It’s been quiet here for a few days – a consequence of having too many assignments to do in a short space of time, combined with being busy dealing with ‘stuff’ ad mission proposals and retreats in YFC centres! It’s an insane time!

That’s not at all a complaint, as I love it when I am busy. I love it when I am under pressure to perform and meet deadlines. I love having to think on my feet and troubleshoot. It does, however, seem to zap energy and I have not had the energy needed to think about writing something here.

It would be wrong to share too much work stuff, but for assignments I have had to write a funeral for a sudden death of a youngish mum of 3 children, which was a real challenge, and justify why I did what I did; reflect on what I have learnt from this years preaching module (I must confess not a lot!), reflect on a conversation I have had with one person, and currently I am working on planning as session for women on stress as part of a Lent course and write an essay on what social psychology can teach us about hoe people act in congregations. The deadline for these last 2 is next Monday … 6 days which I was relaxed about – until I realised we have our last training weekend this weekend! So effectively 4 days for 2 assignment … woohoo! I think I may go insane …

I think I love being busy as the buzz means I do not have to question too much what is going on, instead I have to get on and do things as there are things that desperately need doing.

In my daily office, the Northumbria Community are looking at the desert others and fathers over this month, and there have been some great thoughts that I have taken into the day. I particularly loved this:

Abba Anthony said:

‘The time is coming when people will be insane, and when they see someone who is not insane they will attack that person, saying: ‘You are insane, because you are not like us.”

So … is it me, you, or have we all lost it?!