don’t go – you’re too slow
That’s what an elderly lady said to me before she sped off down the pool herself today.
I honestly didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. I’m not that slow … I swim 1.2 km in 40-45 mins twice a week … but I did wonder if it’s linked in some way to what I’ve felt all year (that’s 2 weeks now) that God is saying to me ‘slow down … spend time with Me!’
To be fair I probably was a bit slower today. I wasn’t very well yesterday – and going today was probably not the smartest move. I felt pretty dizzy after the sauna and had to sit on a stool for a few minutes, which caused a different elderly lady to worry over me. I think my blood pressure had dropped or something, but I felt fine after a few minutes.
My thesis re-write isn’t going anywhere just yet. Tomorrow I will fast from the internet as per usual on Fridays, but as my morning meeting has been cancelled I’m going to take the paper copy and try to make a plan of action. It’s hard work this re-write and I’m such a perfectionist (as is my tutor) which makes life more difficult. But I am determined to send this off in February before DD and I go to London for her winter break. It’s her 18th birthday present and we are both looking forward to it – and I don’t want this thesis (and the March final deadline) hanging over me and spoiling our trip. So I press on.
Tomorrow we start back with our inspire band meetings. I’m looking forward to that – though feel very unprepared. And at Metsku (local Methodist church) we’ll have Friday Fever (vibrant worship -led by my friend. There’ll be a bit of teaching and time for intercession too) I’m looking forward to that.
No idea what the weekend will bring. I’m hoping to go downhill skiing on Sunday. Let’s see.
