Feeling joyful and Christmassy

Monday, monday - I'm shattered! Had an interesting weekend - was planning to move this week to Purley proper but it has all landed on its face. Grrrrr. We had the switching on of the lights in beautiful Purley this week - this is organised mainly by the church but local businesses are also involved. I spent my time holding hands with a giant dog, giving out leaflets and getting very very wet. I felt all Christmassy. Sunday was lovely as usual. Taught at what is called 'sunday's cool' - genius use of an apostraphe! Also had a games afternoon for 'Host-a-night' - although more 'Host-a-day'. Twas lovely - we played a strange game called 'men are from mars, women are from venus', ate cake and scared my friend's cat. Someone vomited out of the car window on the way back but I don't think that it was the food. I wrote 'vomit' on someone's hand - maybe it was that.

I have not been looking forward to Christmas all that much this year - being away from home and feeling especially single with Emily married and Spud with the lovely Roo. BUT now I am. Truly. I can celebrate and worship Jesus. I need to change my focus at Christmas time and not get lost in the worldly stuff. How exciting is it that God, The God, the one and only God, the God of creation came and was human for us?! I will miss home. I will miss the peacefulness of home but I will feel peace and joy and I'm actually getting really excited!