The Script

I was cutting the grass last weekend when this thought popped into my mind.
I sometimes hear new plays or movies being reviewed on the radio. One of the things which critics comment upon is how faithfully the director has interpreted the intentions of the original author. I got to thinking that the Christian life is a bit like a play and I wondered, as the Author looks on, is He happy that we are acting out the script as he has intended? I leave that with you as something to ponder.
The last time I tried a post my broadband connection dropped out and I lost the lot - so I'm not going to go on too long before I post.
I've just had a call for lunch so I will continue later - and give you a report on the sushi!!
I think I just accidentally published this but there is more.
Just a bit of background on the sushi. Nicky has been back from Leeds for this past 3 weeks but he didn't come alone! He has brought Jane - a girl who is doing the same course as himself. She is from Thailand but has been living in Leeds for this past 4 years where her mother has a Thai restaurant. Jane works in the restaurant in the spare time and has learned many of her mother and grandmother's cooking skills. Today for Sunday lunch we have had carrot, cucumber, crab and salmon sushi - all of which were very nice. That was preceded by a Thai spicy soup and followed by a very non-Thai cheesecake and toffee ice cream purchased on the way home from church at our local Asda store! I feel very satisfied!
Jo is also home - but just for the weekend. She has a couple of jobs which are keeping her busy for most of the summer. Last weekend she went to Paul Scanlon's church in Bradford (Abundant Life) and was impressed so this week she has gone to the Abundant Life church in Belfast to check it out. Rachel may remember giving me Paul Scanlon's book - 'Crossing Over' some time ago.
Next Saturday Mo is off to Ukraine. She catches the bus for Dublin at 1.30am, flies to Amsterdam and then Kiev and then catches a train for a 5 hour journey at 10.30pm - so may have an even longer day than you had last Friday, Matt. She is going to be helping to run a children's camp run by our partner church in Volochesk and YFC for a week. She is a bit apprehensive about the whole thing but I'm sure she will be fine and will have a great week.
Mo has left me in charge of cottage change overs for the next two Saturdays - so I'm not sure what sort of a holiday experience our guests will have. Fortunately some of our guests are in for a month so don't need much attention for the time when Mo is away.
My project for the coming week is to make some walking tracks around the farm. There are some beautiful lookout spots but they are not all easy to get to. Many of our guests like to walk so they should enjoy being able to explore a bit more. I also need to work on a playground for the kids who visit.
Jane, Nicky and lunch!













Hope this finds all of it's readers well and making the most of life.