well, pancakes were fabulous, particularly as they were made from soya milk to cater for those with a dairy allergy. this didn't actually go down to well with our french guest who fortunately didn't find out until she had enjoyed several already and so didn't have any excuses not to carry on! cathers made her famous bananas and raising fried in brown sugar and butter, i made some fab chocolate sauce which is a recipe i snitched from jen pen and there was also ice cream and lime and sugar and golden syrup and we ate loads!

i have been inspired by cathers' recent blog where she listed 10 things to be cheerful about and 10 things to be prayerful about. so here we go:

10 things to be thankful for
1. i have started growing glorious nails again thanks to some nail polish with diamonds in that beth told me about.
2. today i have bright pink nails!
3. God is fabulous
4. andy is fabulous
5. jen reminded me in a very gentle way that God wants us to believe in order to see, not see in order to believe. (thakns jen).
6. i found a free place to park in the middle of the city centre!
7. my daffodils are all out and bright yellow and gorgeous.
8. only 40 days to easter.
9. the cafe vision is really taking shape in my head
10. i have really good and precious friends who love me.

10 things to be prayerful for
1. God to heal my asthma and allergies
2. for SOFA's vision to grow and sparkle and bubble up all over the place.
3. for my nails not to chip too quickly.
4. for our cafe vision to be birthed.
5. financial provision.
6. for freedom from the things that keep me bound up.
7. for more karaoke at our local pub.
8. the wabisabi event in texas starting at the end of march
9. for peace and wisdom in the world, particularly the middle east
10. to know more of Jesus and his love so that he might live more and more in me.