They don’t write songs like they used to! Even Bob has mellowed!

Today has been one of those days. At 3 this morning I was turfed out of my bed by my daughter. I then had to sleep in her bed. Before doing that I had to remove what seemed to be a mini library and a mountain of colouring pencils so I could actually see the bed! Then her baby annabel doll started to cry and laugh and I could not find the off switch (who makes these toys!!)

So getting started this morning was a little hard.

I think I had just got my head around what I needed to do and the phone rang. Beth was ill in school and I needed o collect her. I collected a very white looking girl who keeled over during her concert rehearsal. I have since found out she managed to puke all over her teacher as well!

So today I have played ‘Daddy the nurse’ and got some stuff done. I don’t get to do the ‘caring for the sick’ bit often as avoid it. Today was quite special and it’s a shame Beth was too ill to enjoy it.

A major success on the work front was finishing the prayer letter 10 minutes ago (just before 1am). Why do prayer letters take so long to write?

Now I have had time to reflect I wonder whether this has been a very Advent experience. It was as if God was saying, ‘you can plan, plot, prepare all you want … but whether you are ready or not I’ll come when I decide to come’.

Beth disrupted the day and I was not ready for it. Will I be ready when Jesus disrupts the day unexpectedly?