Itsnotsobadafterall

I've been challenged recently that I'm not a very thankful person. My glass is at best half empty and at worst smashed on the floor in a tantrum. The reality is that my cup overflows and I want to challenge myself to see that. God is good and he loves me. I always forget that because I'm too busy picking up the shards from the floor to look up and see the good stuff. I think this'll be good for me!

Saturday, June 09, 2007

365/365

1./ Crying only because I was sad to lose something so very good.
2./ Getting in the car to go to my final and favourite UCCF conference ever. Knowing that it would be brilliant throughout (it was).
3./ Staff meeting. The honesty, the banter.
4./ 365 days of things to be thankful for.

It's not so bad after all.

364/365

1./ Pod and BB understanding that it wasn't my fault.
2./ Picnic in Peckham with church family.
3./ BB caring and listening and helping to restore hope.
4./ Yummy food and drinks and very good company (BB) in a much needed unwinding session in Bar Story.

It's not so bad after all.

363/365

1./ Interesting developments that could give me hope for my future.
2./ The lunch break.
3./ Managing to do the right thing.

It's not so bad after all.

362/365

1./ The week being over and the possibility of never having to do that again.
2./ Priss being lovely and giving me lovely food.
3./ Talking to A.

It's not so bad after all.

361/365

1./ Visiting lasting two hours instead of three.

It's not so bad after all.

360/365

1./ Having an excuse to leave early.
2./ Getting to lead worship and do it how I like!
3./ My accoutability group being wise and caring.

It's not so bad after all.

359/365

1./ My co-leader arriving (at the final hour!).
2./ Meeting A.

It's not so bad after all.

358/365

1./ Good company.
2./ Good pies.
3./ Good books bought.
4./ Hours singing songs.

It's not so bad after all.

357/365

1./ Being cynical but finding that instead of rebuking me, God shocked me to tears with his kindness.
2./ A whole day with my church family.
3./ Getting invited upstairs to watch a movie with the Jervis'.

It's not so bad after all.

356/365

1./ Enjoying an unexpected day off.
2./ Fun and games with the Relay girls.

It's not so bad after all.

356/365

1./ Enjoying an unexpected day off.
2./ Fun and games with the Relay girls.


It's not so bad after all.

355/365

1./ Long journeys are wonderful with wonderful company.
2./ A delicious spinach and cheese thing.
3./ Being a bit awesome at pool.

It's not so bad after all.

354/365

1./ Going to the best aquarium ever! Such a lovely day that Witsy enjoyed too.
2./ Winning at least a couple of games of pool.
3./ Fun and laughing late into the night with Becky too.

It's not so bad after all.

353/365

1./ A lie in.
2./ A long chat with A.
3./ The evergreen joy of catch.
4./ Not caring that I didn't get the job because I knew it wasn't right for me.
5./ Getting stuck into an OT passage, and with people who already knew my name and had been praying for me - people that love Witsy well.

It's not so bad after all.

352/365

1./ The people interviewing me not even noticing that I was late because they were more incompetant than me.
2./ Using my UCCF skills in a difficult situation.
3./ Coming home to someone after a difficult morning.
4./ Knowing I did my best.
5./ A long journey with music, chatting and laughing with Witsy. The joy of getting away from it all.

It's not so bad after all.

351/365

1./ Feeling good after 1st part of interview.
2./ A really great, practical session for staff afternoon.
3./ Surprise flowers and a lovely note.

It's not so bad after all.

350/365

1./ Witsy drumming at church - I so love playing with her on drums!
2./ A misunderstanding cleared up.
3./ Priss being easy company.
4./ Sweet sleep.

It's not so bad after all.

349/365

1./ My story helping others.
2./ Seeing Witsy and all that that brings.

It's not so bad after all.

Friday, May 18, 2007

348/365

1./ Banter and lunch with the team.
2./ Coffee acting like an adrenaline injection and galvanizing me into productivity.
3./ More positive(ish) future job feedback.
4./ Finishing probably the best talk of my career and crying all the way through my practice delivery of it as God spoke to me through it - realising that he was the invisible director of the pantomime that has been my efforts in the FE CUs.

It's not so bad after all.

Thursday, May 17, 2007

347/365

1./ Seeing a stranger reading the Bible on the tube and smiling to herself.
2./ The wierd adrenaline rush after the interview I messed up - not caring a fig.
3./ Seeing Bluebeard for the last of 7 years of Merton CUs.
4./ Him bringing cake and taking the day off just to see me.
5./ Explaining the gospel to a muslim - good way to end.
6./ Letting myself off and doing frivolous things like this instead of slogging for the first time in too long.
7./ Booze and pretentious films with BB and Pod et al.

It's not so bad after all.

346/365

1./ Friends who care.
2./ Things starting to ease.

It's not so bad after all.

345/365

1./ A lovely phonecall.
2./ Another ambition fulfilled - someone asking me to sing at their wedding! Not as an instrumentalist, just vocals! That means I am A Singer!

It's not so bad after all.

344/365

1./ Seeing Pipsicle.

It's not so bad after all.

343/365

1./ It's possible that some of yesterday's events happened today. Who cares! It was all one blur of loveliness. So more of the same.

It's not so bad after all.

342/365

1./ More of the wonderful same.
2./ Seeing real dolphins in the wild!
3./ A beach walk in the sunshine with a cold wind, beauty all around, and my beautiful friends around me.
4./ Much giggling.

It's not so bad after all.

341/365

1./ Mmm, lie in.
2./ Mmm, good food.
3./ Mmm, good books.
4./ Mmm, beauty.
5./ Mmm, Loch Ness Monster!
6./ Banter, laughther and loudness.

It's not so bad after all.

340/365

1./ Going on holiday!
2./ Beautiful bonnie Scotland.
3./ A long journey with my girls and Ruby for company.

It's not so bad after all.

339/365

1./ Time with my team.

It's not so bad after all.

338/365

1./ A bunch of flowers and a thank you from CONEL.
2./ Seeing Brazza briefly.

It's not so bad after all.

337/365

1./ Catching up with Kitty Cat.

It's not so bad after all.

336/365

1./ My car not blowing up after all.
2./ A lovely time with my family.

It's not so bad after all.

335/365

1./ Fun, games & singing with Rootbabe.
2./ Fulfilling an ambition by singing Tori Amos while someone else played piano. I've ALWAYS wanted to that, but never thought I would!

It's not so bad after all.

334/365

1./ Finishing with Richmond.
2./ Doing an even scarier thing and that, amazingly, being OK too. All down to God!
3./ Speaking to an old friend after a long, long time.

It's not so bad after all.

333/365

1./ Doing something really scary and it being OK.
2./ Seeing B (a good thing despite the TERRIBLE play!)

It's not so bad after all.

332/365

1./ Managing to convince myself, while speaking on it, that grace IS amazing!
2./ Hearing a Croydon student praying afterwards thanking God for what I had actually spoken about rather than some random tangential point that someone else mentioned in passing, like usual!
3./ Really worshipping as I led worship.
4./ Saying goodbye.

It's not so bad after all.

331/365

1./ Encouraging Esther at CONEL.

It's not so bad after all

330/365

1./ Oh dear, my diary is blank.....I didn't die?

I guess it wasn't so bad after all?

329/365

Gosh, it's been a while....some of these might be guesses!

1./Um....church?!

It's probably not so bad after all.

Saturday, April 28, 2007

328/365

1./ Songwriter man's criticism of my song being; "the trouble is, it sounds a bit too much like a folk song." Hooray!
2./ Being able to see my bedroom carpet again.

It's not so bad after all.

327/365

1./ Being challenged out of my cynicism by Piper - it turns out, just because lots of people do something, it doesn't mean it's rubbish!
2./ Singing songs all afternoon with Peach.
3./ Cooking for her and it tasting nice.
4./ Her patience with my lack of verbal filter.

It's not so bad after all.

326/365

1./ Bluebeard.
2./ Louiz.

It's not so bad after all.

325/365

1./Frieda.
2./ Pip.
3./ Sushi.

It's not so bad after all.

324/365

1./ A brilliant play.
2./ Not failing as miserably as usual at being a Parent Pleaser (other people's).

It's not so bad after all.

323/365

1./ Easy fun and having my dinner cooked - just like the old days - with Anna.

It's not so bad after all.

322/365

1./ Seeing my oldest friend.
2./ Making the most of London.
3./ Having a 99.

It's not so bad after all.

321/365

1./ Celebrating B.
2./ Finding I'm not so shy after all.

It's not so bad after all.

Saturday, April 21, 2007

320/365

1./ Feeding some dreams (some good, some bad!)

It's not so bad after all.

319/365

1./ Waking up to Witsy.
2./ God's truth cutting through the lies of fiction. Him being kind enough to remind me of that when I didn't deserve to hear it.

It's not so bad after all.

Thursday, April 19, 2007

318/365

1./ Having a reason to leave the house.
2./ Remembering what I was doing tonight.
3./ Meeting the Troll from the train.
4./ Playing pool.
5./ Talking about things that are important to us and agreeing.
6./ Laughing toghether.
7./ Praying together.

It's not so bad after all.

317/365

1./ Boiled egg for breakfast.
2./ Good conversation.
3./ Hilarious texts.
4./ Festive, and all that that means and stands for.
5./ Pool.
6./ Good feedback on hard work.
7./ Feeling loved and valued.

It's not so bad after all.

316/365

1./ Catching up with the Williams'.

It's not so bad after all.

Monday, April 16, 2007

315/365

1./ Finding that R might be hanging around a while longer after all.
2./ Our Picnic Adventure, including much chocolate.
3./ Finding that agreeing reluctantly to help with the youth group meant playing pool all afternoon.
4./ Naughty decadence with BB - far too much Majito, and managing to slag ourselves a free slice of chocolate fudge cake and 3 shots of rum, just by workin' it!!

It's not so bad after all.