Running Away for the Weekend

Been away for the weekend with the group from Keele Chapel- an exhausting but seriously awesome time. 

We ate, we drank, we chatted, we walked, we sang and worshiped, we learned and read our bibles, we hung out on the beach, and had a bonfire.  I got chatting to new people and generally felt compleatly at home.

In fact, there was quite some excitment! Congratulations to Gavin and Linda, newly engaged over the weekend!!!  We were all so excited for them, and look forward to the our invitiations to the wedding ;-)

Check out these photo's of the weekend, taken by Lol, the pastoral assistant at the Chapel.



Our makeshift alter for communion.




A well earned rest at the end of our walk.




Bonfire!!!




Congratulations, Gaven and Lynda!




Prayer activites gone mad!




Views from the costal walk- beautiful.








Hanging out at the beach.




Someone let Becca in!!


Freya May

I'm Thankful For

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Today I'm thankful for God's provision for me and my future.

I'm thankful for my loving and wonderful husband who makes me laugh every single day.

I'm thankful for my job, I don't always enjoy it, but I'm grateful I have one when so many people aren't as lucky.

I'm thankful that I have been blessed with a healthy and strong body with which I get to enjoy exercise- like Zumba!

I'm grateful for friend like stars, I don't get to see them always, but I know they're there.

I'm greteful for the free time I currently am blessed with, I know that I'll not always have the freedom to do exactly as I like.

I'm thankful for husband's job, and that he is finding life just that little better with work, and that he works so hard in order to provide for me.

Freya May

God with Us

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“God with us” is the sufferer’s comfort, eternity’s sonnet, heaven’s hallelujah, the shout of the glorified, the song of the redeemed."

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A friend posted this quote on Facebook recently, and it simply caught my attention.  We're all been in those different places, on good days and bad days.  When everything is working out perfectly in our lives and when it feels like everything we touch turns to dirt. 

But 'God with us' is something that is steady through out the turbulent changes in our earthly lives.

The bible tells us;

He gives power to the weak. He increases the strength of him who has no might.

(Isaiah 40:29) 

and

So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”

(Hebrews 13:6)

So, trusting in Gods presence is not foolishness, but a sign of true strength, as we know that he is with us always, and through him we can do anything.

The only thing is, how challenging this can be.  Trusting in the Lord when it doesn't feel like he is guiding you towards anything is hard!  I always what to know what my next move in life is going to be, I'm a planner.  So when things change unexpectedly, it takes me a few moments to work out where to go from there.  And when I look to God for answers, I am not prepared to wait! 'I need to know, now! God.' I tell him.  What I'm going to do with my future is still unclear.  And I look forward to the day God reveals his plan for my life. I certainly hope it is sooner rather than later.

Freya May

Our last ever CU meeting...

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

- Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)

This was the message that the speaker brought to us last night.  The talk was on prayer, and trust and, especially for those of us who are leaving this year, the future.

This talk really hit me, some of you will know that my future plans are all messy at the moment.  Dave and I are waiting to here where he is being placed, and until then we don't know which town we'll be living in, which makes house and job hunting difficult.  Additionally, I'm confused about the path God is planning for my life and career. 

And I am not the kind of person who is comfortable living in a world with no plans.  Half the time, I don't mind if they work out exactly, but the comfort of having a plan for my life is something I've come to rely on.

So, this talk, it encouraged me, but frightened me.  I know the Lord has plans for me, but I WISH he'd share them soon.  I'm out of my comfort zone.  I don't like it.  But there we go. I have to learn to be patient, wait on God, wait on his plans and trust that it will be reveled to me at the right time.  God, help me, please.

Freya May

Musical Choices

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I'm not always one to make sure I spend the time I should with God in my day.  It is far too easy to fill my time with other things, so this week I am only listening to worship music, all week.  For a decent amount of time.  I'll let you know what come of this venture, and post a song a day! 

Freya May

Countdown to finishing my degree...

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I've just FOUR days away from finishing my entire degree work.  That's it, I've done my second dissertation (that's right! I had to write two!) which I'll hand in on Tuesday, then my last (ever?) exam in Thursday- eeeee!

Here I go, keep on revising, four more days, 'just keep swimming' in the words of that wise philosopher, Dory. It will be so worth it once I've finished, graduation here I come, then the big wide world after that.  Who knows were it'll take me, right now, I just need to keep working and trust in the Creator, I know his plan for me will lead me somewhere awsome!