I had a dream. The core of the Group The dream was very vivid and, unlike most dreams I remember, it seemed quite logical. In the dream two of my friends, Chris and Pete, and I went on a journey. There was a third friend in the dream, Keith, but he told me he could…
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After a fairly restless night in a comfortable bed I felt both annoyed and relieved when the alarm on my phone went off. I decided to call my wife and enjoyed a ten minute catch up. Not very much seems to have happened in Banbury since we had left the previous day. Me promising to…
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I had set my alarm for six and it did its job. I was in and out of the shower, shaved and what have you by six twenty-five. I called Chris and in my most contrite voice caught up with her day yesterday and so far today. It felt like just a few minutes and…
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Day Four Our big day, for me, arrived with the alarm going off. I rang my wife and we chatted for a while before she had to go meet a friend for coffee and chat. I looked in my suitcase and realised that tonight we needed a hotel with a laundry or we needed to…
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Day 5 Day Five By seven I had phoned by beloved texted my girls and grandson, showered shaved and put on some clean clothes. Left my room and had joined Chris outside Pete’s room. A reading was read and prayers for family and friends spoken. We sang a few songs with Chris. We were having…
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Day six Sunday We had decided that we would have a leisurely breakfast and plan what we wanted to do tomorrow in Chicago. Breakfast went well mainly cereal for the three of us although Chris declined the bacon, sausage and eggs. He told us that the remains of the steak were in his fridge and…
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Day Seven Started with Bible reading and prayer followed by a long tepid shower. The phone call to my good lady went well despite having missed calling yesterday. About seven Pete and Chris arrived and we again listened to ‘Pray as you Go’. Prayer for those we knew were ill or recovering from illness and…
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Day Eight I had had a restless night with lots of trips to the loo consequently I had to drag myself out of bed. Swim shorts on and towel in hand I headed to the pool. Pete and Chris were already chatting and swimming lengths. As I eased myself into the water it was both…
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Day Nine An alarm at six thirty is unwelcome in my world. My sleep had been deep and as far as I recall, dreamless. I shut down the phone and while still in bed called my wife. I enjoy chatting with the girl I married nearly fifty years ago. After my decision to follow Jesus…
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Day Ten. Six am. After a restless night in which my dreams were a merry-go-round of crazy golf obstacles which I continuously hit with my golf ball while my two friends grinned wickedly at me. I think I woke up more tired than when I went to sleep. An alternating hot/cold shower woke me up.…
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