Posts Tagged ‘ children ’

the joys…

Oh the joys of children in church. It’s the schools service today, yehay Time to frighten the little darlings with a mouse, and a story or two!! Then I came across this as I was writing something for Midnight… What’s in a story, what’s in a rhyme? Some words or a phrase? Better ask … Wittgenstein!

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Scary thing, phone calls

I’ve just had a call about a youthworker placement in our parish. Great, exciting, etc. However I had to remark that there really is very little in the parish for young people. Yes we have a Sunday School, and the older kids go to a group in another parish Sunday afternoons, but if I was to do ‘youth-work’ rather than ‘adult-work’ for a week I would probably struggle to be busy for even one day a week. There is already a detached project working in Holywell, Hope 37, so that angle is out as well. In fact, apart from...

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six year old writings

six year old writings

Chloe wrote this the day before ordination, I have just discovered it on the camera!!

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Random College Entry

  • Hair today…

    Gone on Friday!! I spent yesterday (the parts that I wasn’t roofing a barn or wiring a childrens play area or welding) trying to convince the others at Amelia Farm that they really shouldn’t cut my hair with either the lawnmower, a pair of loppers, or a wood saw. In the end, the photo for the local paper was of two of the lads cutting my hair with a wood saw. It remains long though, the last few days of wondering what it is like to feel the cold around the head remain. The money is rolling in and that is what matters!! Photo’s will be posted to prove the event in due course!

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