Church Fellowship day at Adcote School

On Saturday, as a church, a good number of folk got together to enjoy a bit of fun and food together at Adcote School . It was a wonderful place to spend a few hours despite the drizzly rain ..

She Passed !!!!

Anna Passed her driving test today..Well Done ....and no Anna your not getting a car for Christmas !!

Prom Girl...Number 2

Well it was Katies turn for the prom on Friday ( Anna two years ago ...how time flys) ...Katie eventually settled on the dress and beautiful she looked in it to ;-)

Man Pain :-)

This morning Phil and I met at the crack of dawn for our weekly raquetball & planning sessions .... unfortunately I managed to either bruise or pull my tendons in my right calf muscle ...AARGH

Feels like I have permanent cramp in my calf ....this is real man pain & if my family are reading this I will be expecting bucketfuls of sympathy and TLC over the next few day :-)

Cup Final at Goodison Park ..Ben's big moment

Ben ,my nephew played in a cup final at Everton's ground last night . He plays for Wirral boys and they were up against the mighty undefeated Liverpool boys .

Well I have to report that Liverpool boys still remain undefeated as they managed to beat Ben and his boys by 3-0 . Ben was gutted but there was no shame in defeat as they all played brilliantly . Well done Ben :-)

Finally I get round to blogging ...the 18th pics!

Anna 18 Today :-)

Anna ...my eldest daughter was born eighteen years ago today.
How those years have flown by ...Pics of the celebrations tomorrow

Happy Birthday Anna ..I love you dearly

XX
Dad

Hectic week

Sorry for not posting last week it was a bit manic . Lots of travelling too and fro to various venues and visiting folk . I was in Yorkshire on Sunday , Worcester on Tuesday, Leicester on Wednesday and Coventry on Friday ...ended up speaking in one form or another about nine times . So much for ministers working just one day a week :-)

Anyway this weeks diary looks a little less frenetic ...might even find the time to go to the gym !

Prom Dress Nightmare

On Saturday I went with Katie , Gill & Will Chapell to the Trafford Centre to buy Katie a dress for her leavers Prom . What an nightmare :-( I am so glad I took Will along ...we managed to find ourselves in the cinema watching a film whilst the girls slogged it out in the shops !!

Eventually after about 4hours of hunting she found a dress ...but now she is not sure ... It must be very stressful being a girl !!

Under the Broom Tree

Been on a pastors retreat for a couple of days in Wales near Porthmadog . Phil ,myself and Allistair Simms spent a good few hours in Prayer, in Scripture , in discussion and in the ministry of God's word via the MP3 player .

We Listened to these Guys whilst there ...click on their names and listen to some of their stuff yourself .. Alistair Begg, Mark Driscoll, Matt Chandler, David Platt, John Piper.

All of us benefitted from this time of reflection .. ..It started well with a big breakfast ...

This is where we stayed ...Had its own patrolman in a funny hat !!Great views Well wouldn't you be laughin if you were wearin those shades !!Watch what your doing with your hand of fellowship :-)After a few hours Al had had enough of Phil & Me ...it took us five hours to talk him down !!Surprise ...the Cyberman was a little flustered The hair restorer is failing badly :-)What a place to Pray So who did you say is picking up the bill Rob ?Looking cool with his thermal mug ... I dont need a thermal to look even cooler :-)

Happy Day ...Owen & Emily get married

The Happy Couple

On Saturday Gill & I were privileged to attend the wedding of Owen & Emily . I have known Owen since he was a young pup and it was great to see him hitching up with his beautiful bride Emily ...so Congratulations to both of you and enjoy the honeymoon :-)



On the day we also had a chance to catch up with some Friends we haven't seen in a while . Jerry & Helen and also Jen Baxter who is working with the Crowded House in Sheffield and who confessed to me that she never reads this blog !! Shame on you Jen :-)

Jerry & Helen Rob Sadler & Geraint