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Christmas time......

Ok so I really miss blogging but don't have the time to do it anymore :o(

Lots has happened in the time I have been away. I kind of haven't been to sawyers very regularly due to illness and just plain business. That is resulted in me missing my Sawyers youth very much as well as other attendees of the church which is sad. I have kind of slipped away from people - nevertheless it is my plan to get back to where I was when working there.

It is a shame when you are so included one year and kind of forgotten the next and I guess Christmas highlights this. I understand and know people move on and seasons change - just sometimes that's more upsetting than you realise.

Goodness my life has changed considerably - I got engaged up the top of the Eiffel tower on the 17th October and could not be happier with Nigel. He is my world. I pray and hope he gets as welcomed into the church as I was. He is going to need people around him throughout the rest of my illness.

Christmas is a festive but reflective time of year which can make it both a happy but sad occasion! It is a time for forgiving both large and petty disputes with people. Its a time for welcoming people and giving people second, third, fourth or even one-hundredth chances.

So that's what I personally encourage everyone to do - live, laugh and love this Christmas...




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