Category: <span>Relationships</span>

Ah it’s curious how you come across things that are oh-so-relevant.

“John Bevere says that expectations are the breeding ground for an offense. I think this is true. When someone does not meet our expectations we build a case in our minds based on our disappointment in them. Sometimes our expectations are unspoken and our offenses are also unspoken. Well, we might tell others how someone let us down but we don’t often talk to the person. But, if and when we do, we let them know how disappointed we are in them and how they let us down. Perhaps this game of expectations is really about us and not about what the other person did. Thus needing to look inside before telling others or that person how disappointed we are…” (Lori Boucher)

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How true this is.

(now… who can I MAKE read this?)

and in the meantime, YES PLEASE…

Church General Life Relationships

chips on the mountainI don’t often get quite sick of being around people (unless it’s a party – “I don’t like parties”) but I’ve just about had enough. It’s all been fantastic but I was counting a little on getting some ‘me’ time this Holiday. “Just me” I can assure you, is never a selfish motivation – who wants to be a loner (pick me! pick me!)?

Sunday saw the few of us from Church who were around off and out to lunch. Finished up there and we all trecked out to Geoff’s to conclude a fine, somewhat hilarious (or embarrassingly amusing) afternoon. We were still at it by 6ish so we got fish and chips and went up the mountain. I foolishly left my car lights on again, but we managed to resuscitate it without the aid of RACV. Drove back in bucketing rain.

Monday, I ran my fingers hoarse putting books up on Ebay. Picked up Dawn from the station and Sam and bummed around (I was still working) until we had to head off to Darryn’s for the fortnightly Monday catchup with some of the YITS crew. Brilliant evening. Light hearted with a weighter conclusion. Ate far too much satay chicken pizza – amongst other maltezery type things.

Dawn stayed the night – because doing the trip back to Castlemaine is not exactly smart when you don’t finish up until midnight. Nor really possible – seeing as she came by train.

AND… *breathe*

Today Dawn and I went to Word where I succumbed to a John Piper book and another and drove back to Eastland to meet Sam again. Dawn had to catch her back into the city and Sam and I spent the rest of the afternoon roaming shops and op-shops and not really buying anything at all.

I am peopled out. Give me tomorrow as my own.

some new photos up on Flickr

General Life Relationships

snooty foxI do like this logo!

(and the food was pretty good… and the place was quite nice, and the company, well!)

Design General Life Relationships

7525000539_l0.jpgYouth night tonight. Cake. I made six of them yesterday. Numbers were down but the food was up. Lollies and cream and icing everywhere. We shouldn’t have bought cream. They had a ball.

What made it worth it (and really, I pick the oddest things) – was that I happened to catch one of the girls eyes (new girl) during the God Spot and gave her a bit of a smile and got the most massive grin back.

So much cake around me that a half piece was enough – any more and I would’ve been sick.
James came to help out.

It was a good night.

Had a marvellous day wandering Richmond with G who had the day off work, came back for coffee and watched a rabbit in it’s death throws.

Congratulations to Jess Rae over at Breaking, Shaping, Moulding… That’s the most misleading and delightful blog post I’ve read in a long time!

General Life Ministry Relationships

sheep…but sometimes (when it’s late) it’s the best option.

And as about 5 people have posted this today. I am going to too (how creative).

The Five Love Languages

Your primary love language is probably
Quality Time

with a secondary love language being
Words of Affirmation

Complete set of results
Quality Time: 12
Words of Affirmation: 8
Physical Touch: 5
Acts of Service: 4
Receiving Gifts: 1

quiz from here

General Life Personality Relationships