Amazed & Confused

You can choose your family…

I guess everyone feels like their family is unique, a truly original blend of personalities and quirks that they embrace or reject as they grow up, become their parents and adapt old traditions, believing they’re original. I have always been like my Father and I’m growing more and more like my Mother. Makes sense, she’s never stopped teaching me what it is to be a woman, right now she’s teaching me how to be loving after 26 years of marriage…

A little bit Woo...

I love the rich demonstration of God's infinite imagination in the incredible diversity displayed in the people of this earth. I often find myself marvelling at the range of faces that pass me as I walk around my humble city. The brows, the noses, the lips parted in a smile or contracted in a grimace, different yet similar enough to proclaim a membership to club of Mankind. Our physically unique nature is enough to boggle, let alone our bredth and depth of personality we develop...

Strolling to the train

I kissed my husband goodbye and stepped out into the sunshine of Whyke Lane this morning. My iPod in my ears crooning Shawn Caulvin sweet voice as I strode among the morning foot traffic…

The 'New' Terris

Lottie is home! France was wet and windy so the honeymooning couple decided to return to sunny Chichester a little earlier than expected. Matt and Charlotte are home and the peaceful working environment of my dining room table will never be the same again...

The thing I hate the most

I've been reading wise man Foster's chapter on the Prayer of Examen and mulling it over on my various journies around the south of England this week. The idea of looking inward to examine where God was in the events of my day and my conscience through each triumph and test is not a new one to me. I think growing up in a nominally Catholic culture gave me (thankfully) a positive selfawareness and desire to reflect and refine...

Fragile

I'd appreciate your prayers today as I'm feeling a little lost with a couple of projects I'm working on for 24-7. I've felt a little devided between the two, slowly making progress in both but unable to sink my teeth into one or the other. This week both projects are potentially stalling and though, thanks to some time with the Boss, I'm not panicing equally I don't seem to be making headway either. Need some serious breakthrough... more specifics soon. xc

Trains and Tunnels

I spent 7 and a half hours on trains yesterday travelling too and from London. Thanks to a train breaking down in a tunnel I was an hour and half late for a meeting to discuss an exciting new partnership for 24-7 this year. Thank fully they were lovely gracious Christians and were very nice about my lack of control over Southern Rail...

Painting and Clothes Swapping

Today may be a grey, wet Monday but my spirits were lifted because today was the first day I've awoke with some energy. The dreaded lurgy is releasing it's last tenticles on my little ball of energy that normally powers my smile. I think I can credit a great weekend...

The Wedding of Mr & Mrs Terris

I've sat at my keyboard for the last five minutes trying to decide how to express all the emotion and spectacle of Charlotte and Matt's Wedding Day. Charlotte is almost family and I've grown to love and respect Matt during the years of their courtship. The day was a stylistic, celebratory and organisational triumph, but that is only half the story...

Lollies and Letters

I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed the two days in Guildford last week calling all our 24-7 supporters. I spoke to loads of lovely people and was quite surprised how many of them I knew, the Christian world could balance on the head of a pin. I loved hanging out with 24-7ers from around the country, hearing about Emma Rose's incredible recovery for M.E. (THANK YOU GOD!!) and sucking on about five lollies. I went a little overboard as they were the candy of my childhood and I was enjoying the blast from the past...

Burdens & Big Macs

Yesterday was full of interesting diversions that made it quite the unique start to the month of May. It began with me crippling my shoulders trying to carry a ton of fliers and ended with a compliment from a stranger…

I just called to say...

Today I'm gathered in Guildford with some fantastic 24-7ers gathering around Skype programmes and phones calling all the lovely people who give money to 24-7. We haven't spoken to them in a while and rather than writing a long letter to be stuffed through their letter box along with the latest campaigne flyer or take away menu, we thought we'd give them a call and say "hi"...