Has it really been a month!?!?!?!?

Wow where did that month go????? It's now November 3rd - happy birthday Ms Lewis ;-) - it's nearly Christmas - yay...

Well it's been a month of ups and downs, there've been times of joy, frustration, despair, loneliness, confusion, and ecstasy...

Well what's happened in a month ??? I saw onehundredhours gig - caught up with my twin - my old mucker Bruce - which is always a blast. The hours brought a slice of good old American rock'n'roll to Manchester, with a side serving of heaven for good measure :)

Also saw my mates from OneDegree gig in Manchester - they're just waiting to be signed :):):)

Did a bit of stewarding for the Message at the Manchester Apollo for Luv Esther - which was a blast ...

Sunday was the dedication of a good friends baby - Abigail Newton was given back to God - I got invited to play piano for the service. It's always fun playing songs that you don't know - think I got away with it though! Then I went off to another gig in Cheadle and saw Dweeb (fab name for a band - the guys are totally nuts!!!!!!!!!), DJ Andy Hunter, and rounded off by the amazing Steve. Just had a quick look at Andy Hunter's site and spotted this which I thought I'd share with you...

Grace.

Grace suggests the sublime spontaneity of the divine which no theory or category could ever capture.
Grace has its own elegance.
It is above the mechanics of agenda or operation.
No one can set limits to the flow of grace.
Its presence and force remain immeasurable and unpredictable. Grace also suggests how fluent and seamless the divine presence is.


There are no compartments, corners or breakages imaginable in the flow of grace.
Grace is the permanent climate of divine kindness.
This climate of kindness nurtures the score landscape of the human heart and urges torn ground to heal and become fecund.
Grace is the perennial infusion of spring-time into the winter of bleakness.


John O'’Donohue
'Divine Beauty: The Invisible Embrace”'

Well yesterday was an adventure and a half! Caught a 7.25 flight from Manchester to Heathrow with my 'stewarding mentor' Mike Chesterton. Then tubed it across London to Westminster to steward a Trade Justice event where approx 10,000 people congregated to lobby their MP's on the issue of trade Justice. Was an amazing - trouble free - day! London is a beautiful place and I can't wait to go back again...as long as it doesn't rain like it did in the afternoon! Now coming from Manchester I know what rain looks like! But London's rain seemed heavier and wetter - by the time my shift was over my trousers were saturated. This regrettable meant I had to go shopping for some dry jeans. I found this cool shop near Victoria station and got some nice jeans for a tenner - bargain!! I couldn't be doing with siiting round in wet trousers - especially as the flight home wasn't til 8.30pm. All in all it was a good day.

Was flagging by about 11 this morning - and the eyelids are starting to go now.

Will love you and leave, and until next time I'll leave you with this thought "thoughtthoughtthoughtthoughtthoughtthoughtthoughtthought".