Sunday, February 25, 2007
'Drive as far as you can go, and then a bit further'
Well, that's Andrew's description of how to get to Wick. People keep asking how Wick is, and I have to answer: 'it's a long way'! There must be about 14 hours of driving from here to Wick! (Including stops)
When you get there, you don't really think you're far away from civilisation. The town is not too small, and certainly has everything you would need.
The one thing I'm struggling with right now is how distraught both my mother and my mother-in-law are about the whole situation. I think mother-in-law was hoping we were going to be moving up the road, about an hour away, and my mother is going to be 640 miles away, with 12 hours of driving. Multimap is fast becoming my favourite website! My only problem is that we're not really upset about the appointment. Yes, it's far away, but it must be where the Lord (and the Army) want us to be at this time. But then I feel guilty for not being upset!
Oh, I promised to share the story of my first visit to Wick, so here goes: In October 1993, the singing company at Edinburgh Gorgie did a weekend specialling at Wick, and this is the sum total of my memories from that weekend:
1. I billeted with Louise, and we stayed with this family who had 2 girls, and the youngest liked Louise and made her put her to bed.
2. We stayed til the Monday and visited John O'Groats and the Caithness Glass Factory (when it was still there).
3. The singing company sang 'Jonah Man Jazz'.
4. The coach kept breaking down. On the way back we had to go back to Inverness from Aviemore and sit in a car showroom, eating chips, and trying to get hold of my mum and dad who had gone out shopping and were supposed to be the contacts for the other families!
Well, that's about it, rather worryingly. I wish I paid more attention to things when I was younger, but I don't suppose I expected to be moving there!
Oh, well I better go. Pizza for supper yeah (!), in honour of Lucy & Dave's engagement. Congratulations you guys!
When you get there, you don't really think you're far away from civilisation. The town is not too small, and certainly has everything you would need.
The one thing I'm struggling with right now is how distraught both my mother and my mother-in-law are about the whole situation. I think mother-in-law was hoping we were going to be moving up the road, about an hour away, and my mother is going to be 640 miles away, with 12 hours of driving. Multimap is fast becoming my favourite website! My only problem is that we're not really upset about the appointment. Yes, it's far away, but it must be where the Lord (and the Army) want us to be at this time. But then I feel guilty for not being upset!
Oh, I promised to share the story of my first visit to Wick, so here goes: In October 1993, the singing company at Edinburgh Gorgie did a weekend specialling at Wick, and this is the sum total of my memories from that weekend:
1. I billeted with Louise, and we stayed with this family who had 2 girls, and the youngest liked Louise and made her put her to bed.
2. We stayed til the Monday and visited John O'Groats and the Caithness Glass Factory (when it was still there).
3. The singing company sang 'Jonah Man Jazz'.
4. The coach kept breaking down. On the way back we had to go back to Inverness from Aviemore and sit in a car showroom, eating chips, and trying to get hold of my mum and dad who had gone out shopping and were supposed to be the contacts for the other families!
Well, that's about it, rather worryingly. I wish I paid more attention to things when I was younger, but I don't suppose I expected to be moving there!
Oh, well I better go. Pizza for supper yeah (!), in honour of Lucy & Dave's engagement. Congratulations you guys!
# posted by Tracy @ 9:28 pm 
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I thought we billeted with the songster leader's (who worked on the riggs and was away that weekend) wife and that we slept in the boys room and the boys were sent to granny's for the weekend. I'm sure the oldest was called Sharon. Don't remember the youngest girl's name. I always remember getting the bus home on the Sunday to the billets house and all these kids were singing "All in a row, singing we go that christ is the head of the army, the devil shouts out when he sees us about, there goes the salvation army."
Guilt isn't a part of the Christian mindset. "no guilt in life...this is the power of Christ in me" as the rest of you song-title/blog-title goes.
The parents need to have it out with God, not me and not you. Your mum should know better.
:o)
Hubby.
The parents need to have it out with God, not me and not you. Your mum should know better.
:o)
Hubby.
Louise - I thought you'd remember more than me! Random thought- I wonder why the devil notices us and 'shouts out', is it because we are a threat/an easy target? Answers on a postcard!!
Andrew- Yes darling I know you're right as always, but I just feel bad (maybe not guilty) for not feeling a sense of despair about the situation. I'm actually excited about the new chapter/adventure for our wee family, but I know there are those who aren't and I don't feel I can express that excitement because of that.
Tracy x
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Andrew- Yes darling I know you're right as always, but I just feel bad (maybe not guilty) for not feeling a sense of despair about the situation. I'm actually excited about the new chapter/adventure for our wee family, but I know there are those who aren't and I don't feel I can express that excitement because of that.
Tracy x
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