The Prodigal Daughter Returns

A couple of weeks ago, while I was chatting to a work colleague, he told me the film festival was on. "Aww, I worked at that film festival last year. It's a shame I haven't been offered any shifts this year." I didn't give the matter any further thought. A few days ago, I emailed my agency and asked if they had any shifts for an art gallery I worked at recently.  They said they didn't, but they could offer me a shift at an arts centre on Sunday.  I decided to accept the shift and attend a service at a church close by after work. When I arrived, I saw an old friend who is also registered at my agency, but is now a permanent member of staff at the arts centre. I asked her if she knew what was on. She told me I was very lucky as it was the last day of the film festival.  Usually, as a steward you get to sit in and watch half of the show and your colleague then watches the second half. The colleague I was working with told me she watched the first film the day bef...

Earlier this year, I found this Grace church online that's  not far from where I live. I intended to check it out, but got distracted and went to the local Methodist church instead. Today I paid a visit to the Grace church. I really enjoyed  the service.   I  love that they are very much focused on Jesus. The church members were very hospitable. After the service, I chatted to a few members and I was given a lift home. They knew exactly where I lived. Thank you, Jesus, for connecting me with fellow disciples. ❤️

Two weeks ago, while I was going for a walk, I noticed this Methodist church. I made a mental note to attend their service when I don't fancy travelling into central London to atrend my church. Today, I was inspired to attend this Methodist church for the first time. After the service, which I thoroughly enjoyed, I spoke to a church elder. He showed me a room where a Russian service was taking place. He said they were  celebrating Christmas. I told him I'm aware it's Russian Christmas day today as my flatmate is from Russia. I said she would have loved to attend the service if she knew about it. After the Russian service was over, they had some food to share. I had a chat with a few of the members and even had some Russian food and snacks. I then took some snacks home for my flatmate. My flatmate was delighted to hear about the church service. Thank you, God, fo r bringing this church to my attention.  ❤️ Merry Christmas to all my Russian friends! 🎄✝️

There is a baking reality TV programme I watch where a baking team compete for a monetary prize. In each episode, the bakers are given a theme and asked to create equivalent cakes. I  find it interesting to see how the themes are expressed in solid cake forms.  I do cringe at all that sugar. I don't know how the judges can consume so much cake, day in and day out.  That would be my worst nightmare. It just shows God has given us different gifts. Baking and eating lots of cakes are certainly not mine, but for those who have that gift, baking is a piece of cake. 😊

One thing I love about working in so many different places is I get to have interesting conversations with people. At this art gallery, I asked a colleague, who works as a security guard, what it was like to be so tall. (He's over 6 ft tall). He said he loves seeing people's heads. I asked him if he liked tall women. "What am I going to do with a tall woman?" he said, which made me laugh. He said he likes petite women like myself who can lay their heads on his chest and feel protected. (I'm 5ft 5in which is not exactly petite, but to him I am). I told him I liked tall men too. He joked that we should go on a date. (He's not my type. I'm not into toyboys in their twenties).😊

"Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him,and He shall bring it to pass." Psalm 37: 4-5 ---- I used to attend an event called Open House London every year. The event, which took place around the second weekend in September, was an opportunity for lovers of architecture to visit buildings which are not usually open to the public. Tours were organised for visitors to explore various buildings. Six years ago, I applied to become a volunteer for Open House London, but on the day I was really ill and couldn't do it. Since then, I've been receiving constant emails from them inviting me to volunteer for favourite events, but I've not been able to commit to any. This afternoon, my church  hosted an Open House London event for visitors to explore the building, including the dome. My friend told me she was volunteering for the event. She was asked to register visitors entering the buil...

"Bless the Lord, you His angels, who excel in strength, who do His word, heeding the voice of His word. Bless the Lord, all you His hosts, you ministers of His, who do His pleasure." Psalm 103: 20-21, NKJV --- Over the last two days, I worked at a recruitment festival for students and graduates where they could meet representatives of over 100 companies and attend various business seminars.7 On the day of the festival,  I was at the registration desk and we received thousands of students. I was pleased to register three students called Angel and one student called Gabriel.😊 Thank you, God, for your ministering angels who act on Your Word and follow Your will. ❤️ Photos of the place I was working at which is right opposite my church. 7

7"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose." Romans 8: 28 ---- I had a meeting this morning, but I didn't feel like attending so I rescheduled it. I also didn't feel like going out either. I pent the morning watching the Christian channel and a couple of the pastors shared exactly what I needed to hear. At dome point, the door bell rang. It was my neighbour from upstairs. She said she had locked herself out, but had left her back door unlocked. She asked if she could go through our flat to access her flat. I let her through. I then received a text from a loved one who needed to chat. We had a long exchange of texts. Later, I received a message to confirm that I didn't need to attend the meeting I had been reluctant to attend this morning and there was no need to reschedule the meeting. Thank you, God, for making everything work out for good. ❤️