Thought it was about time I updated.
Over my 2 weeks off I have done next to nothing and its been absolutely great!
Yesterday I ordered a new sofa, and although its pretty sad i'm well excited. I've been living in my flat 3 and a half years and have never bought my own let alone a brand new sofa.
Here is my new sofa, it won't be cream it'll be "camel" which is a browny cream. Well happy.
Anyway update on the girls. Every year they go to a holiday club in the 2nd week of the summer holidays, its run by churches together in Hornchurch and I have to say its fab, anyway i digress. This year one of the new songs they learnt really stuck and Jess asked if they could get it on Cd I of course obliged and so they sang it all the more actions and all of course :@) That weekend Mark and I babysat and low and behold of course he has to endure/enjoy a performance of said song, but it was well worth it. Following the song Jess asked if we would read the bible with her :@) :@) :@) so we sat down and went over one of the passages they learnt at holiday club (about walking on water) and Jess had a real grasp of it and completely understood it and had remembered it perfectly. I then asked Jess if she knew what the words of the song meant, she had a vague grasp and Mark and I filled in the blanks and associated it with a paasage in the bible as well as an illustration using a candle that sits on the table everyday.
The words of the song are;
Shine, from the inside out, That the world will see you live in me,
You know me, and you love me, you fill me, so send me.
Shine from the inside out, so that the world will see you live in me
Know me, love me, fill me, send me.
I think the song is awesome, so simple yet profound and gave us a great talking point. I was grinning from ear to ear for the rest of the evening. God really gave us a fantastic opportunity and we used it to the best of our ability. Not only was I able to share that amazing opportunity of sharing the bible and God with Jess mark and I did it together and it was a great experience.
Later that week completely out of the blue, jess once again asked if i'd read the bible with her. We must have sat there for over an hour reading and chatting and sharing I was in complete awe of the opportunity God had given not once but twice in one week.
More update to follow at a later date........
