My late father-in-law had a saying that has become an oft-quoted phrase in our house concerning mobile transport: 'It's not all driving, you know!' This word of wisdom was passed on to my husband when he started to learn to drive and he kept repeating this to our son...

Speaking of prayers, don't forget that Thursday is the final prayer walk of the year and Mark has asked us to bring our own written prayers to pray on the streets of Goldthorpe! Se spend some time today and tomorrow thinking and praying and let's make the last prayer...

I don't know the origins of this Advent prayer, but I thought it was worth sharing:May God bless us with a restless discomfortat easy answers, half-truths and superficial relationships,so that we may seek truth boldlyand love deep within our heart.May God bless us...