"Down the only road I've ever been down"

I haven't blogged in a long time. I think that's partly because the angsty college bit of me disappeared since the end of university....no matter what people say about college being the best years of your life, I think I like the grown-up world a whole lot better! Or maybe it's just London. :o)

On the whole, despite the rain, I've been happy. I think a lot of this has to do with my church community (at the barge - check it out here - http://www.stpetersbarge.org/ ).  It's been encouraging to see the level of support people give to one another, in practical matters (could I borrow a single fork for my dinner party please?), emotional ones (so and so and I aren't talking, I'm not handling this well, what do I do??) and of course spiritual (how's your quiet time going?). And the warmth extended to newcomers (like me, ten months ago). Despite the diversity reflected in church, I've never had so many like-minded friends all at one go, and this has been such a strong reminder that no matter where we are and what our background/age/race/nationality, there is one person uniting all of us in a more powerful way than I ever imagined before. I'm so glad to be part of this family.

I love my work. I seriously sincerely do. And I like seeing how I've grown over the last 10 months...my confidence, my skills. It's great to be able to wake up in the morning (most days...sometimes that's when I'm going to bed) and know that I have the rest of the day to do something I actually enjoy!

At the moment, though, I'm very very tired. Working all day and studying most of the night is beginning to tell. Fingers crossed this exam gets done in the first attempt. I don't think I could stand to study this mountain of paper yet again!!!

I live in the hope of an exam-free tomorrow (read post-September into that....there are two more to go once this is done)! Until then, shalom, and as my granddad says, smile those clouds away! ;-)

(I had pictures to add, but blogspot/the internet/my computer) isn't letting me upload at the moment