House of Rous
Daniel, Carol-Anne, Kathryn, Hannah
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My week at Junior Camp
Well, here I am, safely returned from a week with 41 7-12 year olds at Broomlee Outdoor centre in West Linton, Nr Edinburgh. And let me say right away - if anyone says "I told you so" they'll get told! You will know from the last blog post that I wasn't really comfortable with the week at Junior Ca…
My morning
What a morning I have had so far today. Wouldn't normally blog this stuff but felt I needed to write it all down.
Had received news over the weekend that a neighbouring business to where I work had been broken into for the 3rd time in 8 months. Its a Garden Machinery place and each time a supply of…
In HIS strength
Shared this in devotions at Band Practice tonight and thought I'd share it here too. Its a message for me as much as anyone else - I hope I was listening to me!! Anyway, here's the basis of what I said:
Many of us have been struggling with ill health lately, including me. Its a weird time of yea…
Project 365-2009

A bit belatedly, I have decided to try and take at least one picture a day and share it throughout the year. I've already missed a couple of days but from now on, will be sharing pics from my world - it could be Carol-Anne, the girls, the house, work, some scenery or something completely random -…
My weekend retreat
This weekend I have been away on a mens weekend at a place called Teen Ranch just outside Dundee. Teen Ranch is an interdenominational Christian Youth Activity Centre with an emphasis on the physical, mental and spiritual development of young people. It is based in a 29 room Georgian Mansion that …
My Day
Here I sit at the end of what has been a weird day filled with a whole array of events. Allow me to summarise:
Started differently to normal in that my normal quiet start at anywhere between 6 and half 6 was 'disrupted' because C-A and the girls were coming into Perth with me. Today was the day o…
Streamlining
Read this in a devotional today. Reminded me about how its the little, simple things of this world that God uses more than the big flash actions.
"Sometimes I think God looks at the little boy with the loaves instead of the grown man with the fancy plans. He looks at the woman with the perfume bo…