By
helen on July 26th, 2005
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I really enjoyed being at Commy dinner tonight. It seemed to help me cope with being home again. It’s funny, it’s one of those things that seems to have become an element in my life that brings some regularity and grounding and I’ve grown to wanting to be there each week to touch base with everybody. I think the other thing I love about Commy dinner is that it’s a place that I can just be. There doesn’t seem to be any pressure. Yay for Commy dinner.
Jessica gave me Barbie books to give to Tom tonight and as I took them I had an incling that they may cause heated social debate. I was right.
By
helen on July 26th, 2005
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where did my day go?
By
helen on July 25th, 2005
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Should i be a vegetarian??
I’m confused.
This question seems to arise every time I go to the shops to buy food. And I’m still not quite sure what the answer should be.
Tonight I had Vegie Korma from Mr Indian for the first time and I really liked it. 
So tonight I was a vegetarian.
By
helen on July 25th, 2005
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This afternoon I got to teach 3 6 year olds to dance. They were VERY cute. My favourite bit was when I got them to pretend they were fairy’s and took them old wild adventures through their fairy planet made of honey. I also really enjoyed doing simple choreography to slow corny music with fairy wings without having to be ‘cool’. It was fun to be pretty. I’ve decided I really like kids in small quantities :).
I was also amazed at how powerful a smile can be.
And in other exciting news, Jon now has a blog. YAY.
By
helen on July 25th, 2005
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I woke this morning with pins and needles in my hand. I think because I slept on it funny. Strange sensation to wake up to.
By
helen on July 23rd, 2005
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I think I rediscovered what I love about my job yesterday….
people.
On Thurs I stared at a computer screen full of a hundred emails and I couldn’t get into it. Just felt overwhelming.
Fri, I discovered people and I got excited about being back at work.
I loved seeing my fellow work mates and catching up with them again.
I loved watching the students walk into Ignite. It was like my whole being lit up seeing them again and seeing what God wanted to do in them.
I loved doing lunch with the new team. Welcome Beck!
I loved exploring ideas to be creative in services.
I loved seeing Lauren again (she brought me flowers :))
I loved sharing with my small group and looking at the Bible together and being stretched together.
I loved watching the crew hanging out with each other and interacting with each other.
Thanks God for people.
By
helen on July 20th, 2005
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Well I’m home and have had two of the most amazing weeks of my life. Feeling very strange like I have some sort of culture shock and don’t quite know what to do with myself. So I’ve just been looking at blogs and emails in an attempt to attach myself to normal life again. Go blogs for a non confronting medium to catch up a little on life.
I like my new home. But I think it will take me a while before it feels like home.
Nic picked me up from the airport and we went and had coffee in Botany Bay. Never had coffee there before so it felt like I was still on holidays. At first I couldn’t talk and then I had verbal diahorrea. Nic’s a good friend to cope with my ramblings!
I had stew tonight with Micheal and Lucy, got to hear their travelling stories and felt ‘part of the family’. I really wanna go black water rafting in caves with glow worms in NZ. Sounds amazing. And swim in a mud bath. Fun fun.
I wonder if I’ll blog about my trip….
MMmmm….
Not yet.
Blank
Empty
Reflecting
Cut off
At peace
Full of joy
Faith
Hope
Smiley
Teary
Disorientated
Excited
Nervous
Rested
Energised
Removed
Blessed
I am feeling.
By
helen on July 7th, 2005
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Well I made it to Brisbane airport which means I’m just over half way. Very exciting.
People keep saying ‘Welcome to sunny Queensland’ and I must say it does look rather sunny outside. But I’m sure it can’t be sunny all the time, so I wonder if they still say that when it’s not.
The announcer on my Virgin flight declared that we were heading to Brisvegas when i entered the aircraft and she then proceeded to make silly jokes throughout the flight. It was quite fun really. I’ve never had quite such a jovial flight crew before.
I feel like I’m ADD today.
I must say Tom’s quite a good person to drive you to the airport when you’re ADD. He seemed to cope quite well and distracted me from distractions with various bizarre topics of conversation. Thanks mate.
How fun are adventures!!!!
I’m crazy.
By
helen on July 7th, 2005
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Well, it’s hard to believe that in just 11 hours I will be on a plane to Rockhampton. So exciting.
I also can’t believe I’m still awake. It’s a bit silly really. It just kinda happened. My to do list seemed to get longer and longer and I just kept finding more loose ends to tie up before I go on leave. I swear going on leave just creates more work. Anyway, so I just got home (yes Helen this is home now) and the thought of sleeping doesn’t seem that inviting. Like I should, but well, I’m still a bit wired.
Today I….
had my first shower in my new home
read my Bible on my couch in my new room
sent messages
talked to my sister
paid rent for my old room
met up with Nic
organised ernie socials
made phone calls
caught up with Steve
did lunch with Tom & Stephen
organised prayer stuff
wrote LOTS of emails
met with Stephen
wrote LOTS of emails
met with Tom
wrote some more emails
visited Jen, John, Em & Andy
had a production meeting in Androni’s
had dinner with my mentor
went back to work to write emails
found my CD’s
did my washing
talked to Jon in Rocky
talked to Helen & Mike in Hong Kong
blogged
mmmm
fasCinating
I think tomorrow will be very different.
I wonder what Rocky will be like.
I wonder if I’ll eat beef in the Beef Capital of Australia.
I wonder what tomorrow holds…
I must say life is definately not boring!
By
helen on July 5th, 2005
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Well, it’s late and I’m exhausted, so I must sleep. But before I do I’d just like to acknowledge some important milestones in my life
1. I made it through sermon week alive!!
2. I actually managed to pack and move (thankyou Jo, Tom & Jem for being my packing and moving buddies)
3. I am now in my new home
It’s very exciting. And a little strange. It’s always bizarre to have your own furniture in a different space. It’s unfamiliar yet familiar. Will take a while to feel like home.
I still feel like I’m breathing dust. Mmmm not very pleasant.
I also have internet acess just opposite my bed….so I wonder what that will do to my blogging life??
Good night.
2 sleeps to go