I recently took one of those Personality Tests. I could sense that the questions were leading me towards choosing between whether I am a details person who likes it all planned out and knows what's coming next; or am I an instinctive person - flexible, adaptable, "up for it"? You can see where I'm going with this even in my word choice of the descriptions can't you? You see it sounds cool to be flexible and adaptable...and I am, but I've realised this week that I'm also a little thrown when the interruptions come and wreck my "norm". The interruptions being the snow, snow and more snow. Also the fact that my washing machine broke spectacularly - drenching both my floor and my entire towel-supply! Children have been at home ; we've been glued to radio stations and websites to find out if school is on each morning. Trips away and meetings have been cancelled. I've found the sledges; gloves; scarves;warm coats and boots; and laid a newspaper trail in our hall. We had a brilliant time on Monday and Tuesday particularly with lovely snowy walks, lots of sledging and some lovely warming cups of coffee with friends! But I still had to address the frustration inside that I wasn't getting everything "done". Crazy hey? Especially when I'll be 61 - and no doubt taking my grandchildren sledging too if we wait another 18 years for this much snow ! More reminders to live in the present and to enjoy every moment and to see God in all things. x
I'm delighted to welcome Esther Ross-Watson to my Blog today! She is a dearly loved member of our Kerith family. She and her late husband Michael served as missionaries for many years. Esther bravely made the decision to travel again, and she has recently returned from Indonesia. Here's her story: Whilst Michael was on his last days on earth in August 2017 he received a request from the Island of Madura, Indonesia asking us to return to the town of Pamekasen, Madura, Indonesia where we had begun our Missions work in July 1973 exactly one year after we were married. They were keen to have us see what God had been doing in the years since we’d moved on and we excitedly said ‘Yes’ we will come! Obviously that had to go on hold for a while because I didn’t feel I could, or even wanted to go alone! Anyway around March/April time 2018, I begun to feel a gentle nudging of the Holy Spirit urging me to think some more about it! It was like a feeling of wanting to know