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Date: 17 November 2006 02:23:44
A few things can happen in three months, for one thing I've discovered e-bay which has been a bit of a distraction from my wiblog...other things are:
1. The church congregation that we have been committed members of for over 15 years is closing. The last service is on 26th November. A small group are interested in staying together as a house church, but my wife and I have been taking the opportunity, of fortnightly services for the final three months, to look elsewhere. It's been very interesting... what a smorgasbord of spiritual food is available, even in our country setting. I think I'll tell you more about this in future blogs.
2. I have a friend who's been in prison for 3.5 years. I've been regularly visiting him and helping his wife (1 to 2 days a week) keep their business going. He gets out of prison next Tuesday... it's unreal. He has changed soooo much. He gave his life to the Lord in prison and as you will no doubt know, that tends to change you. I'm apprehensive but very very excited about getting him back into a normal environment. I'm certain great things are about to happen.
3. Our youngest daughter has just finished her secondary school and she is planning to do a gap year in England next year. Why she wants to go there is beyond me :-).
(that's a joke in case any pommie readers got offended).. Anyway it means that starting 2007 it'll be just the two of us at home and after raising four kids that is going to be a real change. I got a “seniors” card in the mail today... how weird is that, I was hoping for a few more years of age denial.
4. The weather is the driest on record giving a sort of surreal feel to our garden which is slowly turning into a dust bowl. It is nearing the end of spring and everything should be lush green but instead it's brown and shrivelled. We are going onto stage 4 water restrictions in two weeks which means we are not allowed to use any water outside the house at all. We can recycle the bathroom and laundry water, but at the start of a long dry summer, in reality a lot of our plants and trees will die.
It all makes me think my life really is on the cusp of emerging into something... I s'pose time will tell.
I'm looking forward to blogging about it