It's late summer/ early autumn and the "warm" days of July and August are behind us, but there are still days when it's really pleasant just to sit out and enjoy the late summer sun and autumn freshness.
They say that life has it's seasons and often say a person is in their autumn years once they pass 6o. Well I've often wondered if that was true and if people really did just sit down in a quiet corner or tend to their late summer blooms.....NOT TRUE!!
I had my 60th in July and believe you me I've never once had the chance to just sit in that quiet corner and just be!
Work is getting busier week by week, when I started at this branch of Iceland, the deliveries were around 80 - 90 the last four weeks have been 125: 131; 112 and 141. The 112 was what we normally do at present but there are quite a few new customers having a home delivery. Some are NEW customers, others have been impressed with the service that they told family and friends about it and they've give it a go.
Church is the same: the numbers are growing the people themselves are growing and we are looking to move to a larger place. "Enlarge our tents" as the Bible puts it. Where we are at presen is limiting the ministry of the church and the leadership in what we want to do for God's kingdom.
However that take a great leap of faith on our part as we dont have the money to finance any move, BUT we know that God is leading us a larger place and have looked at one or two in the Silver Link area of North Tyneside.
Our Worship Band have just made their first CD single, and it was written by Dan Matthews who is the Worship leader at church. (check out the church web site link).
Teresa and I have started a small resource area at church with Books/CD's/Handmade Cards (by Teresa) This is the first step to fullfilling our dream of our own bookshop and Coffee Lounge. It may well expand and develope as days go by and be the near finished item in our new church building.
So the autumn years could well prove to be our most fruitful one yet, cause as the older saints have always said "The best is yet to come" and in God that is always true.
