*222/365*

Going to a different church with Pod this morning - Grace (New Frontiers) Church. Great place. Happy days.
New Years eve. Him and me and a bunch of people in fancy dress who I didnt know but were lovely :)

*221/365*

Driving into Pod's street in Nottingham and feeling like I am coming home.

*229/365*

more family fun.


shopping with my cousin, josie.

*219/365*

Endless board games and many great presents. Family fun.

*218/365*

Arriving at my Grandparents in Devon and being greeted by my favourite family people. Mum's side cousins etc... :) The cool feeling of relxation and fun.

*217/365*

Still pondering the wondrous promises of God. Wanting to always treasure these things and ponder them in my heart. Like Mary. Hungry to be hungry.

*216/365*

Hail thou ever blessed morn
Hail redemptions happy dawn
Sing through all Jerusalem
Christ is born in Bethlehem.

Jesus birth, the promise of salvation, of redemption beginning to be fulfilled. Hoozah.

*215/365*

A raucus game of Bus21 (tag type thing) with all my old church friends. Running round the grounds of church amusing all the old folk. I wonder if they remember us being kids as much as we do today?

*214/365*

Spending 5 hours baking and icing crazy christmas biscuits.

*213/365*

The satisfied feeling of having done so much work this term that a day of TV feels OK.

*212/365*

Pod and Becci Christmas day. lots of food, lots of drink, lots of presents. just lots of lots of lots.

*211/365*

Lord Zebu, Pod's hamster is bought and named. He is MENTAL. a complete nutbar.

*211/365*

Being at Pod's studying. him working. chilling in the evenings. domesticated.

*210/365*

Writing 2000 words in a day.

*209/365*

Finally making headway.

*208/465*

Dinner in the BluePrint Cafe next to Tower Bridge on the South Bank. Posh dinner with binnoculas to spy on people and the river, provided

*207/365*

9 hours in the library followed by a hug from pod.

*206/365*

Alot of studying

James chapter 3 with Bindz

Drinks in Greenwich with CU

Mad antics and a mulled wine and bonfire party with milly til late followed by a supergirly sleepover. :)

*205/365*

Today is exactly one month until my 23rd birthday. woo.

*204/365*

"No one has properly apprehended God's grace until he has understood his own sinfulness and knows that he fully deserves God's just and holy punishment. The evangelical church of our day is a wrathless church--a church that speaks often of God's love and grace, but rarely of the deepest necessity of this love and grace. The church today needs an infusion of the gospel, the whole gospel, which speaks not only of God's love, but first of our desperate need of reconciliation. The gospel paints us as we really are--as sinners who sin because of our fundamental guilt, our fundamental hatred of God. Only when we see ourselves as sinners can we truly see Christ as Savior." (see ed g's blog)

*203/365*

3 hour 121 with anna mac. Pretty much talking about the wrath, jealousy and awe of God for the whole time. How understanding the wrath of God makes my sin more abhorent and hhis grace love and mercy so much more beautiful. The gosepl rocks my socks. When we learn to truly fear God in all his character, not leaving out anything and actually loving the 'unlikeable' parts of God stops me fearing man, possessions and decisions. Nothing can harm.

Buying mistle toe and having two kisses already :)

One of Debbie's friends coming for dinner and discovering a kindred, straight talking, spirit!

*201/365*

More chat at the cunninghams, more log fires.

Getting home and being greeted by Bildad the Shuhite- kisses and poos.

*201/365*

Student council weekend at the Cunningham's. Time away to talk of the gospel, CU's and all things UCCF in beautiful surroundings amongst a beutiful family

Putting up the hugest ever christmas tree, eating stolen and having cats snuggle on your lap in front of a blazing log fire

Wrapping up warm and walking through feilds in air that smells and tastes so fresh compared to london as the sun is setting. Talking John's gospel with Richard.

Good fellowship, good food, good fun, good brain fodder. all christmassy

*200/365*

Honest chat and prayer with steffy b. And clean clothes.

A package with a maltesers's advent calender and card from bhogal on arriving home. :)

Having a rebellion against Becci Brown and not doing any work until 2pm.

*199/365*

Scheming, planning and getting excited about next year with millie. Sharing my ups and downs of the now with someone who cares. Laughing cos we know each other so well.

More good conversation with Bhogal. Honesty about our failings and our need for trusting our God with everything.

*198/365*

Having an honest chat with pod. without distractions or business.

*197/365*

I passed my taekwondo exam. woobdee woo

*196/365*

Being told I could get my work published and being encouraged despite the drama of trying to get the piece written!

AMAZING time looking at John 1 with a friend who doesnt yet know Jesus. So exciting. So many questions and such a hunger.

Meal with housemates, lots of laughs and good good home cooked food.

Praying over MSN...there's a first for everything!

*195/365*

Two ways of looking at today:
1. Rubbish day. so exhausted, miserable and noone to look after me and see if i was ok
2. Sundays...finally a day to rest and be in bed. All day. The beauty of a day of rest.

I think the 2nd way of looking at it is much more 365-esque. :)

*194/365*

A big bunch of flowers in the hands of a lady at my door from the wonderful pod bhogal. just when i needed cheering up most. :)

*193/365*

Another friend coming to the lunchbar...

(edited..)
Me: "Have you been thinking about what we chatted about last time?" (gospel)
Her: "I've been thinking about it so much ive been going round and round in circles and got depressed."
Me: "I guess it's important we figure out what all the point of this is." (etc etc etc)
Her: "Yeah, can I take this?" (Life gospel)
Me:"Wanna meet up next week and chat about it?"
Her:"Yeah, you free on Monday...I might not have read it all by then."
Me:"Absoutely...thats cool...we'lll chat about what you have read.

Again...no cooler moments than these.