Comfort........

Strange the things that bring comfort to us.

I've had a rough week or so due to different things and this morning was a particular low point. I needed some kind of comfort and familiarity. For me, this need takes me to a place called Abakhan fabrics. It is a place that sells material, fabrics, gifts, stencils, cross stitch and so much more.
I love to go there and look at all the Bridal collection in the vain hope that someday it will be me. Walking downstairs of the old mill, on the cobbled floor reminds me so much of my mum; it's wierd but it's often this place that I have my strongest memories of her and not so much home. There is a certain smell in the place due to all the fabrics that has not changed for the 20 years of my life I've been going there.
It's wierd but it's a place I don't really like going with other people. It's my place. I'm not rushed there or mocked for the things I'm looking at and I can be just me.
And so off I toddled this morning just in search of some solitude, thought time and inspiration as well. Can't say that I found the inspiration but I do feel a lot better for having been.

Does this make any sense?!?!? No worries if it doesn't, I just wanted to post:-)

Bubbles

My housemate received some bubbles for Christmas from her sister. They are very cool as they are ones do not pop on contact. She was just blowing them around the living room and sure enough they were landing ont he laminate flooring and rug and not popping. See pictures below!!

How cool are these. They are just lying on the floor and don't pop until you stand on them or smack them! Esther had some on her head but I didn't manage to get a photo of that!

Something new....

Well I did something new yesterday...I went to the cinema by myself. I wanted so much to see The Chronicles of Narnia and all my friends had already seen it with their family. There was much internal deliberation as to whether I was going to go or not as I didn't want to look like a sad billy-no-mates.
After the decision was made that I was going to go, it wasn't all that bad and in a way was quite liberating...to know that I could spend that amount of time by myself, doing something that goes against our societies rules so much, yet not just survive it, but enjoy it. At least I know now that if there is a film that I really want to see, there is no need to think that I have to miss out on something because no one wants to go. I feel like I discovered something new about myself if that makes any sense!

If you haven't seen the film yet, then I would highly recommend it. I thought it was awesome. Firstly it was great to see that they had kept to the original story in the book. I wanted to go home and read all of the books all over again. Secondly it was so much like the BBC version in 1988, it was great. It made me return to Sunday afternoons in front of the fire, with the light off falling in love with C S Lewis' work. The set was similar, but so much bigger and better, I loved it.

I suppose the thing that I loved the most was the symbolism that Lewis incorporated from the Christian faith. To see the promises that the Queen gave to Edmund, promises that she had no legal right to give, took me back to the story of Adam and Eve and also the temptation of Jesus in the desert. The way in which the devil will twist things and try and promise us things (like he thought he could give Jesus the world if Jesus would bow down and worship him) that he has no legal right or ability to give. Also the way Aslan sacrificed himself -

"It means," said Aslan, "that though the Witch knew the Deep Magic, there is a magic deeper still which she did not know. Her knowledge goes back only to the dawn of time. But if she could have looked a little further back, into the stillness and the darkness before Time dawned, she would have read there a different incantation. She would have known that when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."

This is exactly what Christ did for us. To see the symbolism on the screen was awesome and sent goose-bumps all over me. To know that Lewis was trying to convey the central point of the Christian faith in such a great way for all ages was great.

Go and see it if you haven't. It's even worth going by yourself!!

Happy New Year

Hello

Hope that everyone is well. Just wanted to post to say a Happy New Year to everyone. I hope that everyone is well and had a fantastic time whatever they did.

I'll write more soon

Love Ya

Ems x x

Morning!

How are you all? Hope that everyone is well and they had a good Christmas. Mine was very good. Very relaxing and was great spending some time with Dad and the family...praise the Lord there was no alcohol in the house this year and there were no comments around the Christmas dinner table that people had given up on me ever finding a husband!

I had the little man for a day which was awesome. We had such a great time together and he comandeered my hat by the end of the day and refused to hand it back to me! See the picture to the right!

Apart from that it has been uneventful....oh except for our delightful noisy neighbour, Big Will. I am shattered! He plays his music and TV at 3 O'clock in the morning and I have to go round there to ask him to turn it off. Last night I was so tired and for some reason couldn't get to sleep. I had just managed to nod off at 2:30 after a large Baileys and reading a cookbook!!!, only to be woken up at 3:20 by his blaring TV. Nice-ities have gone out of the window now though and I stormed around in my PJ's, dressing gown and slippers and told him to turn the music down, I nearly swore I was so angry! Esther and I are hoping to deal with it and get it sorted this week.

Hope that everyone is well and getting their sleep, I'm off to bed for a nap now!

Blessings

Ems xx

E-Bay queen!!!

I feel I need to change my name.....I am becoming the e-bay queen and also an e-bay addict....do they have e-bay addiction meetings!

Esther and I decided that the living room looked a little bare and so went surfing on the net to see if we could get a cheap coffee table. We went onto e-bay and saw that there was a very nice coffee table that was local pick up only and in Chester which is around 15 miles from us. It was finishing in only a couple of hours so we thought we'd put a bid in and see where we got.

Well we were the only ones to bid so we managed to get this fab coffee table pictured below for only 99p!!!!! I felt a little guilty going to pick it up and was so glad that I had paypal as I'd have felt a skinflint handing over £1 to the guy and asking for a penny change!

See Amy/Kendra......it's not only the shops I can get a bargain!!!

Now lets go and see what else I can find....... :)

Nothing I can say really!

Well, aren't they just the cutest! Older brother and little sister. He seems to be doing really well with her actually, don't think that any jealousy is setting in at the moment...am praying against that. Last night when I went to see him, he just kept saying "Knee, Knee, Lowri knee" as he wanted to hold her like everyone else! So cute!!

Am praying that they both grow up to be awesome children of God.

Yeah, I'm an Aunt again!

Well, Amanda gave birth to a gorgeous baby girl on Sunday morning at 2:20 am. She weighed 7lb 11oz and they have called her Lowri Jade Wilson.

She is absolutely beautiful and has most certainly stolen myself and my Dad's hearts!

Apparently Osian went to see her yesterday afternoon and just kept saying to her "up, up, get up" as he wanted to play with her. He was then trying to give her Ribena to drink and couldn't understand when Amanda said that she couldn't have that....so cute. I think I have the cutest niece and nephew around, though I know I'm biased!

Here are some pictures:

Auntie Emma and Lowri

Lowri Jade Wilson.....the image of her older brother!

Mum, Dad and little Lowri....just missing the Little man in this picture!

Another one of these, but thought i haven't done one in a while!!

1. What time did you get up today?

07:45....madness for a Sunday but I'm not really sleeping.

2. Diamonds or Pearls?

Diamonds

4. What is your favourite TV show?

West Wing…love it!

5. What did you have for breakfast?

Coffee and Rice Krispies

6. What is your middle name?

Louise

7. What is your favourite food?

Mmmmmm at the moment Esther’s caramel slice! Otherwise pretty much anything…..Sunday roast, fajita’s, all day breakfast…..

8. What foods do you dislike?

Sprouts……ugh!

9. What are your favourite potato chips?

Sensations are nice….the Chicken and Thyme or the Lamb and Mint.

10. What is your favourite CD at the moment?

Soul Survior 2005! Yeah….so cool…..so many memories!

11. What kind of car do you drive?

Fellula the Ford Fiesta!

12. Favourite sandwich?

Hmmmm……probably Brie and Cranberry or Bacon and Brie

13. What characteristics do you despise?

Constant self pity, degrading others, racism, pride

14. Favourite item of clothing?

Hmmmm…..all depends, at the moment it’s my jeans….so comfy

15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go?

Right now, Michigan….I miss you guys so much….others include, Boston, San Francisco, Whistler, or anywhere hot….I need a holiday!

16. What colour is your bathroom?

Blue

17. Favourite brand of clothing?

Anything really, I just won’t pay a lot for it…..George, Peacocks, Next….anywhere I can get a bargain

18. Where would you retire to?

Martha’s vineyard, Cape Cod

19. Favourite time of day?

Home time from work!

20. Favourite Dessert?

Bread and Butter pudding, or Anne Jones’ Rice Pudding!

21. Where were you born?

St Asaph, Wales

22. Favourite sport to watch?

Don’t know, enjoy football; don’t really watch that much tv.

23.Who do you least expect to send this back to you?

No one as I’m posting this on my blog!

24. Who do you think will send it back first?

See above!

25. Coke or Pepsi?

Diet Coke or normal Pepsi

26. Are you a morning person or night?

Either, at the moment it’s both……not getting much sleep.

27. Do you have any pets?

Nope….the house I just moved into said no pets but has a cat flap on the back door…..interesting!

28. Any new and exciting thing you want to share

Not really. Had a lovely walk this afternoon through Greenfield Valley with Dad and Esther and I cooked Sunday lunch. Apart from that nothing……my hair is longer than most people have seen it, I’ll have to take a picture!

29.What did you want to be when you were little?

Depends on what age I was I went through phases. I wanted to be hairdresser, fighter pilot, lawyer, politician….now I’d love to own my little book shop like Meg Ryan’s in “You’ve got mail”

30. What should you be doing right now?

Nothing, I’m watching Esther clean the living room, I already did the bathroom and kitchen!

31. What is your favourite colour?

Red, blue or pink…..depends on my mood.

32. What is your favourite flavour?

Chocolate, Vanilla Latte, Cinnamon, Fresh coffee

33. Red or White wine?

Red wine

34. Do you have any tattoos?

No, praise the Lord I can’t stand pain!

35. Do you have any piercing?

One in each ear, once again couldn’t stand the thought of more pain!

Awesome song

The album from the Soul Survivor conference that I went to over the summer has just come through and it's great. There is also a bonus CD from the 20-somethings conference that I attended the week before. One of the songs on there is written by a worship leader called Martyn Layzell and it's awesome. The words are below. I would seriously recommend this CD.

I stand in Awe

Who can know the mind of our creator?

Who can speak of wonders yet unseen?

Who can reach the height of understanding

To play the notes of wisdom's melody?

Who has weighed the dust of every mountain?

Who has walked the mysteries of the deep?

Who has laid the earth on its foundations?

And who conducts the waves upon the sea?

I stand in awe of You

I stand in awe of You

So glorious and true

I stand in awe

I stand in awe

You have seen the end from the beginning

You have been before the world began

You have reached to me within my darkness

And in the light of mercy now I see