Not a Tame Lion

Sara was out again this morning - first to an exercise class at the Leisure Centre and then a meeting with Elona and Si to discuss fund raising for the Cheerleaders' Group. I used the peace and quiet of the morning - Mary remained in bed - to potter about doing some household chores, including cleaning out the grate and preparing the wood for a fire tonight, putting some bits and pieces in in the loft and then attacked a pile of paperwork with a vengeance. Thom has a French GCSE assessment today and is hoping for a Grade C ( the best he can get as he is doing this subject at foundation level).  I felt quite good when Sara returned at about 2 p.m.  I also prepared for the PCC budget meeting tomorrow afternoon which I learnt later, had actually been changed to today!  A lesson here - time to give up that Committee especially as there was nothing in the minutes, circulated tonight, to suggest that my presence would have made a scrap of difference.  The important thing was that the percentage of income for Mission giving will remain at 10%.  That is what I would have been anxious to preserve at all cost.  Thom came home in a good mood having been awarded the Grade C he had hoped for. Both Sara and I had been concerned that he might get a D in view of the limited revision he seems to have put in.  Tonight we had the first of our Lent Group meetings - "Not a Tame Lion" - a study of C. S. Lewis through the films "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe"  and "Shadowlands". Everyone agreed that the course is good and enjoyed the discussions and reflections. I am looking forward to continuing the study.