Well, there is so much to report since I last blogged - not least the news that Liz and I got engaged whilst on a short break in Venice. A proposal made by the Rialto Bridge on a cool evening with gondolas bobbing up and down. I got full marks from my daughter for having chosen such a romantic place for the deed! Such wonderful responses from both families and friends and especially our respective Christian communities and children. We are both so incredibly happy and looking forward to a wonderful future and ministry together. We are planning the wedding for December now. Life has become very busy again. Although I have completed my academic theological studies, gaining a Cert.H.E. in Ministry with Merit from Oxford Brookes University, I have still to complete three assignments to satisfy the National Readers' Council Board for me to be able to transfer my licence to another diocese should I wish to do so. My subjects are doctrine, teaching others and preaching and leading. Essentially it means three further essays which I should be able to write fairly easily as I do enjoy essay writing. what I didn't like about the Oxford Brookes course was having to put together portfolios! Life just gets better and better. I am looking forward to having my son Thom back home with me for the Easter break. We are hoping to pop over to Germany (probably Berlin) during the break to help him research his current novel set in WWI Europe. This is a very brief canter as I am writing this approaching midnight and feeling extremely tired. So goodnight for now. Hopefully another blog very soon.
