As of Monday I am officially part of a world record breaking attempt! Chester University now holds the record for having the most number of people dressed as smurf’s in one building! To qualify as a smurf you had to be wearing a blue top, white hat, white bottoms and white shoes and have every part of your body which was showing painted in blue! It was a top night…and I’m still finding blue paint on me!! The previous record was around 440 and we got around 880! Hurrah for blue paint and all smurfingness!

As you probably know Heath Ledger has sadly passed away. He was an awesome actor in films such as A Knights Tale, Brokeback Mountain and one of my all time favourites 10 Things I Hate About You. My heart was slightly damaged when I heard the news, and I’m slightly shocked as well. He is the first actor of our generation to die, and that’s tragic, considering that he was only 28 and has a 2 year old daughter. Last night my housemate’s and I watched 10 Things I Hate About You, it’s an awesome film, if you haven’t seen it you really need to!!!!

I am very excited!! Over the last week two of my best friends have got engaged! Sooo huge congratulations to the amazing Mark Walley who is marrying the lovely Alice! And also to my beautiful friend from Uni Amy who is marrying also lovely Liam!! Very happy for both couples, and I’m praying for you.

Now looking out for my hats, as Mark points out I have an excuse to buy 2 hats and not think that I can wear the same to both! Hurrah!

xxxx

I look into your eyes and i know you give me courage,
I cannot do anything without the help of my Saviour.

He will not let me fall,
he is part of my life and playing at all times,
day and night.

He is always with me,
he is my handbrake, my chocolate and my comfort.
he is better than a glass of red wine!

He will protect me from impurity
and guard me against Satan’s plans.
He will never stop walking with me,
even when I can no longer walk and when
everything around me is pointless.

Who else can i say these things of?
Who else can claim this, and be this in my life?
Only my Saviour, my God, my King, my friend, my everything.

I search after your heart, I search after a deeper understanding of you,
but I know I don’t need to search for your love.
That you gave to be from before time began.

When i nailed you to a cross, you saved me and showed me more Love, Grace and mercy then i could ever dream of.

Great God of all, Lord of all creation.
I am weak, I am nothing, but with you I am loved.

What is a Christian? This is the subject of Christianity Explored this week (which is running at Chester Uni…Thursday, 7.30 Beswick 001/4)

It’s been a bit of a wake up call for me I suppose, a reminder and a challenge.

To be a Christian…Jesus asks that we give everything to him. That we put him before everything in this world, including ourselves…that we concentrate on him, give him everything and let him be our everything.

He asks us to be prepared to die for him. I wrote down the verse “to live is Christ and to die is gain” the other day, and kind of thought that’s a really cool thing to say. But now I think about it, it’s actually terrifying! Would I be prepared to die for my faith? 1000’s of our brothers and sisters in Christ make that decision everyday when they proclaim their faith in countries where the Christian faith is banned. We have made Christianity sooo safe, and middle class. When really its sooo far from it. I follow a God, who says that the only way to heaven is through him, who says that most of what the world deems as fun is sinful, a God who says that he must be first in everything that I do, a God who says that I must be prepared to die for him. He says we should love everyone! How do we forget this? How is our Christian life ever safe? Why then, should we ever be prepared to live this way? Surely this is way to demanding for anyone to ever consider living…what right has God got to ask us to give up our lives for him?

Well…he gave his life for us! Jesus, died on the cross, in the most amazing act of love that anyone could ever imagine and only him could ever carry out! I am so unworthy of God, I am so horrendous, but because of Jesus I am no longer facing an eternity of being separated from God, cos by his awesome act of love I can live eternally with him. He has forgiven me for everything I have ever done to disgrace him and bring him pain (and that’s a lot to forgive). Giving him my life and putting him first, surely, that’s the very least I can do for my Saviour and my God…

After children in need last night I felt like we were back in the 90’s! I was a HUGE Spice Girls fan back in the day, I had all of the merchandise and even went to see them at Wembley, O yer! I started off slightly disappointed with their new single, however they saved it for me with the old classic ‘Stop’. I still love them, however can’t afford to go and see them in concert…stupid prices! and am slightly disgusted at Geri and Victoria’s lack of clothing in their new video…

Then we get on to Boyzone…ok, so it looked like they has decided to get back together on thursday, so had put together some routines really quickly. This however did not stop us singing along at full volume!

I have been offered a ticket to go and see Boyzone and athough I feel like I’m betraying the Spice Girls by choosing Boyzone over them, I’m rather excited about singing along with the Boys!!

Take That though…kind of beat both hands down, and prove that men get better looking with age!!!

All we need now is S Club 7 to reform…what could be better!??!!?

Because…I have indeed posted…but more than that…The Mighty Boosh series 3 is on the TV right now!

If you haven’t watched the Boosh, where have you been and why are you reading this and not trying to grab a copy right now!??! Love it!

Promise to post more from now on…

Hey guys, I’ve not had internet (and won’t in my house till 23rd oct…rubbish!) which is my excuse for not posting, also I’ve been mad with freshers stuff for the christian union!

Freshers has been crazy getting it all sorted, but God has taught me loads through it. I got sooo stressed and couldnt do anything, God really taught me to rely completely on him. And also he has proved just how awesome he is! hurrah for God!!

Anyway I’m sure I’ll post again soon when I find some internet!

I feel like i have become a real grown up and entered the world of full time work… its not good!

Let me impart the knowledge that i have gained during my summer of work…

• Small children are great… as long as they are playing with other children that they like…
• Don’t cook with children/ for children
• plaster of paris… can also be used for chalke, if you add food colouring!!!!!!!!
• candy floss machines don’t work well when wet
• the M25 is horrible on a Friday night/ at anytime
• big white vans are awesome fun to drive… but you cant look over your shoulder to check your blind spot and you don’t have a rear view mirror!

i still have a few weeks left and im sure ill be able to impart some more knowledge to you at the end of those….

I know this is old news now, but i am soooo excited about the reunion! Back in the day i was a mahooooosive spice girl fan, and even went to see them at wembly, all i wanted to be was ginger spice! I have applied for tickets to go and see them, i will be there and will be singing along to all the words!!!