When grace imparts more than you knew you needed

Well last week was gloryously exhusting.
I haad the honour and privaldge of taking hte gospel on to the streets of worcester with the team from whitestone (one of the other houses in coventry)
I have held this vision for work in worcster in my heart for 15 years so it was with gret joy that i joined the team for a few days. Why was worcester buring in my heart
well partly because I grew up near there but also becasue i know the need there for God, But i guess one can say that about every town and city in evry country of the world.
I was deeply challenged by the need there and htere was one person that I had the privaldge to meet that really got in to my heart and i hope that we made some kind of impact on her and i desperately hope that she gets in contact again one day and that she to experinces the freedom that I have found.
I got home exhusted every night knowing that there was another day ahead but God poured grace adn favour on us and as the week moved on into teh weekend I found my spirit soared and my natural strength ebbed but I have come home a changed p[erson with a knowing needed to seek God for my own walk but to encorperate others in the faith that I have found
On returing home I knew that i was due to have a conversation with my household leaders as to when I can move in at house family breakfast on sunday there were hints that I would be asked to wait and how was I going to cope with that I ache to live in community and to give up all that holds me back but God in his love for me prepared me through the day so that when we did get together I was able to take on board the answer to wait and to take in why but I now have a frame work and I am clear as to why and that we have work to do so that when we move in we are not crushed and in view of the fact that we are going to be staying 4 nights a week and all school holidays i guess tht is going to be a real trainig ground I am part of the team andwe work as a team adn I am building for eternity and I know that by june we will be doing this full time
in the mean time promise might have a common purse issue with having to buy new doors coz i keep bashing em down in my entusiasm to be here doing the business full time

travelling lighter !!!!!

I went back to my roots this week to spend time with my folks.
my relationship with my mum has not always been easy and my dad bless him drives me nuts.
But in it all i know that they need jesus and I relise how i need the grace to accept them in all that they are. And realising that Folks around me also need a bucketful of grace to cope with me is a humbling experince.
It is all to easy to see other folks faults and to major on what is wrong with others and to think that we are perfect is all to easy.
It is when we begin to realise that we are the ones that are difficult and do not fit in the perfect square hole that is when God can reach us and begin to mold us into something that has the potential to be beautiful.


Last week I went away to vist some friends at a community house up north even though they share my vision and live community I craved to be home (promise) with the living stones which i am building with.
Going away this week just seemed to be harder than ever.
Do not get me wrong I love my parents so much. I arrived back at Whitestone to pick my daughter up and when I walked in they had begun their grace time and I realised just being in the world for a a couple of days hiow dry I had become.
That may sound strange but It has made me realise how vigilant I need to be over the things of the spirit.
I got home to promise and realised just how out of sorts I was and spent a while just soaking in the spirit that was around the house there was noone around as everyone had gone out to tea or had already gone to bed. But he spirit of the house was one of restoring me.
II went off to bed and just rested in God
I have woken this morning there is still noone around but that does not matter as there is a beautiful spirit around and once the day gets going folks will be popping up and I have the joy of preparing a meal for my family to return home to.
Now that is natural family
Ah Lord may my blood family see you and your Kingdom