Advent Day 18 - Cats and Carols

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Quite a day! Molly was looking miserable first thing so off to the cat hospital we went - she has swollen glands and possibly an overactive thyroid. We are on the medication and back in two weeks. 

Then the day brought a meeting with the Circuit Administrator to do some of the annual returns on line. I love the fact one of the churches to the question "when was your safeguarding policy displayed on notice boards" wrote "1st January 1970!" I hope he misunderstood the question! Then a really big Christmas dinner at our Circuit lunch club, then onto our lovely Trinity church for their open door, carols led by the lively Rosalie and more food. Then home to check on my mother who is better post a visit to the doctor this afternoon, then a phone call about my divorce, and then we were out in the community around our Calvert church for a couple of hours carol singing. I was given a festive hat to wear! A highlight every year is the lady who brings out alcoholic mulled wine and mince pies because she says we make her Christmas. 

I guess today reminds me that life brings a mixture of good and bad, thrown at us to get on with. 

I was so worried about my little cat this morning and got upset, She is getting on and I couldn't cope with losing her. I have had fun doing Christmas things, perhaps a little too many carols but I have had fun. My personal stuff is not easy at the moment but I have enough support to get through. 

If incarnation means anything, it needs God comes into everything. And I have praised him today, and cried at him today and laughed with him today and shouted at him today. Why does stuff come whe you are snowed under? I wanted to use the best Lord Sugar line at God from this year's Apprentice:

"It is all about supply and demand. I demand the answers, you'd better bloody supply them." But you know what God does supply them. Molly was treated by Mr Cooper and I hope the medicine will perk her up. She has lost a kilo in weight. People in the Circuit seem in good heart after a difficult time. My Mum seems better with a reassuring GP today. I am deeply thankful my ex wife and I are on good terms even if we had to end our marriage, and it was brilliant tonight to see a church meeting its community and the community looking forward to the local church coming. 

So, cats and carols and conversations  - all part of life's rich tapestry. I hope though tomorrow will be quieter. !!!