The state of things

I know I said I'd write sooner but believe me it's been a whirl wind ride and I'm only on the first of three laps I think. 

The day of the sleepover my mum was taken ill and had to be taken into hospital this was an hour or so before I left. It's been a week and a half now and she came home on the same day she went in but she's still not right. 

The sleepover was brilliant and out of it I could add to my Sunday service the Sunday just gone. With the sleepover I brought home a t shirt and a cold. The cold I promptly passed on to at least four people (I'm really really sorry!) and the tshirt I preached in on Sunday. 

The tshirt was for the Street Child World Cup, which if you haven't heard of, you should go and look up! 

I hadn't heard of it until last year when one of our youth group applied to go to Nicuagua. (And went!) She got to see the Nicuaguan teams which the Methodist church are supporting, and then came back and told us all about it. It's really interesting to hear her speak and I'm sure she'll go on to raise awareness for many places and people not just in Nicuagua. 

It feels like she's just starting out on this big journey, and I feel privileged to be there at the start and honored to be one of the people in her life encouraging her to follow her heart. I'm certainly watching that space!

My journey continued a bit today as I sent off my APEL form to Cliff College. I hope this next step won't be too long in appearing even if I do find it quite frightening.  

I'm still going on the 100 happy days challenge. Somedays it's hard to think of something but there always is something there.  Normally I find myself thinking of two or three things in the day time then I find something bigger at night. Once or twice I've switched my phone off without posting,then remembered while saying my prayers, and had to switch it back on and post. 

Today might be sending off my forms. As it did make me happy. But I have a local preachers meeting today so it might be getting a good report. Or maybe it'll be less complicated and I'll put catching up with a friend. Whatever it is, I'm sure today will give me something. 

God bless you and be with you. 

Trish xx 

Numb!

I've just returned from the dentist! (It's not going to all be about the dentist.) And I now have half a numb tounge and half of my mouth numb. I've not had this before so it's all a bit new. I'm lucky when It comes to the dentist, I don't have to have something done very often. It was very strange having my tooth out especially as I could feel it in my nose! 

It left me thinking about the things that we are numb about in our lives the things that we just ignore. Maybe situations or even people we pass.

All I can think about is that I'd really like a cup of tea right now! But I can't until this numbness goes.  

I've also been taking part in the 100 happy days challenge. Every day you have to put something your happy about that day. Sometimes it'll be hard finding something I'm happy about. I'm only on day five, and so far so good. The people who set the challenge said that only 71% fail the challenge Which is sad.  I really really hope I can be part of the 29% that manage to finish it. It will be may? When I finish if I keep going till the end.

So today I'm probably happy that my tooth extraction didn't hurt. And I'm happy it's over.

What are you happy about? Do you think you could do the challenge?

Hope you have a good happy time till I type again. XxX 

God bless you.