Walking with God

In my job, I work with a lot of kids.  Sometimes, I work in the soft play area, which is very controlled as we have certain rules that the kids and parents have to abide by. The kids only have a certain amount of time to play before we have to call time and finish that session and start the next one. Some of the parents look very awkward as you can tell they've forgotten how to play.  One time, while I was laying down the rules of the play area, I was reminded of Seven, from Star Trek Voyager, when she said  "Fun will now commence," and it made me chuckle. 😀 🖖 VOY: "Ashes to Ashes", S6, E18

The photo below depicts a younger version of me vs and an older version of me (taken today). I am certainly at peace with the older me now.   I look forward to the much older me as she continues to grow in Christ. ❤️ ---- Relevant Bible verse:  "As your days, so shall your strength be."  Deuteronomy 33:25).

When the bus we were waiting for arrived, this woman got on before me. After she tapped her card on the machine, a beep came on signifying she didn't have enough money on her card. She tried again and got the same result.  Just as the passenger was about to get off, I pulled out my Oyster card that had cash on it and paid for her. After thanking me, the woman offered to reimburse me, but I refused. She asked if she could buy me coffee, but I declined. I was amazed how she was having difficulty receiving my gift. It was only £1.75. During the journey, the woman approached me again and insisted on giving me a box of sweets which she said was from Cyprus. She told me she used to live in London, but now lives in Cyprus with her family. She was currently in London visiting her son and grandkids. She told me all about her family in Cyprus and what the weather was like. After we got off the bus, I showed her where she could top up her card and then wished her well. As for the sweets, I to...

Yesterday, I thought of a colleague I've worked with in the past at this recurring event. I always have a laugh with him.  I wondered if he was going to be working at the next event in a few weeks' time. Today, on my way home from work, I saw the same colleague working with a tour guide at this tube station. He was really surprised to see me and described our meeting as "random."  I then asked him if he was working at the upcoming event.  He said he wasn't sure, but he will let me know if he is. We couldn't chat as he had to get back to work.  It got me thinking about our  "random" meeting. There are approximately 9 million people living in London. What are the chances of me seeing my colleague when we both live in opposite sides: I live in north London and he's in south London. I don't have a regular 9 to 5, five days a week, job; and I also work at different venues. Usually on my way home from today's venue, when I arrive at that tube s...

I was thinking of a colleague I've worked with at this museum. I wondered if she'd had any shifts lately. I've been busy working at other museums. The next day I had a shift wotking on three shows at this theatre. We had l breaks in between shows. I was wondering whether I could pop into the local art gallery to see this exhibition I've heard a lot about. Would I be able to see the exhibition for free? During our final break, I went outside for a walk. I stopped to chat to two colleagues who sometimes work at the local art gallery. They asked me if I'd seen the exhibition.  I said no. They said I could go and have a quick look during my break. They assured me if I showed the gallery security my day pass for the theatre, they'll let me in. Within a few minutes, I was in the art gallery. I then spotted the colleague I had been thinking about the day before.  After we shared hugs she said, "I was thinking about you this morning." "And I've been t...

While I was working with a volunteer at this museum's cloakroom, a man came in with his young daughter. He asked us if anyone had handed in a cuddly toy elephant.  I looked in the lost property drawer, but it was empty.  Right at that moment a colleague, who is very experienced with the museum's procedures, was walking by and heard our conversation. She asked the man to fill in a form and promised to get back to him when we find the elephant. After the man and his daughter walked away, I asked my colleague to show me where the forms were kept and she explained the museum's lost property procedures.  I then asked her how she had known I needed help at that very moment. She said it must have been her intuition. While we were chatting, I noticed one of the duty managers walking by. I called out to her and said hello. We noticed she was wearing a top with lots of tiny elephants. We laughed and told her a little girl had lost her elephant. The volunteer and I went back to serv...