Half way up the stairs

"Half way up the stairs is the stair where I sit.
There isn't any other stair quite like it.
I'm not at the bottom. I'm not at the top........."
I was helping with a local school assembly the other day. We showed a video of Robin singing this song. We asked the 180 year 8's why Robin didn't want to go up a step. Was he too comfortable just being in the middle or was he unsure what it would be like at the top ?
Apply that to belief in God ! What step are these teenagers on ? On the bottom step, not bothered whether God was real on not, or on the next step, occasionally wondering about God ?  Maybe some were higher up, really interested but noy quite there.
I volunteer in the school through STEP, St.Albans Educational Project, an organisation offering to go into schools are share what the Christian faith means in a relevant fashion.
We would never tell teenagers what they had to believe. We'd give options, and and sometimes a challenge.
Moving a step up is sometimes a big challenge.

My own challenges are promoting my new book, Enjoying Later Life, and what I thought would be a new challenge, my new piece of garden equipment, a cordless hedge cutter, but its brilliant ! No more hours of shears for me!

Elspeth

A book cover to hit you in the eye!

Hi there,
It's all moving along so fast. The text is approved. The cover is here . Do you like it ? We're thinking publication dates now. You can pre-order my book from www.onwardsandupwards.org
What with all this excitement, and my spring garden just bursting with primulas, cowslips,grape hyacinths,tulips, and early rhubarb rising up, life is good !
Elspeth

Washing Lines and Rehearsals

Here's a few brief notes on what has filled my last few days.
WASHING LINES - Used in a school assembly to show our time line and God's time line and when the two touch !

MANGE TOUT PEAS SEEDLINGS planted out in the sun and bubble-wrapped by night.

SOUND OF MUSIC REHEARALS at that stage where you need to put the book down and your mind goes blank.

ENJOYING LATER LIFE my book. Would love to give talks about it. Any offers ?

FAITH ALIVE my Christian programme on ~Radio Verulam 92.6fm or www.radioverulam.com

THE REVIEW local St.Albans paper. Have just written a "Public Pulpit in it for next week.

Now I need to take a break !