it is about honesty, integrity, it is about being the bigger person.......
This is the bible verse that has been laid on my heart for this year, I just know that the pain of 2010 is gone, and 2011 is going to be an absolutely amazing year for me ............
