Categories: spiritual-journey, durham
Date: 16 September 2010 11:28:50
This is one of those posts which will tell part of a story, but due to the public nature of the blog will be censured. I hope that those who know me well in real life will be able to read through the lines and pray appropriately, whilst the rest of you will get a general blog post.
Yesterday was D day. Moving day started the evening before as my belongings were distributed around the city, curcuit, or whatever term you want to use for it.
It had begun quite strangely with an interesting trip to see a flat and not quite breaking in when the letting agentfailed to arrive. Still we saw enough through the windows to see it was ok. Deposit is down and so now just getting all the appropriate references sorted. Hopefully not too long for reasons that will become clear.
Yesterday we were out on time, but out on time by me not getting all the blue tak off the kitchen wall before I went*. To be fair the housekeeper said the fact I had managed to remove all my belongings and rubbish was better than some. *This is the only disadvantage to turning your kitchen wall into a prayer wall.
Anyway we left and after replacing a few of Third Party's clothes which I had inadvertantly packed and sent away we headed to the temporary accomodation which I had already taken those clothes I'd not got into storage to. At this point Third Party had a "blip" in her journey. It has not been a blip which has impacted her enthusiasm for college (I even got dragged to buy Sophies World today, which they had had part of in a handout, because she was enjoying philosophy and ethics so much she wanted to buy some more reading on it). However, it was the sort of blip which slightly put the spanner in my "how to negotiate the move successfully" plans. Upshot is she is staying with friends of hers in somewhere she is more familiar with whilst I am in where I thought both of us would be for the coming few days.
For those who might be worried about how I'm managing the extra stress...it is ok, I am ok. I have booked myself in for a 24 hour academic conference (with a practioner slant), on Fresh Expressions which is taking place tomorrow and Saturday up here, (Michael Volland tipped me off in this post, slightly before the department e-mail about the programme which sounds really exciting). Therefore for 24 hours I get to escape into the world of practical theology and the debates around the future of the church. If I get the chance today I might well take the chance to listen to the Apple 7 debate and discuss that with Jonny Baker as he was one of the contributors. He's going to be doing here doing a session on currating worship up here.