Hi Blogland friends,
As always I start with apologies for not blogging for a whole week (very bad of me!). But, in my defense, what a mad week!
After getting back from the Breakout weekend with MAYC (Methodist Association Of Youth Clubs) at Cliff College we had Sunday evening only off before getting up at the crack of dawn on Monday to go to Halifax. Teresa's new role within Kip McGrath involves visiting centres up and down the country and she started in Halifax. We then drove up to Carlisle on the same day through some of England's most spectacular scenery. We thought heading back to Bedford on the same day was just too much so stopped the night in Holmes Chapel (Cheshire) at a hotel/conference centre. This stop came replete with Vietnam style flashbacks to my consulting days and I began to realise again how much I don't miss it. We got back Tuesday lunchtime and in the evening the youth group (XLR8) came round for an end of term BBQ - once again they were brill - what great kids.
Teresa headed off again on Tuesday evening - this time to Neath in South Wales and I stayed 'home-alone'!
All the family started to arrive on Saturday ready for 'Race For Life'. What a fantastic event. There were around 3,500 runners/walkers ion Bedford with 79 for me in their bright yellow tee-shirts with my name on - loads of great photos at (thanks Nick): http://s285.photobucket.com/albums/ll58/shepherdsview/Cancer%20Research%20Run%20for%20Life/
We had a BBQ afterwards for about 200 people! I had people running for me from Derby (family & friends), the Kip McGrath community, Barclays and consulting mates, Wootton New Life Church and Woodside Church as well as other friends who live locally. You are all heroes - we reckon that between us we raised £12,000 for cancer research UK. My little daughter and niece walked for me, my mum (with knees that both need replacing), and my auntie, cousins and Teresa's sister and niece. What a fantastic event.
Special thanks must go to Lucy Screech (overall organiser), Nick Hearn (for loan of St Andrews school and mega graft all day), Phil Squires for designing and buying tee-shirts and Lynne & Nick Hall for their tee-shirt sponsorship too. David Goodson and my brother and sister-in-law (Ann) who worked so hard all day too. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Health-wise things aren't brill, I had quite a bit of pain on Sunday night and ended up in A&E being given Morphine last night. Too much activity over the weekend perhaps? Under strict instructions to take it easier now from my wife and parents.
Please remember my big scan on Thursday in your prayers - results are on Friday - promise I'll 'blog-em'.
God bless everyone and thanks once again to all
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Hi Dave,
Sorry to hear you had a rough time Sunday evening. Hope you're doing better now.
More race for life photos are available for everyone to see at: http://www.cig.canon-europe.com/ph/AEG/RequestViewAlbum.do?i=kKncYHCKw0
We'll be thinking of you on Friday.
Love
Lucy & James
Thank goodness.....I was almost afraid to look at the blog....half expecting to read that you had borrowed one of Chloes dresses, and Florences big puple heels, and run the race yourself!!!!
Well done everyone for all the love and support you gave, and for keeping him in mens clothing. (bet you thought about it Dove, eh?)
Praying, yearning, praying some more.........C'mon Lord...NO TRACE.
Letters....kxvkxpwz !]
Welsh for.....
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Love and internet hugs, and yearning, yearning, YEARNING
Sianaroonie xxxxxxxx
Just catching up on your blogs. Good that MAYC weekend was good and this still Life in the old Church yet. Be proud of your calling of 20+ years ago - I remember Dale saying years ago that he'd been "called to be a Methodist minister" and after throwing the towel in (due to very difficult times) picked it up again. The reason being because he'd been "called to be a Methodist minister" and not preach in a different denomination....and who said "callings" took you down an easy path? It only takes one man and a calling(and God) to fire up a denomination - if that's your calling stick in there and "bless the saints".
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