“Come on kids, it’s time to do
a runner! You see that guy over there, the one with a camera, he sure looks like trouble!” If I thought raising 4 kids was a challenge, how about
this pair with double that number? Obviously they don’t know me very well, as
even though Canada Geese may be seen by some as Britain’s most loathsome bird,
I quite like them. Apparently they mate for life, and they’re obviously
protective of their young. I love to see them flying and honking in their large
V formation, so I guess they have some sense of community as well. I’m not so
keen on the mess they make of every local park though, yes they can be a bit of
a pest. But it’s not their fault; I blame King Charles II for introducing them
in the first place…
I’ve had another good day,
though borderline doing too much. I’ve been decorating again, so once I get
geared up and start painting it’s annoying to have to stop before finishing. I
did pause for a couple of hours, part way through, after I felt a prompt from
the Lord. So that was good. Then some very welcome news as the post arrived. It
seems I’ve dodged a bullet myself today! After years of walking with Jane
through countless interviews, giving results from scans looking for cancer, I
found it rather challenging to voluntarily place myself in the same position.
Ok it was only an age related routine screening as I have no related symptoms
whatsoever. Nonetheless I stalled engaging with the offer for several weeks
after it came through the post. I just couldn’t face it. Last week I did feel a
prompt to just get on with it, so I did. And today a letter arrived giving me
the obvious all clear. It may not sound like a big deal, but I guess I’m still
a little traumatised after spending so many years supporting Jane in that
world. Christian rock band Delirious wrote a song with a verse related to
chemo, and they used a very powerful phrase which I find helps when facing any
fear… ‘Stare the monster down’. No matter what we face there is one who is
greater than every adversity. His name is Jesus and I choose to be carried in
his arms of love.
1 John 4:4 ‘You,
dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one
who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.’ (NIV)
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