golf

golf, a photo by james veltmeyer on Flickr.

I’ve retired from soccer, so I need to do another sport.

Criteria:
# Max 2hrs
# Fun
# Evangelistic opportunities
# A sport that I’m not very good at (I know what you’re thinking, that list is pretty long)
# A sport that I can play when I’m old.

The 2 main options were squash or golf.

I’m going with golf, because I can play whenever I want and I can play by myself or with others.

Quote: “Golf a good walk spoiled” Mark Twain

christmas parade

christmas parade, a photo by james veltmeyer on Flickr.

Last Saturday, Hobart had its Christmas Parade through the main streets of Hobart.

It was a good opportunity to get the Christmas story back into Christmas.

There were even people reading prewritten scripts about each of the groups that were in the parade.
While I was walking a donkey pass these people I heard something along the lines of: “We have the true meaning of Christmas, the birth of Jesus our Saviour”

Thank God for this opportunity.

internet shopping

parcel, a photo by james veltmeyer on Flickr.

I’ve bought a few things over the internet lately.
One of them arrived day, I wasn’t expecting it.
It was a nice surprise.

Normally I’m a person who has to see, feel and try something before I buy it.

Well that’s changing.
There’s something nice about buying things over the internet.
You can always get what you want for a fraction of the price.
It’s like you’re not really paying for it, you don’t hand over money or swipe a card.
It’s like you’re getting a present when it arrives.
The wait makes you look forward to what you have bought.

I really like it when you forget that you order something and there is a parcel waiting for you when you walk in the door.

driveway

driveway, a photo by james veltmeyer on Flickr.

Nothing says 8am on a Saturday morning like pouring a driveway.

My father in law Adrian and mate Alex helped.
We definitely deserved the bbq & beers.

Will did about 5 minutes of work, just enough to get a few photos.

Another job ticked off the list.

If you go back to a June post you can see the difference.

People placed in my life

People placed in my life, a photo by james veltmeyer on Flickr.

Over the last 6 months I’ve being stretched in the areas of my life that I’m not very good at.

God is placing around me people who are causing me to grow in my blind spots, also called my lazy spots.

I’m not a big reader; someone is encouraging me to read.
I don’t think about thinks too long, now I’m really thinking about some things.
I don’t like hard questions, now I’m answering a lot of questions.

Awesome God
Thank you for the people you place in my life to change me.
Amen