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Downtime is good
Jun. 21st, 2019 07:16 amI'm enjoying a couple of days off work. Yesterday, the husband and I had a little trip to town to try to track down a black LFC goalie shirt for the grandson. It's actually the son's birthday present for him but it's my job to buy it... Anyway, said shirt is proving to be rarer than hens' teeth. I went into the Liverpool One store to try ordering it but they don't take orders in the store and the lad advised me to order it online. I explained that I've tried that but I couldn't find it and he said they must have had a lot of pre-orders. He then said they were expecting more stock in August. Grandson's birthday is next Friday. I'm going to try the Anfield store today but after that, the son is going to have to rethink his present. I'm going to suggest he pays us for the red shirt that we've already bought and we get the black shirt at some future point, if he really wants it. We are also going to get him Fifa 20 (although, again, this is a kind of non-present, since the game isn't released until September...) as per, and can get him something small to open. They are selling pint glasses with a large number 6 printed on it, so that's a possibility.
Other plans for today include polishing in the living room and our bedroom, and hoovering the carpets. And playing Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and watching some more Jessica Jones.
I also have the first episode of Catch 22 to watch, but I might finish Jessica off, first.
Watched The Shack last night, which I didn't realise had been made into a film. Mostly, I thought they did a good job with it, although it seemed to take a while to get going. The husband didn't 'get' that the family were God, which I thought might happen. I found it less frustratingly preachy than the book. Whilst I agree with much of what the book said about God's love for everyone and lack of judgement and so on, it felt like it was telling me I had to believe that rather than letting me work it out for myself. The film felt gentler - but it still felt that everything was resolved too easily. I dunno. I'm also in a different place in terms of understanding and experiencing my faith, so that probably made a difference.
Had a conversation with the Rector yesterday about the future of A Taste of God and it feels like we should move it to St Michael's. The Library is a lovely space but securing the room every week means booking to far ahead in terms of our cash flow - which we don't really have anyway! St M's have a community hall that can (just about!) be our neutral space - and it's getting a lot more traffic from non-church groups, so it is feeling more neutral. The chairs and tables can be moved around as we need them and the kitchen is at our disposal for drinks and soup. It's accessible for our wheelchair using member and is easier for them to access, and slightly nearer for the St Nick's contingent. It's about the same distance for me but we can also store our stuff there, so I won't have to carry everything. We've got a team meeting on Tuesday, so I'll float the idea with the group, then.
And it's pouring with rain - yay!
Other plans for today include polishing in the living room and our bedroom, and hoovering the carpets. And playing Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and watching some more Jessica Jones.
I also have the first episode of Catch 22 to watch, but I might finish Jessica off, first.
Watched The Shack last night, which I didn't realise had been made into a film. Mostly, I thought they did a good job with it, although it seemed to take a while to get going. The husband didn't 'get' that the family were God, which I thought might happen. I found it less frustratingly preachy than the book. Whilst I agree with much of what the book said about God's love for everyone and lack of judgement and so on, it felt like it was telling me I had to believe that rather than letting me work it out for myself. The film felt gentler - but it still felt that everything was resolved too easily. I dunno. I'm also in a different place in terms of understanding and experiencing my faith, so that probably made a difference.
Had a conversation with the Rector yesterday about the future of A Taste of God and it feels like we should move it to St Michael's. The Library is a lovely space but securing the room every week means booking to far ahead in terms of our cash flow - which we don't really have anyway! St M's have a community hall that can (just about!) be our neutral space - and it's getting a lot more traffic from non-church groups, so it is feeling more neutral. The chairs and tables can be moved around as we need them and the kitchen is at our disposal for drinks and soup. It's accessible for our wheelchair using member and is easier for them to access, and slightly nearer for the St Nick's contingent. It's about the same distance for me but we can also store our stuff there, so I won't have to carry everything. We've got a team meeting on Tuesday, so I'll float the idea with the group, then.
And it's pouring with rain - yay!
