Okay so it’s nearly a month since I last posted but a HUGE amount of stuff has happened since Johnny came back from the US, and our lives are in for some changes in 2006. Exciting!

Firstly Johnny has been offered (and accepted) the role of pastor at a church down in Brentwood, Essex. It’s an independent evangelical church and we really feel this is the right place for us as a family to serve in the next chapter of our lives. It seems to be mission-minded and really involved in the community which is great, and we’re looking forward to getting stuck in. Johnny officially starts on March 1st but there is LOTS to do before then… we need to simplify our lives and prepare to pack up and move on.

This house - 88 Basford Park Road - has been a wonderful home for the last 3 years and I suspect we will never have a home quite like this again, but we’ve enjoyed it for a season, and look forward to having a new pad next year. We have many happy memories here, and only last week were having a party to celebrate to Esther’s third birthday with her pals.

We delight to see the kids grow and develop as the days go on and yesterday we had fun building a snowman in the garden - he survived the night but it is currently raining so I don’t hold out much hope for him!!

All for now. Until next time. x