His eye is on the sparrow.....

Last Thursday was a little fraught, as I knew I needed to turn the boys round quickly after school - get them fed, changed and out of the door again.  I was rushed in the morning, too busy to get anything out to defrost and went off to work wondering what I was going to give them for dinner.   I hoped to leave work on time and get to Tesco, although I knew I had hotdogs if it came to it.

I didn't get out of work on time and at the back of my mind, I was mentally apologising to the boys for hotdog rolls for tea (not that they would care!).  Just before I left, one of the church ladies put her head round my office door and said "Funny question!  Would you like a big pan of mashed potatoes to take home tonight?  We have lots left over from lunch club for some reason.  We've got peas, too if you want them."   

:)  God is good, all the time.

A rather busy week

My lovely colleague was struck down with a horrendous lurgy this week and so I found myself "in charge".  It was a rather busy week at St John's, with a funeral, a mid-week communion, a wedding & reception and three Sunday services to prepare for.  I was greatly blessed by our amazing army of volunteers, all of them very new to the role, but who to a man & woman looked at me and said "What can I do?". 

A (my boss) and I went to Peterborough at the end of January and now have extremely ambitious plans for certain areas of church life....

And the boys are all a bit less mopey than they were, although tired and ready for half term.  Dan is loving his 8.30am swimming lessons on a Sunday morning, his knackered parents slightly less so. 

After some thought, Luke has changed drum lessons and is now at a local group called The Rock Project.  He seems much happier - no emphasis on exams and they are all encouraged to help pick the songs they want to learn.  Jack has a taster there this week, once he was assured he could keep on with his current guitar teacher as well.