The things I never said

Dear Gerry,
If only we knew our friends were going to pass on, I'm sure there are so many things we would say. But life has a strange way of showing us the unexpected, so many things go left unsaid.

I want to thank you...for letting me be a part of your life and Jane's life. Thank you for the times you've let me come round and hang out with Jane. Thank you for the times I've been able to call Jane and chat when she could have been spending time with you. Thank you for letting me turn up on your doorstep almost unannounced.

Thank you for letting me share short sweet moments with you and for taking an interest in what's going on in my life. Thank you for your support and encouragement. Thank you for just letting me be without asking any questions.

Thank you most of all for your inspiration and encouragement to me. I've not shared all that much with you, but I've had the privilege of being part of your life. I've learnt today so much more of you. Of your determination, your humility, your courage, your compassion, your skills, your passion and so much more.

You have 2 wonderful children and a beautiful wife to be very proud of, who will forever have a special place in my heart and life. I pray that your life will be a encouragement to spur me on and to keep me going when all seems pointless.

With love, Becca x x x

2 worlds

Life is good... bumbling along nicely, but there's so much to do and so little time.

Yesterday I had the privilege of speaking at Thursday Fellowship. I did it in 2005/6 when I was working for St Mary's and it was pretty cool. This time I wasn't so prepared. Up until yesterday all I knew was that I was going to speak about my passion for childrens ministry. So I had yesterday off work.. I got up late and went into town and sat in Starbucks with my vanilla latte and wrote my talk. I didn't write much, just some bullet points with my story and how I felt God called me into childrens ministry. So I went along to and shared with between 1/2 dozen and dozen people. As I spoke I got more and more passionate about my work with children and came away feeling really fired up and generally encouraged. It was so obvious to me that the people there really appreciated me taking time out to come and share with them. Awesome times.


Then there's my other world... the world of music... where I work 6 days out of 7, the oboe playing & teaching, the bassooning, the love for music and so so much more.


And these two worlds collide and I wonder what the way forward is....