Third Farewell

Yesterday was my last day of work with Network Couriers; I have been working as a courier with them for about 12 months, & during this past year I have posted several articles to do with work stuff.

Through my daily city run, I have met some wonderful people of whom I have had the pleasure of visiting everyday for a couple of minutes.

I told many of my daily customers that I was leaving & where I was going; yesterday I was overwhelmed with farewell wishes & gifts. Now I know that I always take pride in my work, but everyone was saying that I am the best courier that many of them have had; I was shocked at that revelation.

I hope the new person who takes over the city run will look after the customers as well as the all suggest that I have done.

So now that I have finished work there is still much to do in preparation for our move to NZ. It's certainly no time for a holiday.





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Second Farewell

Today Jo & I visited Subiaco Church, the church we called home previously before going to Metro church 12 months ago.

Jo had been a part of Subi church for 14 years, & I had been going there since arriving in Perth 6 years ago.

We both had many friends there, allot of whom were not there today for one reason or another. The people that we did see today, we hadn't seen in 12 months since leaving Subi, & it was good to catch up & say goodbye.

Even though this church had been our home for many years, we both had the feeling of being out of place & in a foreign land, & we were reminded of the reason we left there in the first place.

Do you ever feel like that when you visit somewhere you used to call home, but it no longer feels like home? It's like everything has changed & you no longer belong. For us, we are the ones who have changed & moved on. I felt like a square peg in a round hole.

On a positive note though, I do have some some good memories from my time with Subi church; and some wonderful friends.





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First farewell

This morning Jo & I were farewelled from Metro Church. Jo & I have been attending Metro Church since the end of 2006.

There was nothing special for us this morning, Pastor Geoff just mentioned us from the stage and wished us well.

After the service we went into the lounge for a cuppa & to catch up & say goodbye to some friends.

Next week we'll be going to our former church for the final time, but I'll post about that next week.





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Questions for you

Here are some questions and my answers, have a look & then have a go yourself.

1. What time is it? 4:30pm (Sunday)
2. What are your full names? Scott Edward Parker
3. What are you most afraid of? The unknown, dark places
4. Place of birth? Blenheim, New Zealand
5. Favourite food? Chicken, chocolate, ice-cream
6. Your natural hair colour? Dark blonde
7. Have you travelled? Australia, New Zealand
8. Do you scrunch or fold toilet paper? Scruncher
9. Love someone so much it made you cry? The fact that never got to know my dad as
an adult
10. Been in a car accident? 3. The first I hit someone who failed to give way to me, the
second I was hit from behind while driving my taxi in NZ, and third, I was hit
from behind at a round-about.
11. BMW or Mercedes Benz? BMW
12. Favourite day of the week? Wednesday! Friday & Saturday
13. Favourite Restaurant? Italian
14. Favourite Flower? Anything colorful
15. Favourite sport to watch? AFL (Aussie rules), cricket
16. Favourite Drink? Mocha, tea, any soft drink
17. Favourite ice cream? Hokey Pokey (NZ tip top)
18. Disney or Warner Brothers? Warner brothers
19. Favourite fast food restaurant? Hungry Jacks
20. What colour is your bedroom carpet? grey
21. How many times you failed your driver's test? twice
22. From whom did you get your last e-mail? Bonnie Coyle
23. Hobbies? Computers, music, tv & DVD's, sound engineering
24. Bedtime? 10pm on weeknights, later on weekend & holidays
25. Who of your readers will answer this questionnaire? I'm not really sure; I guess we'll
find out
26. Who is the person you are most curious to see their answers? There are so many
people out there, so I'd be interested to see anyones answers.
27. What means the most to you? My faith & my family
28. Favourite TV shows? See the left hand sidebar of this blog
29. Dating MALES or FEMALEs? My wife
30. Tall or short? Tall
31. What is your favourite colour? Red
32. How many pets do you have? None
33. Age? 28 (29 in Dec)
34. What would you like to accomplish/do before you
die? Travel, fulfill my ministry call, pursue a career in computers

So that's me, I'd love to see your answers. If you have a blog why not post your answers on your blog, by copying and pasting this post onto your blog & then deleting my answers and inserting your own. If you do, please leave a note in the comments section of this post with the link to your blog.




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Never let go

Some years ago, on a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator was swimming toward the shore.

His father, working in the yard, saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In utter fear, he ran toward the water, yelling to his son as loudly as he could.

Hearing his voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his father. It was too late. Just as he reached his father, the alligator reached him.

From the dock, the father grabbed his little boy by the arms just as the alligator snatched his legs. That began an incredible tug-of-war between the two. The alligator was much stronger than the father, but the father was much too passionate to let go.

A farmer happened to drive by, heard his screams, raced from his truck, took aim and shot the alligator.

Remarkably, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived His legs were extremely scarred by the vicious attack of the animal. And, on his arms, were deep scratches where his father's fingernails dug into his flesh in his effort to hang on to the son he loved.

The newspaper reporter who interviewed the boy after the trauma, asked if he would show him his scars. The boy lifted his pant legs. And then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter, "But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my Dad wouldn't let go."

You and I can identify with that little boy. We have scars, too. No, not from an alligator, but the scars of a painful past. Some of those scars are unsightly and have caused us deep regret. But some wounds, my friend, are because God has refused to let you go. In the midst of your struggle, He's been there holding on to you.
The Scripture teaches that God loves you. You are a child of God. He wants to protect you and provide for you in every way. But sometimes we foolishly wade into dangerous situations, not knowing what lies ahead. The swimming hole of life is filled with peril - and we forget that the enemy is waiting to attack. That's when the tug-of-war begins - and if you have the scars of His love on your arms, be very, very grateful. He did not and will not ever let you go.
Please pass this on to those you love. God has blessed you, so that you can be a blessing to others. You just never know where a person is in his/her life and what they are going through.
Never judge another person's scars, because you don't know how they got them. Also, it is so important that we are not selfish, to receive the blessings of these messages, without forwarding them to someone else.

Right now, someone needs to know that God loves them, and you love them, too - enough to not let them go

Always Tell Your Family And Friends How Much You Love Them!!!




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Just visiting

At the beginning of the year Jo & I moved churches. After attending Subiaco Church for more than 15 years between us, we left there in January & started attending Metro Church. This move has been a good one & we are both very happy at our new church home.

We did promise our old church family at Subiaco that we'd visit every now & then though, as we still have some wonderful friends there. Of course now that we have our new baby Chloe, everyone was itching to see her for the first time as well.

So this morning we went along to Subi Church for the later (10:30am) service. As soon as we got there we were surrounded by old friends wanting to greet us & see baby Chloe. Poor Jo spend the majority of the service in the parents room feeding & settling the baby, but thankfully was able to see & hear the service on the monitors.

After the service, we were overwhelmed by more people wanting to catch up with us, which was really good, as we have not seen these people since Christmas. Overall it was an enjoyable morning.

Do you ever go somewhere you haven't been in a while & see old friends you haven't seen? It's always good to catch up with old friends. It can be a chance to reignite the old flame that can start to dim after a while.