God's Reminders

Overall, today was a good day. I took some time to myself this morning and went and took a pretty good picture of the Luton town centre. I cooked lunch for Karen, and we then spent the afternoon together doing various little things that needed to be accomplished and yes, there was laughter involved as well.
God really used C.U. small groups as a great refresher/reminder/not something to be taken for granted type lesson in God's forgiveness and grace. It's a subject we just often pass over in a flash because most of us think we know there is everything to know about it. Tonight, it was good to have it as the sole focus of the topic for the evening, and not as a side benefit either. We studied several passages of scripture, but the main passage was from Isiaha 53. I had never really studied that chapter at any length before. I was however fairly distracted by a certain individual who was sitting near me, so it took a lot for me to stay focused.
A bunch of us went and saw "A Very Long Engagement". It wasn't a bad movie, but the movie being in french and then having to read the subtitles was a bit distracting from the actual movie. It was wierd seeing Jodie Foster who is a very american actress speaking with a bang on french accent. I found it a long movie, but at least it had a somewhat happy ending, even if a little unconventional.
Tomorrow is my last full length day here in Luton. Am I dreading it? You bet I am. Does anyone have any idea how hard it is going to be to say goodbye to these people who have become like family to me? No lie, tomorrow is going to be a tough day for me. I do get to have breakfast with Karen tomorrow, then there is c.u. prayer and the church small group and then i have to go up to 24 and say good bye to everyone else who lives at the house. I just need to focus on the good and fun rather than the goodbyes. Ok, I need to try and get more packing done yet tonight. I'll be able to write one more tomorrow from here and then that is it from me for the time being until I am back in Canada.