The World vs The Bible

I found the following on the internet and found it thought provoking.

Do your thoughts follow the world or the bible?

(o= the world and x= the bible)

o~Beauty is external and physical.
x~ Beauty is internal, spiritual and physical.
o~The spirit is temporary and the body is permanent.
x~ The body is temporary and the spirit is eternal.
o~Your body is all that matters.
x~It’s what’s inside that counts.
o~You are a product of evolution.
x~You are created by God.
o~Your body belongs to you.
x~Your body is not yours, and it’s the temple of the Holy Spirit.
o~Dress the please the world and reflect your glory.
x~Dress to please God and reflect His glory.
o~The purpose of clothing is to show off your body.
x~The purpose of clothing is to cover and conceal your body.
o~“If you’ve got it, flaunt it!”
x~Be modest.
o~Highlight and draw attention to the body, the skin, and private parts.
x~Draw attention to the heart, soul, spirit and mind.
o~You are loved by no-one unless you are beautiful.
x~You are perfectly loved by God. Designed to be beautiful for His glory.
o~The body has no worth. You can trash it or ignore it.
x~Your body isn’t yours. Look after it.
o~Your body is to unnerve and embarrass other people and to make them feel bad about themselves.
x~Use your body to protect, edify and strengthen others.
o~Give your body freely to others.
x~Keep your body for only one man/women.
o~What you wear is “just external”.
x~What you wear reflects your heart.

New Job!

I've started my new job! I looked after Elise & William on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. It was so lovely seeing William coming out of school with a big smile on his face and running to give me a hug! They were very good and I even managed to get them to eat a quarter of a tomato! Trust me that's good! Wonder what they'll be eating next week?!!!

2weeks left till half term!

Not long left...

Been back at work now for nearly 4 weeks! Only another 3 till half term! Then only another 7 till I've finished at the school. I am currently a nursery nurse. I work in the nursery section of a school, with the 3-4year olds. It is good fun but I'm bored of being in one place all the time. I love being out and about and each day being what you make it. It just isn't quite the same in a school.

I'm starting another job on Tuesday looking after my friend's children, Elise and William. The picture below is a very cheeky William from when he was 4! I used to look after William when he was a baby until they moved away to Dorset. But now they're back and I get to look after him again! The other picture is of Elise and Wills together. (They're a little bit older now!)

I'm back!

How bad am I? It has been so long! But what a mad couple of weeks!

Girls' Brigade camp was absolutely brilliant! The girls were really good and there were no emergencies! On the Wednesday we managed to trick the girls into believing it was 'National Appreciation of Nuns and Monks Day'! Inviting us to eat our meals in silence! The girls weren't too impressed, however us leaders thought it was a fantastic idea! From the moment we rung the bell for the start of breakfast until Captain Sally said it was time for squad duties there was to be silence! The girls were so good... using sign language to say please and thank you! I managed to get the giggles at breakfast and nearly choked on my toast! We repeated the silence at dinner time. The girls were a little more unsettled and were holding back the giggles! We ended the silence just before dessert announcing to the girls ' You have done so well girls, especially as it was all a wind-up'! You should have seen their faces! And the names we were called after!

On the Friday we played hunt the officer! Julie and Cindy dressed up and went to hide in the local town... we had to hunt for them in groups! In and out of cafes, shops, etc. until we finally noticed a strange person sweeping the pier! Julie was dressed in a green boiler suit carrying a black sack of rubbish and a broom! Cindy was disguised as a jogger on the beach! The girls loved it and I'm sure they will talk about it for years to come!

Apologies and TTFN!

First of all another apology for missing two days this time! Been so busy getting ready to go to Girls' Brigade Camp tomorrow morning.
We are taking 24 girls to Kent for a week of 'Indoor camping'! Got lots planned for them including a trip to Dover Castle and Howletts Zoo.
Camp is always so much fun and I look forward to telling you all about it when we're back. So TTFN (Ta Ta For Now) until Saturday! Enjoy the last week of the summer holidays! How time flies!

Friends...

I've been preparing devotions for Girls' Brigade camp next week. Our theme for the week is 'Deal or No Deal'. We are looking at lifes choices and how our decisions affect our lives. I am going to be talking to the girls about Good friends/Bad friends. While looking for resources on Google I came across the following and thought I'd share it with you...

In pre-school your idea of a good friend was the person who let you have the red crayon when all that was left was the ugly black one.
In primary school your idea of a good friend was the person who went to the bathroom with you; held your hand as you walked through the scary halls; helped you stand up to the class bully; shared their lunch with you when you forgot yours; saved a seat on the back of the bus for you; knew who you had a crush on and never understood why.
In secondary school your idea of a good friend was the person who let you copy their homework; went to that "cool" party with you so you wouldn't wind up being the only freshie there; did not let you lunch alone.
In pre-university your idea of a good friend was the person who gave you rides in their new car; convinced your parents that you shouldn't be grounded; consoled you when you broke up with Nick or Susan; found you a date to the prom or went to the prom with you (both without dates); helped you pick a university and assured you that you would get into that university; helped you deal with your parents who were having a hard time letting you go.
On the threshold of adulthood your idea of a good friend was the person who was there when you just couldn't deal with your parents; assured you that now that you and Nick or you and Susan were back together, you could make it through anything; just silently hugged you as you looked through blurry eyes at 18 years of memories; and reassured you that you would make it in university as well as you had these past 18 years; and most importantly sent you off to university knowing you were loved.
Now, your idea of a good friend is still the person who gives you the better of the two choices, hold your hand when you're scared, helps you fight off those who try to take advantage of you, thinks of you at times when you are not there, reminds you of what you have forgotten, helps you put the past behind you but understands when you need to hold on to it a little longer, stays with you so that you have confidence, goes out of their way to make time for you, helps you clear up your mistakes, helps you deal with pressure from others, smiles for you when they are sad, helps you become a better person, and most importantly loves you!
No matter where we go or who we become, never forget who helped us get there.
There's never a wrong time to pick up a phone or send a message telling your friends how much you miss them or how much you love them.

Surprise, Surprise!

Sorry missed another day but I do have an excuse! I've been away for the night. My friends Dawn and Mark have just moved to Holland-on-Sea. Mark is the new minister at Holland-on-Sea Baptist Church. Their daughter Emma celebrated her 12th birthday yesterday. I took her best friends Grace, Rebecca, Katie & Bailie, up to meet them for her birthday as a surprise!

We met at Blackwater swimming pool in Maldon. Emma thought she was going there just as a family! They arrived and went in and we came running in behind them! Emma was so pleased and said 'Ihave got my friends with me on my birthday!' She had apparently been miserable all morning!

Had a lovely swim and went down the water slides. Matthew, (Emma's brother) loved it too! We had a picnic together and then went back to Emma's house so her friends could see her bedroom. Emma was unaware that we all had our sleeping stuff with us and were staying the night. We kept this as a surprise until we got there and I then asked all the girls to help carry all the stuff in... Emma just screamed out 'YOU'RE SLEEPING OVER!' She was so happy!

As we were seetling in we realised that none of the electric sockets were working. So we checked the fuse box and tried to correct it but the main trip switch would not go back up. We phoned the people who sorted the electrics but they couldn't come out until this morning. We had light but no power... so no music, TV, cooker, etc. and 5 girls, 1boy & 3 adults to entertain and feed! Dawn had bought pizzas to cook but as we couldn't eat them raw we had to go out to Pizza Hut! What a shame! We had a lovely time and then went home for birthday cake!

The girls weren't too bad sleeping. Today we spent the morning watching Annie! This afternoon we went to Clacton Pier. It was raining and miserable but we weren't! We had a fab time... we all went on the trampolines and thensome refreshments in a cafe! Then home for more birthday cake before heading home!

When I'd dropped all the girls home I went to see Julie, Martin, Amy & Owen. They have just come home from Spain after 3 weeks! They are very brown and have had much nicer weather than we have had here! Both Amy and Owen celebrated their birthdays while they were there. Hope you both had a lovely day!