Staying sane in the face of ..... packing!

Last night I drove my car at mid night to our 24 hours Tesco store to get...BOXES, as I am packing to move house. We ran out of boxes last night and I went to get some more. So far, the house looks pretty much the same and in addition there are about 35 boxes around everywhere (and still counting). Today, I spent all day packing my daughter's room and I never knew how much crafts and games we had. Staying sane in the face of it all is a challenge. Trying to focus on the positive, for example, how many boxes I have already done and finding things we have been looking for for some time and not to think about "how on earth am I going to sort it all out when we actually move to the new place". As I picked the boxes from the store, a nice sale assistant asked me: "do you need a hand?" I said to her: "I am fine here, I need help filling them up". She laughed.
Trusting God with all and sure of his presence in every step.

Computer Blessings

Today, I got this prayer from a dear friend of mine. so nice

Every single evening
As I'm lying here in bed,
This tiny little Prayer
Keeps running through my head:

God bless all my family
Wherever they may be,
Keep them warm
And safe from harm
For they're so close to me.

And God, there is one more thing
I wish that you could do;
Hope you don't mind me asking,
Please bless my computer too.

Now I know that it's unusual
To Bless a motherboard,
But listen just a second
While I explain it to you, Lord.

You see, that little metal box
Holds more than odds and ends;
Inside those small compartments
Rest so many of my friends.

I know so much about them
By the kindness that they give,
And this little scrap of metal
Takes me in to where they live.

By faith is how I know them
Much the same as you.
We share in what life brings us
And from that our friendships grew.

Please take an extra minute
From your duties up above,
To bless those in my address book
That's filled with so much love.

Wherever else this prayer may reach
To each and every friend,
Bless each e-mail inbox
And each person who hits 'send'.

When you update your Heavenly list
On your own Great CD-ROM,
Bless everyone who says this prayer

We spent last week in Wales with the church in a bible holiday and what a week it has been! nice weather, great teaching, fellowship with the church family and fun activities, what more do you wish for. Coming back I was thinking that the hard bit was not reading and studying the bible or getting on with other Christians who we may not really know so well but the hard part is living this out back in the real world, when it is stressful and challenging and upsetting some time. Praise God for He is the same yesterday, today and for ever and He is the source of our strength and energy. Amen