Phew, finally made it back!

Hi there lovely blog readers! How are you? Hope life has been good to you over these last two and a bit weeks. I cannot believe where the time has gone. It has all been really busy here, so much so that the vicar that lives here and me are barely even ships that pass in the night at the moment.

This past fortnight has been filled with all kinds of good things, embarrassing things, boring and tedious things and all those other things that go to make up life in all its fullness.

Firstly we have a new member in our family here at Rectory Towers. No, I have not omitted news of a pregnancy (the thought fills me with untold horror!!!!). Rather we have some-one staying with us for a time. I love the dynamic of having someone join the family. He is a really nice guy, studying theology in England. He is from Cameroon and has become part of our family for a while. We are learning loads from him and really pleased that he is with us.

Last week I spoke at The Women's World day of Prayer. Always a rather strange event I think and made more so this year by the fact that there was very nearly a punch up between two of the participants...I kid you not. Always good to see how we Christians love each other eh?!

I had a rather embarrassing Vicar of Dibley moment a few days ago when I opened the front door to see a, how shall I put it? rather gorgeous man standing on the doorstep. My hands were wet as I was in the middle of washing up. He apologised for turning up at a bad moment. I, totally flummoxed, replied, "No, it's fine. I'm just a bit wet...that is my hands, not my personality I hope!!" I cannot believe I said that. Please floor open up and swallow me. Dawn French or what???!!!

Last Saturday we held a Fair Trade cake competition at church and it fell to me to be one of the judges...well, somebody had to do it.Homemade cakes are without doubt the best thing since sliced bread and church with cake is much, much better than church without cake as my lovely sister once said so wisely.

It was all good fun and we raised a whole stash of money for Fairtrade projects which is great. Have to say though that even with just a small nibble of each cake I did not feel at my best for the rest of the day and as I then had to cook for 24 it was a bit harder than my greedy self had reckoned on!!

We are now in full flow getting ready for Easter. This is my most favourite time of year, filled with hope and joy and wonder as we think again and re-enact the last week of our Lord's life and ponder on all that He has so graciously done for us. It is heart stoppingly awesome. So much of me wants to hurry on to Easter day itself. We must stop, though, at the places on the way...the Upper Room and Calvery because unless we stop the ressurection becomes less and we miss so much. We need to take it in slowly and deliberately because it was all for us.

Please post me a comment and let me know how you are.

Love,

Rachel.