Looking Forward: May 2007

Friday, May 25, 2007

Friday's Feast 145

I've been blog silent for a while; its that time of year preparing for exams. I have Year 11, Lower 6th and Upper 6th this year so loads of marking to do, along with extra sessions and after school help. Thankfully it is now half term so I can have a rest for a few days.

Appetizer: Name a sound you like to hear.
I love seaside sounds; waves and seagulls.

Soup: What is your favourite kind of cheese?
Not a big cheese fan, love it cooked but not really into it otherwise, generally I have cheddar or I admit I do like processed cheese slices!

Salad: Do you sleep late on Saturday mornings? Why or why not?
I love to sleep late on Saturday to make up for getting up early all week. I like to slip out of bed for a cup of tea then climb back in and read a good book for a few hours.

Main Course: When was the last time you forgot something? What was it, and how long did it take to remember it?
So busy marking things for my GCSE and A level classes, I forgot to mark my year 9's books this week, remembered when they started shouting for them!

Dessert: Fill in the blank: I notice _____ when ______.
I notice the mess in my flat when people are coming to visit!

Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Baptist Assembly

I had a great time in Brighton at the Baptist Assembly. There were a couple of thousand Baptists from all over the UK and there is something so good about being together with so many other Christians. The worship sessions were really inspiring and the teaching was excellent but also challenging. I have come home with lots of things to think about, I may have to get some of the talks on cd so that I can listen to them again.

A lot of the focus was on Freedom and on the abolition of the slave trade. I certainly learnt a lot! At the exhibition we met Norman Kember, who was a hostage in Iraq last year, he was on the Baptist Peacemakers stand and has also just written a book about his experiences. It was a privilege to meet him.

I don't know exactly what I will be doing this time next year, so I'm not sure whether I will get to go to another assembly for a while. I'm glad I took the opportunity to go this year, even though I probably could have used this weekend to catch up on all my piles of marking!