Horses More Polite Than Humans!!!

On Saturday as it was such a nice day down in Southampton me and Dale decided it would be a good idea to drive to the New Forest. The problem was we didn't quite know where to go so after we left the M27 we just drove around until we found a nice spot to sit and just chill. As we were driving we kept coming across a lot of horses. This panicked me slightly as I have never had to contend with wild horses before, how was i supposed to know what to do if one just stopped in the middle of the road!! Anyway we eventually found a nice spot with a little pub and a shop and thought we would stop for a drink and look at the horses (not go anywhere near them you just cant trust them) and as I was about to turn the corner to park the car the horses were on the move. However instead of just walking straight into the road presuming they have the right of way (like many people do!!) the horse stopped and waited for us to pass.

Who would have thought it, horses are more polite than humans.

Something To Think About

When in SAY (Salvation Army Youth/Bible Class type thing) today we were discussing a little bit about what happened in Virginia and Dr Phil asked the question 'Where was God in this and other similar situations?' Now this is a very hard question for theologians and experienced scholars to answer let alone a group of 13-20 somethings. Anyway the girls in my group were a bit stumped. I was then reminded of the devotions that were given in songster practice on Tuesday, apologies to anybody who was there. The person who was leading them gave an explanation from a book written by Billy Graham's daughter. In it she was asked on American TV where was God in 9/11 and although we were talking about Virginia it is still relevant.

Her response was (not word for word), for years we have been asking God to get out of our schools, out of our governement and politics, out of society and out of our nation, and God being the gentleman that He is has listened and respected our plea.

My answer then to the girls in my group was this, God never stops watching us, loving us, and listening to us, so if we ask Him to leave, because of our free will He will. So in the bad times God is there, ever present but until people ask Him to interfere He will continue to wait.

Just something to think about.

Nearly Finished

So i officially have five weeks left of uni lectures. My three years has come to an end and I am relieved. Uni has certainly been challenging and very emotional, but as I enter into my last term it has got me thinking what am I going to leave with. Now obviously (depending on results) I will have a degree, and I have grown in confidence and learnt valuable life skills (or so they tell me!!!) But what else have I left with, have I left with life long friends? Well that question can only b answered after a length of time but it got me thinking as what do I come home to?

Well apart from my family, although one of them will soon be off to uni I will return to friends. Or do I. My friends are all still at uni so after the summer, then what happens, I'm left on my own, in a familiar world, but a very different world. A world where the people I left are older and the age gap between people appears to be less than it was when I was 18 all because I have a job and a degree. So the question appears to be with the life lessons uni teaches you and the changes you face in the world of home, does uni ever prepare you for home and will home ever go back to being the same as when I left?

Weddings and Getting Older

On Saturday I went to a wedding of a couple of friends from uni. I kinda gate crashed but that's not the point. It was a really nice occasion, lots of people, everyone looked really pretty and the wedding was really good. And then it hit me. It was just so surreal. I mean these people are actually married and are my age. I mean actually married, man and wife in the yes of the law and everything. They weren't just playing dress up!!!! It just seems really odd that for years I have been going to weddings, and everyone is always older than I am, proper grown ups, but now people who are actually my age and slightly younger are tying the knot. I am now old enough, and in that stage of life where people around me are getting married and becoming proper adults, I'm not sure I'm prepared for this.

It's Actually Happening

OK so today started out as just another Wednesday in the Easter holidays, lazing around, sleeping lots and looking at all the work I had to do. That was until the post came and in it was my graduation brouchere. A booklet with all I needed to know and do for my graudation. ARGH!!!!

OK so I knew this day was coming, and I knew that at the end of 3 years I would be graduating but it is still really scary. I have to order my tickets, the photographs and even my gowns and the stupid hat (If anyone dare laugh at the fact I have to wear the hat for the entire time I will get revenge!!). I can't believe I have to do it all now, it only seems five minutes ago that I was getting excited about going to uni, now I've practically finished and am going to have to enter the adult world. It's really scary.

There is one good thing though I will still be 20 when I graduate, not many people can say that!!