Notes

A funny series of connected things take place when you consider moving jobs, centered loosely on how you view the “worth” of the job you’re in.

“Worth” might be a matter of personal income, altruism, or something else entirely.

There’s certainly a period of reflection during which some aspects of the job seem less important than they normally do and that difference is important to you and the place you work.

If only we could strip out the unimportant stuff every day without the need to reach a point of departure before they are identified - how different would the workplace be?

On Easter Monday we went with various “dog friends” to New Brighton for a dog walk.

Julia usually does these herself, but I went along this time with the camera. 250 photos later….

Really enjoyed the photography as all the dogs were so full of life and the sun shone brightly! Lovely!

On Saturday I went to an event looking at working with children and teenagers in church. In particular, how should they be integrated into Sunday worship.

Should we pack them off to age-appropriate classes or keep them in church with everyone else? One answer seems to be an all-age service, though it takes a gifted communicator to get it right.

They did a sample all-age service on Saturday and it was inspirational. Has to be worth a try!

Everyone knows the universe is really big. The challenge is to try to grasp just how breath-takingly, mind-bogglingly huge it is.

The thing is, you can’t. Not even close.

However, here’s an amazing tool that will give you a teeny-weeny sense of the scale of the universe.

Enjoy, but don’t drool on your keyboard.

Dan had a DSi XL for Christmas and it came complete with animation software called Flipnote.

We’re addicted!

Here’s the story of Noah in a nutshell.

There’s a whole set of stuff here.

Everyone knows the phrase, “Find a job you love and you’ll never work another day in your life.”

I recently did a “strengths finder” in work to help me get the most out of my career. Only 2 out of 10 people have a job that builds on their core strengths.

My top 5 strengths are:
- Strategic
- Analytical
- Connectedness
- Learner
- Belief

I might not be in the right job…

We went for a walk on the beach at Hoylake while it was still covered in snow and ice.

I was so glad I’d taken my camera - and that I’d spot-metered!

Because good news is worth sharing, it’s worth hearing.

Share the Good News of Christmas from Crossway on Vimeo.

In the Summer I had a go at some Time Lapse video stuff for our church’s summer camp. It was harder than expected because you’re not really in control while you’re filming and editing takes an age!

Here’s a pretty good example I saw recently:

New York City - Timelapse from stimul on Vimeo.

Anyway, here’s my effort (the time lapse is the first two thirds or so):

It’s been ages coming, but I finally tidied up my photos and added some new ones.

Look out for Matty’s jump at Tresaith!