Girls on Tour ..New York Style

It was very cold !!
The Statue of Liberty up close
Wall street ...thought this was a nice pic
Ground Zero ... a huge building site
The Favourite hang out for the girls ...the Abercrombie & Fitch store !!

Rockafella Centre
Shopping Bags ...looking at this picture stresses me out !!!
Time Square
Central Park
Skyline view from Statue of Liberty
Below is the Empire State taken from the Top of the Rock ( Rockafella centre )They were delayed Five hours on their way home because of heavy Snow and freezing temperatures !!

Catching up on the last week or so !!

Well you will be pleased to hear that I did survive with my three cherubs and we all coped really well . I must however confess that for a few days Alli's mum Jane did provide us with the meals ...so thank you once again Jane ...

I spent a couple of days chilling , reading the scriptures & praying as well as reading E.M Bounds on prayer ...a book that I highly recommend ...it will inspire you to pray more

Alli & Gill had a fantastic time in New York ...probably something to do with the Shops ..particularly one shop ...click here to find out more .!!


I'll be postings some photo's later of their adventure :-)

The dogs enjoyed their prayer stroll :-)

How will I cope !!

Well ..I have been abandoned for five days . Abandoned to the marauding teenagers that live in this house . Gill with her best friend Alli have gone to New York ...How could she do it to me ..and to cap it all ,the girls are all a little hormonal at the moment !!!

Any tips as to how I am to survive ? I think Chester and I ( he is my dog ) will be going for some very long walks :-)

Big Sis ..

The last few weeks have been pretty tough for my mum . With the loss of Dad in November she has had to come to terms with living alone , whilst trying to cope with Osteoporosis which restricts her mobility and also I think she is showings signs of the onset of alzheimers disease .

In all of this my big big sister Jane has been a rock , helping my mum as best she can . Mum has now decided to move to residential self contained accomodation nearer to Jane and whilst I was away Jane sorted out all the details ...so this post is dedicated to my Big Sis .. I love her loads ..

Back in the Groove ..Although a little jet lagged !

Back into the routine ...Preached this morning , praying that the Lord will take hold of his word and change us all for the better . Phil also tonight preached powerfully . I think Alabama did us both good ...from time to time it is good to feed in pastures new .

Heard some news about Wes & Chris our fellow intrepid travellers ...they arrived back in the UK minus their luggage and they are still waiting for it to turn up !!

Back Home

After travelling for what seemed like a lifetime we arrived safely back in the storm swept UK .

The last nine days have been wonderful . Great company , the best hospitality from lovely people and some very thought provoking teaching . Lots to think & pray about over the next few days .

But you know what they say...There is no place like home

Day 6 & 7 ..on our way home ..

Our last breakfast .... Huck Lee took us back to the Cracker Barrel for yet another early morning feast !!Chris puffed out his ever growing cheeks with a plateful of pancakes !!My last Blueberry Muffin ...I was struggling ..but it did get finished ...It was only polite as Huck was paying for it :-) Below is Phils Light bite of Blueberry Pancakes !!A couple of Hill Billies rockin away on the porch ..The last session at the conference ....I think Jamie got the wrong end of the stick ...the idea was not to convert to Islam !!! :-)After the conferance we said goodbye to Wes & Chris who were travelling on to see some missionaries attached to their church . So the rest of the motley bunch travelled on to Atlanta to stay at Wyatt's new house ....
View down Wyatts street ...bit different to the UK !!
If your interested ..this is the house next door ...for sale at £150,000...Cheap as chips The accommodation on the inside was very minimalist !! Wyatt was waiting for his furniture to arrive from the UK ...so this is my bed for the night ..Jamie finally took the plunge:-) He looks a bit like a telly tubby ..
Phil which way is home ...........

Day 5 ..The pace is unrelenting ...

Phil went sleep walking last night and found one of Lee's recreational toys!!a light breakfast casserole to start the day cooked by our American Mom:-)Ma ,Pa & the boys having breakfast...


Another hard day at the office ...all of us are starting to suffer from information overload !!..Look at the concentration n Jamie's face ....He had a full head of hair 5 days ago !!

Evening Meal at 'The Club' an exclusive restaurant overlooking Birmingham The food was sumptuous ...oysters , caviar the lot ....far to sophisticated for the other boys ;-)

The happy gang

The Chuckle Brothers !!
Chris's belly is beginning to stretch the stitching on his shirts !!! To be honest our food consumption seems to have hit an all time high today ...and in a few hours time we are being taken for yet another big breakfast ...bring on the carrots and celery !!

Day 4 ..The Lords Day ...Hallelujah

"Tell me then Chris what do you think of the film Broke Back Mountain :-)"The day began with an early morning stroll ...A prayer walk ... Poor Phil he desperately wanted to be in the shot ..we offered to put him on a box but he politely declined .

On a serious note the morning stroll was prayerfully productive ..Chris , Phil & I were able to petition the throne with much liberty
Phil was a little anxious whilst reading one of Lee's recreational magazines !!!
Huckleberry Lee ...poor lad cant afford shoes :-)
For morning service we attended Brook Hills and heard Dr David Platt speak . All of us were humbled under the word . If you get a chance go to their web site and Listen to him speak ..For a 29 year old man he speaks with much empowerment ..This is a photo of David in action ...the church is huge ..they have three services with over 6000 people attending . Praise God

Lunch at Loyd's ...The waitress Leanne took a shine to my English accent ..so i got extra chips :-)

A couple of small lemonades... the drinks i mean not Wes & Phil :-)


I all got a little too much for Wyatt our resident cowboy !We visited down town Birmingham . Some of the chaps went to the civil rights museum. Martin Luther King was imprisoned in Birmingham in the 1960'sIn the evening we went to Briarwood and heard an excellent sermon preached by Harry Reader . Harry had been teaching at the conference all week . Again this is another busy church , with an average Sunday congregation of over 4000 folk

After Evening service we met up with Carolyn , Harry and Tom ( above Photo) to discuss the forthcoming Embers to a Flame conference in the UK in November . I took a picture of Tom because he looks remarkably like the late great William Towers of Wem ...Phil and I were shocked as to how similar he is to Will .

Its been a good day today ...the Lord really touched all of our hearts and challenged us ..So look out England here we come .....

Message to Gill & the kids ...i love you all and miss you terribly ...see you all soon 831 xx

Day 3 ... Edification & Southern Hospitality

The conference ..Harry Reader is a gifted speaker and it has been a privilege to hear him teach..."Wes ...What time is the next coffee break ..I need another blueberry muffin! "
Alan "I cant believe the response Jamie has had to his blog photo..look at the emails !! "....Jamie "I'm overwhelmed , the ladies love me :-) "

Out shopping with our American Mom
Phil in J C Penney's buying undergarments for his wife :-)

Again wonderful hospitality shown to us all tonight at Annette & Campbells house . A great meal and great company ...