No-vember!

I met a lovely bunch of people in Weston-super-Mare on 16th October when I talked about the power of words and writing Martha Martha. Thank you for having me.

Also shockwave therapy is well underway to heal bilateral insertional tendinopathy (try saying that, a glass of wine may help) in both my hip/thigh areas. Shockwave therapy is no where near as bad as it sounds. But it did take 18 months to get a diagnosis, and made sleeping and walking hard at times. Despite this I have climbed more mountains this year than ever before, and many new ones in Scotland. I have also climbed a lot of metaphorical mountains as well, in writing and presenting two talks, selling the Book and generally living life a little out of my comfort zone from time to time.

Then there has been the ongoing 104 mile walk along the Cotswold Way, started in March and completed on 9th October. Traditionally it is walked from Bath to Chipping Camden, but we did it the opposite direction. And to save using two cars all the time, we walked shorter sections but out and back so did a much greater distance overall, (but I can’t be bothered to add up all the distances for all 14 sections of the walk as we did it). Truly a walk to captivate at every twist and turn and always those amazing Cotswold views from the escarpment. The last 3 sections of the walk were to raise money for a charity called Home for Good, an organisation that helps advise and guide people through the complex process of fostering and adopting children.

Just started working on a Free Lent to Pentecost Guide to accompany Martha Martha which has temporarily stopped work on the Shepherd illustrations and writing and researching the Wise Men’s story. God assures me it will all get done in due time, so I need to hold on to that promise to keep my peace.

Have stepped out in faith and bought 100 more copies of Martha Martha to sell, with shiny covers and an improved content page. So please feel free to order a copy directly from me, (£10, and I’ll sign it, plus postage £3.50. Good Christmas present for someone) or from Amazon. The Lent to Pentecost Guide will be free to download from January from this Website.

So you see I’ve had my struggles, doubts and fears too. Mostly I tend to doubt myself, and I know I shouldn’t. God never doubts me, he knows me better than I know myself (Psalm 139:1-4,13) and that’s comforting, especially when I don’t think I’m doing well. He loves me unconditionally like the best parent ever, despite all my mess ups, stupidity, doubts, failures and flaws. Because of Jesus, God doesn’t even remember them (Heb 8:12, Is 43:25). Perhaps (definitely), I should take a leaf out of my Dad, Abba’s book, and see me like he does. It’s wonderful to be loved (John 3:16) but even better when we feel loved (Eph 3:18), when we experience Him.

Ceridy