Place: My Office

Poison: Long Black

Favourite Things: my refound favourite mug…whoever had it in the office, I found it in the staff kitchen and was enraptured!!

Over the weekend, my pastor, our leader of Riverview church spoke a message that was so fresh, so vunerable, so real!

Check it out on here… (if you want)

http://media.riverviewchurch.com.au/podcast/20080406_1100.mp3

It is all about community and the vulnerability of it.

Phil spoke about his weaknesses and it gave us all permission to be ourselves.

The weakness of community is you and me.

The reason why community often fails is because of you and me.

When we are frustrated with community its often because of you and me.

The weakness in all of our lives, makes community so hard to deepen and widen and lengthen (sorry about the bad grammer!)

My weakness, might be your strength. Your weakness might be mine.

Therefore the strength of community is where we meet each others needs.

Our society has become so independent. What happened to the local neighbourhood becoming your baby sitters…What happened to your neighbours caring about whether your home or not…What happened to the welcome to the neighbourhood cups of tea and scones…

What happened to it? you and me.

Challenged!

A

Place: Office

Poison: remnants of colgate toothpaste

Favourite Things: The rain

I finished reading a book by John maxwell, (leadership guru man) that I have been reading sporadically for approximately three years. I pick it up and read it occasionally.

Its called ‘Winning with people’. Most times I read it, that chapter is so relevant for the day I am in. Love it when that happens.

Some would call it cooincedence, others serendipity, my mum guidance, me God incidence.

Anyway this quote from the end of the book, stopped me in my tracks and I had to send it to a good friend.

‘Oh the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words but to pour them out just as they are, chaff and grain, together knowing that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep whats worth keeping and then with a breath of kindness blow the rest away.’

This quote expresses our deep desire for real and authentic relationship. I pray those close to me feel this way, when they share their hearts, as I do with the circle of trust that I unveil mine too.

Bring on winter.

Hot chocolates (chai latte’s), by the fire, Hot soup, slippers, raincoats, big yummy jackets, longer than necessary hugs, hot water bottles and the like.

Long conversations that unravel perfection…

A