started work today and it's going fine - i feel like a very important person - i even had to go to a meeting this afternoon!!!

well it seems we have nearer 30 pints of lemon cider on the go. and another good night at the fat cat. pretty hot out side but better than inside in the evenings!.

and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to jen a!!

i have also created 20 pints of porter, and am hopefully making another 20 pints of lemon cider today - if i can juggle enough of the equipment around, we'll be knee deep in alcohol a month from now.

my husband has created the most fabul;oius menu ever for moogaloo's coffee shop. he is a genius and the Lord has provided some awesome task orientated people to come in and help us get out business plan together.

we love brad and also we love making us crazy coffees - if you are inspired to create the let us know of your caffeine masterpieces!

here's another 1000 words... it was so good to be at the party - not really been to such a full one in quite a while (not counting the ones at our own house) - caught up with lots of people, meet a few new ones, and have some more unusual yet tasty beers. was a shame to see miriam go, but a good evening all the same - hopefully the pic kinda sums up the evening (lots more here) - didnt leave, myself, till about 1.30... and then bumped into rich and mike on the way home, which was kinda strange too.

and today is andrew "crazy man" hodgson's birthday so he's coming round for bea's famous chicken and peaches and a few more interestingly odd beers... yummy yummy yummy...

they say a picture paints a thousand words... it seems i've been writing whole essays on this blog this past week or so... with yet more to come.

anyway, here's a photo from yesterdays wedding... more photos here ...

even more photos - the spice girls if they were made in the 70's....?....

this is viv-the-amazing who is living with us and who we love very very much.

and the photos of last night are up.

and yep - the below photo has been swapped already.

ok - this is why i love our digital camare so much - sure we dont get the nice clean crisp photos, nor do we get the sharp photos we used to get on our point-and-click, but ones like this? i would have no idea how to get any other way... i thought this was appropraite to put up tonight having just had our "s" party (turn your head 90' on its side to see the "s" (completely by chance i should add...) - there'll be more photos tomorrow (and there are some good ones to come!), but enjoy this one while you can...

i got a new piercing today - it was an adventure of two parts:

i) as a covenant between me and God that I am beautiful no matter how i feel.
ii)as a celebration of my new job as disability support workewr (DSW) coordinator.

thank you and goodnight.

ooo - may have got it sorted...

i'm sorry about the screwed up blog names - i cant fix them - dont know why its stretching the words out and getting them unsynced up - doing my head in. anyway, happy birthday to shannon!!

very exciting news indeed!! bea has got the job at hallam uni as the disability support worker co-ordinator - no doubt more setails to follow...

whale rider - very good film

the hulk - suprisingly good film

both recommended viewing

i have decided that one of the most satisfying things to do after having an exciting, swift moving poo expulsion, is to clean out your ears with a cotton bud/Q tip. i only noticed this today - the poo thing i have known for a long time and as many of you know, i am very proud of my poos - i think we all should be.

God is good - yesterday i understood oswald chambers for the first time ever. i didn't understand the bible translation he used but i understood most of what he had to say and boy was it challenging and inspirational. We also saw some wonderful provision yesterday and He is really starting to provide in terms of wabiSABI accommodation too.

i am still struggling with my lack of taskorientation but i'll get there.

it is raining and andy and i were hoping to go camping tonight but at this rate we'll be hard pushed to get out the front door!

other news today - i've been into town and spent a while at the careersa place on division street and it would appear, my top jobs, most suited to me in terms of what i enjoy and what i'm good at are as follows (in order):

1. studio assistant

2. technica/ scientific illustrator

3. type setter

4. design studio assistant

5. data input operator

6. metal engraver

7. word processor operator

8. theatre/ television designer

9. animator

10. website designer

11. film/ video tape editor

so there you have it - not sure what to dfo about my new career paths, but they sound a lot more realistic than ChilliSauce Forums and playing for Man Utd (see july 17th below...)

going on sale soon - 2 home grown cats - its seems amazing lillies arent the only thing our garden is good at growing - a potted black cat and a more free growing tabby cat are both coming along nicely in our back yard - so take a look and tell me what you think. prices yet to be confirmed...

only joking - they're not our cats to sell. the lillies are ours though - but we're not selling them either.

lots of pics from pink helen's party on tuesday night here, including quite a few odd ones of dan c...
off to town again - really hope it doesnt rain!

thought i'd go back and do some archiving/ updating old photos onto the web - first lot to go up were a load of photos from clan gathering in '99 - that week was probably one of the best times in my life - closer to God than ever before since in many ways - the mountain top - just a glimpse of what its like.

maybe the next photos to go up will be prague '02, or some highlights of the old lydgate lane parties and other events from the "wacky" days

heres something a little shocking i found:

Which are the most popular Walkers snacks?

Here are Walkers top ten snacks:-

1) Walkers Cheese & Onion flavour Crisps

2) Walkers Ready Salted flavour Crisps

3) Walkers Salt & Vinegar flavour Crisps

4) Walkers Cheese Quavers

5) Walkers Prawn Cocktail flavour Crisps

i mean - who eats chees and onion crisps? who are you? why have i never seen any of you? everytime there a big multipack bag of crisps, its always the salt & vinegar to go first, and there are always cheese & onion ones left over, that no one wants. please explain.

my other question, is what happened to the little bags of dorritos dippas they used to have out - the hint of lime ones - sooooo yummy. and now no more.... soooo sad.

another pic i thought was a little interesting to see - this was me back in 1999 with my then housemate laurence, looking amusingly like a famous musical duo...

shows you what my hair could be like in a few more months.

cool - i'm sure people have done this before, but typing names into google (in " ") brings up all the people with the same name - obviously people with a slightly unusual name get more direct hits (bea appearing in a whole list of blogs (and some other things too...)), but seeing all the non related ones - my brother, Owen Marshall, working in Reading doing a graduate training scheme for HMV (last i heard!) for example also has a few interesting credits to his name:

Movies: Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Owen Marshall wins Montana NZ Book Awards fiction ...

Owen Marshall. ... Soon she has to consult with Owen Marshall because former member of her band, Boyd Davies, said she'd stolen the song from him. ...

Award-winning writer Owen Marshall is the ...

... MARSHALL, Owen. Often labelled a realist writer, Marshall prefers to think of himself as an impressionist. ...

Super70s.com: Owen Marshall

Sloan3D: Brin-L Picture Gallery: Owen Marshall: www.super70s.com/Super70s/TV/Drama/Owen_Marshall.asp

... Owen Marshall Awarded Creative New Zealand Writers' Fellowship. Media

a few other highlights:

Ben Cooper
Best known perhaps for his role in "The Rose Tattoo," Ben Cooper made many terrific
westerns, including "Johnny Guitar," "The Last Command," "Outlaw's Son ...

Landscape Painting by Dan Cooper

The award winning landscape painting of Dan Cooper. Landscapes of
California, Canada and France. Landscape Painting by Dan Cooper. ...
Description: Landscapes of California, Canada and France.

Category: Shopping > Visual Arts > Painting > Artists

www.dancooperart.com/ - 2k - 16 Jul 2003 - Cached - Similar pages

ChilliSauce Forums - Andy Marshall from Man Utd

ChilliSauce Forums - Andy Marshall from Man Utd ,Goalkeepers ,Simon Tracey , Defenders
,Keith Curle ,Ben Doane ,Davy Gijsbrechts ,John Hayden ,Robert Kozluk ...

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erika hughes at canyonwood arabians

Erika Hughes at Canyonwood Arabians. Our aspirations are are our possibilities
- Sameul Jackson. ... Erika Hughes at Canyonwood Arabians. ...

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Rachel Hall's math and music page

... Here is an article written by myself (Rachel Hall) and Kresimir Josic (Boston University)
containing some applications of mathematics to the construction and ...

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you see what we could all be doing out there - the possibilities are as wierd as they are endless...

flippin heck - just been to see identity - ok, so the air conditioning was on the blink, but i've not been so impressed by a films story telling and the plot of the film itself in a long time - think seven or momento in terms of sheer cleverness of plot - it's an amazing film. it also completely freaked us out - if you've got the head for such psychological thrillers, go and see it - its just got such a clever twist(s) in it.

but you have been warned...

and final news today, sheffield was enjoying the hottest day of the year (again) with people turning out at the peace gardens to paddle around in the fountains. and what a sunny day it was. has erika brougt the texan weather with her?

have recently discovered i can work on the computer and watch films at the same time - hence the new entries of lord of the rings, l.a. confidential and (currently) gladiator - listening to the director/ cast commentaries where possible - some dead interesting stuff.

who said blokes cant multi-task?!...

just remembered something that Dan Austin said to me a while back after his trip to taize:

God is deeper in you than you are in yourself

now that is radikool!!

the photos page is now running, or at least should be - some better photos of last nights party, and some from dans birthday last weekend.

read more on ants blog or the thing about it , or maybe back here in a day or two... not sure how viv managed to avoid a photo...

note the jose cuervo tequilla ... mmmm... yummy...

and that (to a small extent was vivs party.

you see what happens abigail when you try and avoid a photo? you see what happens abigail? you see what happens?!! (the big lebowski)

and a lilly cam, taken out of our study window (complete with slightly grain texture for that "authentic" web broadcast finish. so far 4 heads are out in bloom.

other news, our blog has (hopefully obviously) undergone its little facelift. gone are the fancy little rollover images down the left hand side and the (apparently) hard to read names, and in are the new pages on the left (at the top). if the links arent working please email me, but i thnk they are... included are a few mini essays that i wrote and a little taster of the album artwork (assuming it ever gets released, assuming we ever have enough money to do it!!). and just to say, there will be more photos to go up, but for now, have a go with the tortillas. maybe one day i'll put up a salsa recipe.

enjoy...

and yes, erika is arriving in sheffield in the new week. are you ready? i doubt it!

tonight is our party to welcome viv the amazing into our home! she's been here a couple of weeks already but a party is always good! i'm hoping that loads of people will come and be community and stuff. summer parties always seem few and far between so maybe people will take advantage of our revelling!

i'm applying for a job-share position at Hallam Uni. it's a post for support workers coordinator. i'd be working with my friends naomi who has already been given the other half of the job share position. please pray that i only get the job if it's right for me by God's plan. i'm fed up of the judgment i feel is put upon me about the fact that my life isn't "normal" so whilst i stand firm on the truth can you please pray for me!

erika arrives on monday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the might EJ with her guitar and beauty. ooh i love that girl!

loads of lillies are out now!!

found an interesting site on the web today - relevant magazine - its one of those magazine pages about God, spirituality, culture, christianity etc etc - it looks unbelievably trendy (as they tend to), but worth a look (if you dont mind the slow loading, any other modem users out there!).

oh - some might consider it a bit late, but beas british sign language exam is today, so please pray for - peace, clarity, protection - the usual stuff - lots of it her way... lots.

our first lily has today bloomed - we're very impressed with it.

and say goodbye to the current page as you see it - its taking far too long to download and so sometime in the next day or two it's gonna be streamlined, sped up, cut back, pruned etc. this does however mean there'll be more useless junk for you to look at on it instead. all stuff to look out for...

its kinda like a journey for you lot watching me learn how to use dreamweaver and fireworks - have just discovered animations this morning...

this tuesday, bea started her day with isla by putting pink streaks in her hair, and heres the results...

and just to clear up the saturdays events - the devonshire cat was amazing (despite the poor service) - cant believe 5 hours went by so quickly, and was just so good to see everyone who was there. the evening was as surreal as i thought it might be - the making of the video... has to be seen to be believed...

well, is it monday or tuesday - it isd late very late on one or very early on another. whichever it is, this is just a reminder that there is a wabiSABI prayer meeting at liz and john's house at 7pm on tuesday 8th. i think this will be this evening when you are reading this.

i am very obviously not a gifted administrator - many apologies to those for who this is infuriating!! ha ha, i am an apostle and proud of it!

also, the 26th jully party is likely to be at a pub now unless someone wants to host it. we're thinking the pub near Gee's house which is called the raging bull or something similar.

hi all.

an announcement - there's a party going on this friday, the 11th to welcome viv, our new housemate to our house. so come along, 8pm bring friends etc etc.

theres also the plan to have a simliar gathering on the 26th of july, a leaving party, if you will, for bea stepping down/ aside/ back/ away/ forward/ etc from sofa leadership.

preferably, could this be at someone elses house - email me if you fancy holding a party, but not to worry if no one can - ours is still an option.

been to see lots more films again...

an old quiz, but one thats still doing the rounds - pretty happy with my national identity i'd say. low gun crime...

Canada -
Although originally a simple British colony, it has
flourished into a Mid-Level power. Admired
worldwide for its culture, acceptance and
quality of living standards.


Positives:

Loved By All.

Mid-Level Power.

Renouned Despite Proximity to Superpower.

Damn Good Maple Syrup, Inuit.


Negatives:

Often Ignored.

Cold.

Monarch-Democractic Struggles.

Stereotyped.



Which Country of the World are You?
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ahhh yes - just an initial taster of what the days drinking was like.

to be honest the bar staff were completely inept and managed to get the service pretty much wrong everytime except (in an "i'm pissed off, if the black eyeliner and goth clothing didnt make it it obvious" kinda way) when we ordered erdinger in which case their usual guess of an erdinger glass was a lucky guess.... the pic shows the fruit of their pretty random choices - each time i (or we?) went to try someone else's beer, i would look at the glass to see what it is, then realising that for today, the writing on the glass had no resemblance to what was in it - normally the dev cat are really good, but for today, oh dear... not good...

charlottes hair looked amazing... perhaps more photos tomorrow...
just found out ruth williams is online and on msn messenger...

ben cooper has let me in on a VERY important web page. go to google and type in "weapons of mass destruction" (including the " " marks). then click on 'i'm feeling lucky' rather than the regular button. this takes you to the exact page.

one more thing: party on friday night (11th?) to celebrate viv the amazing living with us for a month before she moves to Germany. Bring friends and a bottle - any excuse for a good party!!

for cathers and any other eddie izzard fans out there

and it would seem i'm pretty much the same:

Economic Left/Right: -3.00
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.00

ie economically left wing (heading towards communism!), and socially libertarian (or anarchistic)

like bea said, similar to the dalai lama and ghandi

kinda surprised me a little - i thought i was getting a bit right wing in my old age...

a couple more small changes to the blog - new pics for cathers and rich (found an easy way of doing it now, so those of you who dont like their, pic have no reason not to send in their own), and links to wabisabi both up there, and over to the left.

This won't mean much to many of you, except maybe ant and caroline. basically, i'm very similar to Ghandi, The Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela. The scores are on a scale of -10 - +10.

Economic Left/Right: -4.25

Authoritarian/Libertarian: -3.23

To check yourself out go to the political compass site and the click on take the test.

hi there! all is miserable on the marshall front but i have a sneaky feeling it's to do with the weather as our moods lift as soon as there is a hint of sunshine through the clouds. on tuesday we are going to look round a potential premises. it's not new and spanking like the other one (which we're still waiting on) and it would need a lot of work. however, we felt like God was asking us to push doors when we got prayed for on Sunday night.

wabiSABI is upon us and the image below will take you to the website. andy is also going to link it from the list to the left of our blog. if you haven't received an email from me regarding wabiSABi sheffield it means you've not made it onto the email list. can you email me if this is the case and i'll get you on asap (obviously only if you want to be on!)

there seems to have been some miscommunication on my part - the post in bold a few below about breathing in God is a quote from a friend of ours called Richard who blogs at mylifemypercetion - he is the brains behind the incredible words that come out of his mouth. he is challenging us and inspiring us all in really refreshing ways.

You are: Ruth Deller. A slightly random,
independent, prophetic type who is softer than
they first appear.


Which St Tom's member of staff are you turning into?
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well its good to know i've not changed much...

this has more gone up seeing as ruth has updated it with several new people to become (and "extra paddy power"!) - i guess its now more "which member of st toms payroll are you becoming", but still an excellent quiz - i'd especially like to hear what our texan counterparts came out as - email me .

a bonus pic that bea wanted to put up to embaress our dear friend stacy - last summer she let bea cut her hair, which she convinced her to start by letting her cut the mullet.

anyway, enjoy, and stacy, sorry - it was all bea's idea/ request.

we've met these two people - not sure what their names are but they're very pleasant all the same - had "make you're own pizzas", wine etc and then enjoyed the very first episode of "the mysterious cities of gold".

only joking - we did know these people before hand - we actually met them at our local a couple of times for the wednesday night pub quiz, having recognised them from church and they were thoroughly invited along to it all this evening. the picture is (kind of) them watching the previously mentioned cult classic childs program. the memories...

I want to accept God's love, and thus Him in the same way I accept oxygen. I know that I must breathe and without oxygen I will die. Without God's love I will also die (at least spiritually). I want to think of Jesus as my food and water. Each and every day I breathe, eat and drink. These are crucial to my survival, I don't need to think about them. They are an instinctive part of me.

To wake up in the morning and take that first waking yawn and know that as I breathe in my body is being filled with the Holy Spirit. And then as I eat my breakfast and drink a cup of tea, to know that my day is beginning with Jesus in me. To know this without having to think or question. This is where I am going and this is what I hope to achieve.

I pray to the Lord that He will know my sincerity and help me to achieve this desire.

wow richard - God is doing mighty things in you and in me through you. keep going and pressing in. you are an awesome and wonderfully made child of God.

for the first time in yonks i managed to surf around a few of your blogs and i noticed i have missed out on a crucial quiz! it was anita's blog which inspired me most - her girls are so stunning! (i'm gonna ask andy to change the picture by the way!). a bit scared by kristen's rant - but fortunately i know that it was simply a rant! still keeping my eyes peeled for any grammatical or spelling errors though. been praying for you three. oh, and stacy and brad - so good to see that you understand each other's thoughts and words - i don't even know the meaning to half the words you use! i really love you all. it is great to have caught a glimpse of what's been going on in the blogging world and in the other world which is all of your lives!

back to the quiz - i am very scared - for myself and for you, and for every person i meet...

You are Revelation.


Which book of the Bible are you?
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made an awesome casserole for tea tonight - it tasted even better cold when i got back from a training course we're going to. tonight was really good actually - normally struggle because i find the delivery style (like a lecture) hard to keep concentrating and stay interested.

so much to say - i would love to be able to sit with all of you and chat. real person to person type stuff.

coffee shop developments are interesting - we felt we were meant to enquire about another premises so we did. it's on the same road as the other one, just a few hundred yards along. needs the same permit as we did for the other one and has flats above it which would likely come with the premises. please pray for us as we push this door and for the other door which is still ajar!

my mum and dad are travelling to sydney, australia this weekend so please pray for them as well.

new week, and its raining. ah yes, sheffield.

somewhere between the rain, the late getting up, and the film we saw this afternoon (tadpole - a cross between igby goes down and the ice storm) its feeling very wintery here today - which is pretty far from what it was yesterday where we sat outside in the garden, ate fresh salad and then walked to church.

bruce almighty went down interestingly! my sister was excited to proclaim that 'God is good' when my prayers for God to ensure that we didn't miss any of the film even though we were sinfullly late to the showing were answered! then at the end mogul decided she wasn't sure about the film because she didn't like what happened to others as consequences to jim carey fulfilling his own selfish desires. i explained that i liked that because it reminded me that it's a good job God doesn't just give us everything we perceive we need - this went down well!

sorry to brad and anyone else who felt left hanging on the other day after my announcement of exciting news! i tried to post it but i managed to delete it all somehow! after all the anticipation it will seem very uninteresting!

as you know, i have been leading a faith community (a cluster) called SOFA for about 9 months. i strated it because the overall leader of our church suggested that i get on and 'do my vision' which was and is community. SOFA has grown in many ways and is a really exciting community of people to be part of. we've been having ongoing conversations with our leaders since returning from wabi sabi and there have been lots of tears!

as a result i have finally communicated clearly and everyone involved (including me) has suddenly clicked that my greatest desire is to lead with andy in the vision that we share ie. moogaloos coffee shop and then the general domination of walkley which comes later! one of my leaders stood out and said that they were aware that andy couldn't lead within church's current structures because of how God made him but that their desire is to see us step into our calling so...

the exciting news is that...

i am stepping across from leading SOFA (spending a month handing it on to others) and andy and i are being released to step into our calling with full support of the church (st tom's), even though it means the church will have to work around us cos we won't be able to make meetings and stuff.

so there it is - the exciting news which you praobably already knew because of the indepth intercession that you've been a part of for us!!!

actually, on a serious note, if you feel like God has set you apart as an intercessor and you are committed to intercede for andy and i as we step out, could you let us know so that we can keep you informed of what's going on and what is needed.

i am a butterfly who is free to flutter, not caught in a net! (thanks mags - one of the most amazing words ever!)

lamb and mint sausages with fresh raspberries from the garden between 2 slices of white bread, and a pint of cider, sitting on a sunny garden wall - unfortunately not the kind of lunch i have very often.

ooh! a clean house - my husband is fantastic!

well, i'm in the mighty 'nam (cheltenham) where i'm staying with my folks and my sister and brother who are around. today i went to see Granny in hereford - she took me to see where they had buried poppy's ashes (he died on boxing day last) and then we went around a few 'open gardens' which is organised by the village church and is an opportunity to explore some local gardens. kind of cool but very proper! granny has given me a hosta and somne foxgloves to bring back to our garden.

this evening i'm off to see bruce almighty with my sister. she let me pray for her neck today - the first time i've ever offered a memeber of my family prayer! she didn't get healed immediately but i thought the opportunity itself was a miracle! pray for us tonight as we watch the film together.

gotta dash. am tired as sleeping alone was hard but back with andy tomorrow!

a weekend of sausages and cider, and a little peregrinatio for its own sake.

an unusually late night, a refreshingly early start, and a long but full day

an intriguing variety of films yesterday, a clean house this morning, and who knows what this evening.

kate rusby sang the soundtrack to yet another day, with dreams of coffee shops and an absent wife, cross genre music bends as new housemates are to be welcomed.

its been another good day today.

lots of good films today.

oooooh - the blogger editing screen has changed - how exciting! i'm quickly taking a break from sitting in the sun while children play in their paddling pools! isla needed a poo so i thought i would quickly log on while she went about her business!

things are good. i have some news to tell you but as i need to get out to the sunshine and also to check up on wimbledon i shall let you know later - and no, i'm not pregnant!!

well, we've finally got our phone system sorted out, in the end plumping (!) for ntl - this does now mean free internet all day, everyday - far more exciting than any phone packages.

also changed is blogger - openning it up this afternoon, its gone all blue colours - very nice

welcome to ruth and lorna to the blog panel...

hi everyone. i'm at ant and caroline's so i thought i would take advantage of high speed internet to blog a little! life is fine - we have teresa and steph staying with us at the moment who are heading off for a day trip to manchester today. last night we watched 'saving grace' again! fantastic film - not sure the americans get all the little jokes which rely on slang and language. the question "will you give me one?" certainly has a different meaning over here than in the usa!

i love the design andy has done on the blog.

please please please pray for the coffee shop - andy is going to phone the owner today to find out if there is any news. also, we really need to crack on with the business plan and that requires prayer to help us get going!

off now now to entertain a three yr old and a 1 yr old!

...and
on the way home, teresa, steph and i popped into the (hopefully) coffee shop
premises to be - the back door was open, and the landlord said we could have
a look in sometime - the place is huge - the main shop front space is about
15 paces long (my paces that is - 20 of steph's) and the about 6 deep - not
sure what that works out to be...

the unit itself has 3 more rooms behind this one - one has what looked like
an old chimney breast, then a middle room that looks like it has loads of potential
for retreat space/ sanctuary/ quiet room etc, then another room on trhe right
hand side that has a toilet and a tiny kitchen in it and a bit more space in,
these three rooms being about 4 paces deep.

anyway, it's amazing - and we really need you lots to pray it in if we are
to get it - for those of you who don't know, someone has already put an application
in to have it changed to a curry house (as if we need another!) and they find
out if they get it hopefully tomorrow/ monday - we really want
it.

so here's a pic to show you what its like inside.

had
another brilliant day today - first off, we got a few drinks at some random
sports bar in hillsborough (we being cathers, teresa, stephanie, mark-olivier
(sp?) and myslef) as part of mystery shopper visit - the pot smoking in the
carpark/ beer garden didn't go down well...

then we went on to the cliffords as cathers had bought a load of food to have
as a picnic in their garden - chicken wings, salad, pineapple juice, malt loaf
and, as you can see, chocolate.

ben was obviously enjoying himself... he even had his paddling pool out.

and another wonderful day - sorted out a few little things with the blog (hopefully) and then spent the day with ant, wandering round town - had a brilliant time - life's soooo good.

so is God.

the parting photo as elly left us this morning - we had a brilliant evening - after (a very yummy) lasagne, we went to town and visited whats becoming my favorite pub,the devonshire cat - they now even have chimay white on tap (i was a little disappointed it was the white - why do pubs always have my least favorite ones on tap? - like leffe blonde - you should always have leffe brun and chimay blue when there's the choice...) - and i'm certainly looking forward to dans birthday there next week...

...and then on the way home we got talking to these 2 blokes on the bus who then came back to ours and we stayed up talking till 3am! not done that in a while... please pray for them when you get a chance - they're called joe and sean - especially for joe - for (emotional/ spiritual) protection, clarity and for God to touch him in a way he really knows and recognises, and their girlfriends twinkle and beth (respectively), again for protection where they are.

anyway, i've been increasingly finding i've been having a happier, better and more interesting time in life recently - despite having no money, it just gets better. definitely think there something in this life of faith - trusting God to keep you afloat is pretty scary at times but really exciting as he does. starting to see what andrew and debbie jones were talking about when it comes to seeing things you'd never see when you have enough money of your own to rely on. very good for your spiritual life.

i think theres people out there that know what i mean...

on another one of my walks around town again today - and its really windy outside - looking forward to this lots.

taking a design leaf out tall skinny kiwi's blog, (little pic of him there at this years wabi sabi texas, setting up the shotgun revival tent on the friday) i've even managed to set it all up so that each blog has a box round itself, and the writing wraps round any pics that get put up, instead of starting at the bottom - my knowledge of html has certainly been improving in the past couple of weeks since i started learnong dreamweaver/ fireworks.

i s'pose i should once again apologise to everyone who still uses modems to get their net acces, and so has to wait a while for our page to load up - we still use a dial up modem - it took 24 seconds i counted the other day - apparently most people are willing to wait only 20 seconds for a page to load up.

maybe no ones reading this.

most days are pretty good actually - not really much to complain about really - today was good - got a desk for our study (thank you jen!), played some guitar with ant, and then elly (one of beas old school friends) has come up for the night. looking like a good day in all. again.

just to rmind people, if you dont like you're photo at the side, please send one you do like to me so i can change it for you. and that includes people feeling a little hurt thay aren't on there at all - just remember, once cut down, it has to be roughly portrait shaped, and so only one of a couple is likely to make it on...

oh my word - it actually seems
to be working on only the 2nd attempt!!

the buttons over there on the side dont work - no pages made yet.

its been a good day!

and i've put up the new pic of bea at hers and cathers request

hi all. am not blogging much
at the mo as you can tell. this also means that i'm not able to check
up on your blogs. if you blog something that i may want to read could
you copy and paster it to me in email so i can be involved!! crazy how
you can suddenly feel so on the edge of a community as soon as you stop
inputting yourself.<p>for those who prayed for my unfortunate finger
incident, sadly i developed an infection and have had to have it removed.
(ha ha ha - not really - only kidding!).

<p>well, teresa, dave and steph have arrived and flown the nest
all in a very swift manouver (sp?)!! they are peregrinating to scotland
for a few days.<p>we had the most awesome time of God tonight -
i was so desperate for Him and therefore so jealous of the time we had
as a group BUT at the same time His grace enabled me to release control
and allow the group to be where they were at individually. loving Him
and He honours me - woo hoo!! only just found out that the words 'glory'
and 'honour' are synonomous (if that word is the right one!!!).<p>blessings
and butterflies to you all - j'espere que les personnes qui visite a Paris
et a Lausanne, ont beaucoup d'aventures!! (apologies to those of you who
actually speak french!!)<p>we love you neil lambert - be greatly
honoured and illuminated!

again, i dont know what it is about being there at the ceilidh - i mean
in some ways its a little odd there - all the folk people of sheffild
turn out for this night etc but i just dont smile so much like i did tonight.
something basic, primitive, honest, real, open, pure, unpretentious that
make you feel at once at home there, that strangers are friends, and you're
free to dance with them, to twirl and skip, and do things you'd never
otherwise do with people you've never met before. a place where roles
are simple and clear, a place where no one judges - an awesome Godly experience
thats not about escapism from the world and people around you put is actually
completely entwined around them - social.

oh, and i've got the first 20 episodes of "the mysterious cities
of gold", that classic from our childhoods, at home, on the computer,
ready to watch...!...

just been out for food, and they're everywhere - they're taking over!!!

the blue bins have landed!

it was quite a wierd site to go out onto our street this morning and
find all the blue bins lining the street into the distance. the photo
hardly does it justice but, it really was a surreal site to wake up to.

have also discovered rhubarb as a snack - its very sharp but if you like things like that - citrus fruits etc, its great

does God want you to be poor; does God want you to be rich; or does God want you to be free?

or maybe more,

does God want you to be poor; does God want you to be rich; or does God want you to have a total faith in Him to provide everything you need?

yesterday was indeed a very good day, start to end.

well - i didn't sleep unitl gone 2.30am last night and today i was up early to go to a 'releaser's of life' conference in town. it's the toronto team who've come back again to visit us again and it is wonderful.

we have been under so much attack recently in particular, and it is just coming to light that there's been a significant amount of attack on us just because we live in walkley - jen (a true judah prohetess) shared knowledge of whichcraft stuff that hangs around in walkley - it explains a lot of things!!

it looks like most of satan's cover has been blown - i just need some good training in warfare intercession!!

love you all - particularly in love with josh, kristen and judah at the moment - feel like God has you showing us some of the way!

well yet again, Gods providing in the wierd and wonderful ways that he seems to. thanks you again.

kate rusby - i've been listening to her for a few months but i defintely think it will go done as one of those albums that i'll always love. like siamese dream, ten, vs and 1000 kisses.

also pray for teresa, steph and dave coming to the UK today (i think - timezones confuse me a little) - safe flight etc..

and just to say, i'm doing so much stuff on fireworks and dreamweaver these days that i'm actually dreaming about it - at least its getting my mind active again!

just had a cool time of prayer - was sitting in our bedroom and basically prayed into or for everything in there or people inspired by things - the dixie chicks, the americans, ant, the things we own, my clothes, my chest of drawers, homebrew, dan, POD, pearl jam, danny and trish, bea, the planet (i saw the energy saving light bulbs!), whoever gave us a painting on the wall that i can't rememeber, my shoes, my stereo... generally being thankful for the things we have and the people we know. twas good.

and someting i thought of yesterday - i've been working on our computer for the past few weeks for long times at a time, maybe 5-6 hours a day, 3-4 days a week and i havent once had to restart it because it crashed. in fact i'm not sure anything has gone wrong at all in that time, and i've had most of the time outlook, windows media player, dreamweaver (plus help files), fireworks (plus help files), paint shop pro, ftp software, and a couple of internet browsers open all at the same time, and our computer was fine with it all, flipping between them all. and its all been great - rarely frustrating.

what am i getting at? why am i going on about our PC?

just thought of nathan yesterday thats's all.

(he he he!)

thankful for our computer too!

blogger on the other hand.... grrr...

hi all. am sharing in the suffering of all allergy prone pewople today. my eyes are itching like crazy and i keep sneezing! tomorrow/today (tuesday) i am looking after isla - please pray that we have a fun time toether. nathan - i'm on a little trip to come visit you in the desert. light a fire for me and crack open some cheeky beers!!

on a good day, even the panel over there on the right is there telling you what we've last watched and listening to at the mo (bluegrass etc at this very moment, dixie chicks' latest album)...

put a couple of more people up on the blog pics side - if you're not on there, please send me a pic of you as i've only put up those of you who i happen to have - ie not everyone who used to be on the lists - our blog directory is still pretty extensive, just not comprehensive

i'm worried to type it but it seems like its fixed after all - i ended up wading through the javascript code using the debugger and finding the problem - well i assume it was as it now seems to be working ok...

we shall see tomorrow...

sorry everyone - yet more problems with it all. if you do want tool at what it should looklike, go to the link a few posts down - having problem with all the pics too.

and its taking forever to download.

you'll just have to put up with the old one for now.

i also chopped the top off my left index finger - very painful. the closest i can describe the pain using my imagination is to say that it is equal to being grabbed by your pubic hair, tied up and then hung from them for a while. or maybe just plucking them out slowly, a couple at a time.

hi folks. it's me - not blogging very regularly at the moment. amazing testimonies of financial provision and being community which is exciting. i'm spending my time leading SOFA and then also looking after isla (3) for a couple of days a week which is hard but fun! God is talking to me about community and church in terms of households, not individuals.

went to York and then on to Fountains Abbey today - weather was lovely. it was so wonderful and the french-canadian who has just arrived in this country and was accompanying us was having kittens at every stone wall and sheep, let alone the sights we were seeing. he said his mother would cry if she could experience what he was experiencing! God help us when the americans descend!!!! i had the amazing honour of a baby bird perching on my hand while we were there - i felt very celtic!

please keep praying for me - feeling fragile!!

IT'S DONE!

or maybe it did. sorry if it took so long to download, your ice creams melted!

oh dear - its going a bit funny...
its supposed to look like this.

and it didnt. quite.

it looks like blackberry ice cream when its right...

if this works, i'll be very surprised. and just a little bit happy too...

You are Andy on guitar. Being the laid back type
you're happy to tag along with the others.
You're very passionate about what you love but
tend to get side-tracked by your thoughts.


Which member of LOFTER >> are you?
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i s'pose thats a relief...

secretary - a black comedy thats so black its not that comic - i mean it was funny, but i'm not that sure it should've been.

it was good, but hard to watch at times - really really odd.

pete pert would probably love it.

hot dang!!!

in the midst of our financial issues the big man, the J, him upstairs, God, has just put through our door far in excess of what we needed to get the coffee shop change of use put through.

ptl (!)

and a massive thank you if the person is reading this...

You are: Ruth Deller. A slightly random,
independent, prophetic type who is softer than
they first appear.


Which St Tom's member of staff are you turning into?
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well, i must say, thats one of the coolest quizillas i've done in a while - and who'd'a thought i'd come out as the author herself?

personally i'd prefer to think that i'm not turning into a leader at st toms at all, but there you go...

hot dang!!!

click here!!

i've published my first piece of web page on the web, all of it created by my own fair hands (with lots of help from ant when things didnt make sense).

i know its only a navigatiuon panel, but just think what the whole site will look like when its done.... and the pics actually send you to their links.

and if anyone doesnt like the photo i've used of them please send me one you do like and i'll happily change it for you.

thank yo ladies and gentlemen.

no comment!

Germany -
Despite a controversial recent history, it has had a tough and powerful history.
A modern-day technological and cultural beacon, it is still target to stereotypes and antiquited thoughts.


Positives:

Technologically Advanced.

Culturally Admired.

Global Power.


Negatives:

Target of Historical Fervor.

Constant Struggle.

Funny-Looking Ethnic Clothing.



Which Country of the World are You?
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well this is my first attempt at fiddling with the template from within dreamweaver.... not a lot different really.
one day...

well, i'm having a rest day today and things just got a lot better!! here's why...

You are Trinity, from "The Matrix."
Strong, beautiful- you epitomize the ultimate heroine.


What Matrix Persona Are You?
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Well, I really feel like I’m struggling but amazingly I have noticed that I have ‘real’ friends around me! Often when I feel like things are about to fall down around me, I look around and can’t see anyone who’s ready to pick up the pieces and help me put it back together again. This time I look around and realise that people are actually placing their hands all around so that it can’t fall down in the first place. PRAISE GOD FOR HIS PROVISION.

it makes me really realise that God has been growing me and totally answering my prayers about having friends who will give as much as I do. Andy says I give way too much and he’s so true! I give up to the point where I can’t give anymore – a place of burnout. I NEED TO REMIND MYSELF THAT GOD CAN DO STUFF WITHOUT ME! so hold me accountable to the fact that (when I have found my currently misplaced palm pilot/world) I am going to mark out days in my diary which shall be set aside for Jesus so that he can restore me and fill me and sort me out! I believe there’s a commandment I’ll be fulfilling….

on Wednesday I go for my counselling consultation. This feels good but also really scary – it means going back into places that I had thought were healed up and sorted out. At the end of it though, it’ll mean more wholeness and a good bout of therapy will make me much more akin to my American family!!!!!

throughout all of this I feel so close to the Lord which is wonderful.

11:13 - my ears are still ringing.

corporation

i dont think i've moved so much in 4 years at least!!

or have such a good night out either.

on again in 2 weeks?

its been an odd but good 2 weeks...

cast your votes now!!

since bea's started painting our backdoor, i thought i could use our wonderful computer, and my blossoming computer skills to try a few new paint schemes (just to say, not all of them were my own doing, funnily enough!):

so what do you think? emails on thoughts and suggestions to me

flippin heck - who'd thought it!

i thought i'd be the keymaker or something!

You are Neo, from "The Matrix." You
display a perfect fusion of heroism and
compassion.


What Matrix Persona Are You?
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flippin heck - just seen the matrix twice today, back-to-back. made more sense of it the 2nd time round but not a lot... will definitely be seeing it again soon.

i'm not even going to try and write down what i've processed on it so far!!

and just to say (as we didnt know the first time, there's a trailer for matrix revolutions after the credits - it looks even better - much darker, and more set in the real world against the machines, apart from the bit where you see neo surrounded by an army of agent smiths, lining the streets into the distance. really cant wait for november now!! maybe you shouldnt see the trailer as it'll just make the wait even harder!!

seeing as its matrix time, i thought this'd be appropriate. i know i'd been saying i'd put up some more of these pics, so heres another: