The March pastorate went to Malshanger this weekend and as usual it was fantastic.

So the good stuff:
God was very present and speaking clearly to members of the group, our community felt closer than ever, the sun shone, people climbed trees and best of all Wales won the rugby ;o)

The bad stuff:
We had to come home and Iesa turned into a pirate.

Here's some of our fun PHOTOS.

Nelson Mandela is sitting at home watching TV and drinking a beer when he hears a knock at the door. When he opens it, he is confronted by a little Chinese man, clutching a clipboard and yelling, "You Sign! You sign!"
Behind him is an enormous truck full of car exhausts. Nelson is standing there in complete amazement, when the Chinese man starts to yell louder, "You Sign! You sign!"

A few tips that God might be giving you:

1. QUIT WORRYING:
Life has dealt you a blow and all you do is sit
and worry. Have you forgotten that I am here
to take all your burdens and carry them for you?

I don’t know if you’ve seen the posters on the tube at the moment, they are selling a book. I don’t know what book, I don’t really care. I just am so grateful for being surrounded by the message that "Courage is an everyday thing".
When life is pretty shocking and just getting out of bed involves a huge mental battle then it’s good to know that all God is asking us to do is take one little step and face the day. If we can have a little courage everyday to fight our little battles then maybe we will find those battles over weeks and months become a campaign that is winning a war. But we don’t need to think about that as we blearily start each day, we just need to ask “God what do you want me to do today?” “Please give me courage”

This morning I took a deep breath and set of from Vauxhall for a short journey to Sidcup. The car journey in theory should have been quicker than the train plus I need to up my experience of driving in London as the roads aren’t quite the same in south Wales. So off I went with the tom tom guiding me and the best boy bands ever cd to keep me company.

With in about 15 mins I was in solid traffic with cars coming out of no-where, buses were cutting me up and motor cyclists were living in my blind spot. To add to my stress levels the pages, text messages and phone calls started coming in about the letter bomb in Victoria.

I only took a few snaps on Saturday before putting the camera away and dancing the night away.
They are here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dianavenn/Anyone else got some quality pics of the beautiful outfits around. Tuffers???
A huge thank you to the team organising, you did a fantastic job. It was the best one yet ;o))

WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING 

A message every adult should read, because children are watching you and doing as you do, not as you say. 


When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately wanted to paint another one. 

This article made me smile ;o)

Are there any lakes in the Lake District? Is Wales closed during the winter? In what month is the May Day demonstration?

These are just some of the bizarre questions dealt with by staff on a daily basis at one of Britain's tourist centres.


Staff at the Britain & London Visitor Centre on Regent Streetin London have been left scratching their heads at some of the lost-in-translation queries they receive at the help centre.

"Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful."
(N.V. Peale)

I'm back in Suffolk enjoying a country Christmas with the family and this quote sums up how I'm feeling.

But before signing off for Christmas I wanted to wish you all a really happy Christmas and may the new year bring blessings you never even dreamt of.

A young and successful executive was travelling down a neighbourhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no children appeared. Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's side door! He slammed on the brakes and backed the Jag back to the spot where the brick had been thrown The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car shouting, "What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing? That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?"