Christmas Comet!

Well.... here we are at my parents home, ... the presents are under the tree, the fairy lights are twinkling, the destructive comet hurtling towards earth with 'Christmas' emblazened on it it is just 3 days from impact and already the tensions and insatiable expectations of the season seem to be smothering the beautiful and spectacular joy of remembering that it was the birth of Jesus that is the most amazing intervention on this earth since creation. What an incredible act of Love, patience and commitment to step into the midst of us, as one of us, to make such a perfect strategic game move that it flipped destiny 180 degrees and now I KNOW God for eternity! Thank you Father!

It is lovely that Amie is here with her 'boyfriend' Andy. Halandra & Andy seem to get on well in a 'cat & dog' kinda way! After an intense competition between serious rivals on the monopoly board and an installment of 'the oven saga', we all headed of to Manchester's Imperial War Museum.

It is a very impressive building meant to represent sections of the earth.
There were all kinds of display vehicles and armory… after posing in front of a tank Andy thought he’d display his mechanical knowledge and work on the caterpillar tracks?
We enjoyed coffee & muffins with fresh clotted cream & mini jars of conserve whilst Hally selected the music. (All these pictures expand if you click on them.)
There is a tall tower with 161 steps I believe which we all just about managed, leading to an open air viewing platform. The views were lovely. In fact the whole area around the quays there is now lovely. All very different from when I used to walk through this formerly industrial / derelict area to get to Manchester United football matches as a teenager.

That is Megan in the middle picture. She has been adorable, gracious and loving today!
On the right is a barge heading toward the museum we'd just been to, (Megan Joff Hally & I, between us, took this collection of photos)
To finish off the day we went to Burger King, then watched Happy Feet at the cinema in the Lowry Centre. - A fun film with brilliant music and singing. It was however quite politically anti-establishment, anti-church and the whole animal humanisation genre is one I am oppossed to..... but an enjoyable toe tapping film!
The final picture is my friend Greg... (Yes the bald head does make him look scary but he's a lovely gentle guy) we've been great friends since we were 8 I think. We went to church together, 6th form school together, Capernwray Bible School together. We've double dated, we shared holidays together and each others highs and lows over many years. It was great to go out for a late night coffee at the Trafford Centre and find out.... He's Married!!! Hello to Nuy who I've not met yet but look forward to meeting soon. May God bless you both and may you both fall in love with Him as you have with each other.