Things have changed and I seem to have outgrown it here. But the good news is:

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We've had a fabulous O'Week at UNE this week, and it was really encouraging to see our new Christian Student Group - UNitEdinc (United In Christ) - up and running! We had a stall on Monday, and gave out flyers, lollypops and free water to about 500 freshers who came by our table. We had about 20 new Christian students put their names down, people ( Read more... )

I posted earlier in the week about the fabulous Next Generation Conference we attended at the end of January. Some people have requested photos. So here is the super (limited time only!) bumper post, right at the click of a mouse!
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Remember these posts? Last week, an Armidale gang trundled down again to Katoomba for the fabulous KYLC (now renamed NextGen just so we are all confused). We spent an incredible week getting stuck into God's word, honing our youth leadership and Bible Study writing skills, challenging and praying for each other. Coming back home was a bit like ( Read more... )

I just had a blast with Fran, Emily, Pete and Mum. I suggested we all do some ficlets together and the idea was embraced with enthusiasm! Then we all read our pieces aloud to each other, blushing and laughing, kicking fear in the face.

Title: The Jump
Fandom/original: Original, but heavily influenced by both Alias and a number of war/adventure ( Read more... )

I truly believe depressed spirits are the best parents of creativity. (I always, very irrationally, wished my upbringing had been just a little more traumatic, for I might have been a genius.) Today, I've given birth to multiple bouts of inspired randomness, and I intend to keep at it all week. I don't want to get to the end of another year and ( Read more... )

Today, on the Eighth and Last Day of Thankfulness, I'm grateful for:

- A lovely Christmas and Boxing Day with about 40 different friends and lots of delicious food ( Read more... )

Today I smiled because:

I was reading Alisan's blog and I'm so excited the Greeffs are back with us, even if only for a short time.

The music rosters for January almost finished, and I'm looking forward to introducing some new songs at church next semester (most notably 'Come Hear the Angels Sing', one of Michael Morrow's newest songs ( Read more... )

Photos make me smile!

This is what we made this morning:


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1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Studied at UNE. Actually, you could make that; studied at an institution (full stop) - with face to face, feedback, assessments and exams! Woo!
Coordinated church music.
Went to youth and uni ministry conferences in Jan and Dec.
Became an aunty.

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, ( Read more... )