Friday 22 November 2013

Something for the Week(end)

I don't have a good excuse for not blogging yet this week. But I have been 'mildly rebuked' for not doing so, which serves as encouragement to get on with it. November is swiftly vanishing and we're in that pre-Advent planning frenzy where we look at December and realise the 3 weeks up to the week of Christmas are already packed. Last night we talked in my small group about how we make the time to be still and listen to God. The author of the book we're reading made the point that we live in a whirlwind of appointments and tasks to be completed. We illustrated this point perfectly (and unintentionally) by trying to find a date on which we might be able to have our Christmas party. Through the power of Doodle, we'll find something that works out but it's a bit absurd that we're thinking "nope... nope... sort of works but really isn't ideal." This is time which we want to spend with one another, it'll be fun. Yet from a planning perspective, it's another straw to add to the camel's back.

Monday 11 November 2013

Back to Work

If I were you, I'd skip to the second paragraph... The longer I leave between posts, the harder it is to work out what I should write about. I've got a very good reason for not writing anything last week: the doctor signed and stamped the form that said stay home, rest up & try not to pass the germs on to your housemates. The days I spent on the couch did give me some good thinking time (to break up the DVD time) but I haven't worked out whether that means I should follow up on last week's post or switch to something else and write about what I'm up to back at work.  Can I do both?