It’s the morning after the night before … no, not a party, (they’ve all been cancelled because of the severe weather) but our expedition to retrieve our youngest son Joshua who flew into Edinburgh from Prague. With major delays and cancellations of flights all over Europe, it came as no surprise to Joshua to receive our email yesterday afternoon alerting him to the possibility that we would probably not be able to collect him as the major route north, the A697 was closed and the A1 was also closed in several places because of snow, ice, abandoned vehicles and a spate of minor accidents. Monitoring his flight and seeing that it was several hours delayed in take off, we saw a window of opportunity that allowed us to begin the journey north at 11 o’clock at night. They don’t always get the best press but hats off to our little Fiat Panda standing higher off the ground than my Honda and complete with four narrow winter tyres, we made our way on roads packed with snow and ice, over Soutra Pass and made it to Edinburgh in time to collect him at 2.15 am. The journey back was uneventful and we were incredibly thankful for journeying mercies and a warm bed at 5 am!
I write this last blog of the year slightly bleary eyed but mindful that this year, like our journey to Edinburgh and back, has been one of adventure, uncertainty, risk, unpredictability, excitement, reunions and a deep sense of thankfulness. So many things, personally, as a family and on the Community front have engendered all those feelings and experiences. At the turn of the year, celebrating the coming of God into the world, effecting transformation and hope, we look forward to a future paved with the promise and provision of God. Taking nothing for granted we end the year acknowledging not only our dependency upon God but our gratefulness and thanksgiving for his grace and goodness.
You’ll read in our following Christmas family newsletter the news of my acquiring an Apple Mac with which I am hoping at some point in 2011 to use to video broadcast my blogs. I’m sorry if this comes as a shock to those of you who’ve never seen me. My friends say I have a great face for radio! But it will I hope add to the variety of ways of communicating that are available on the Northumbria Community website.
I hope you have a peace-filled and meaningful Christmas and may the light of Christ illumine your life throughout the coming year. May you be held within the love of God, inspired by his hope and enthused by his grace and joy.
Take care
as ever
Roy
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