Earth is crammed with heaven

I had a swim this morning. I know what you're thinking, 'Here she goes again. Can we talk about something else?' The thing is, I've had to learn to swim again over the last week or so. Not just because I can swim in the lake again,  or that I can glide forward while swimming,  or even that I'm no longer tethered to the washing line. It's more that I'm no longer clock-watching, or distance-checking, or adding things up, wrongly as it turned out. My Channel swim is done. I'm free to swim, when, and where, and how I want to, when I'm not working,  obvs. I'm not a natural clock-watcher. I respond better to a vague routine, rather than a rigid timetable. And when I pray, there is no concept of a 'quiet time',  or even a prayer-time, more a sense of God's presence with me wherever I am. A noticing,  a pondering, a reflecting... Then turning my thoughts and reflections heavenwards. It works for me. I know it wouldn't work for everyone. B

It's Saturday afternoon. It's cold, windy, and we are still in lockdown, more or less. There's nowhere to go that doesn't involve getting cold. What do you do? You could go for a swim of course, which is what I did. We've had a bit of a technical hitch with the pool so I wasn't able to swim for a few days. Cue drop in air temperature, a rise in wind speed, and a freshly-filled pool at 14 degrees. I'm now wrapped up, drinking coffee and eating chocolate. The other thing you could do of course, is something I highly recommend. You could think of the money you would normally spend on a day like today, if the shops and restaurants were open. Then you could click on this link Karen's Channel Swim is almost done! The thing is, after today's swim I've completed 32238m. Just over 20 miles. I have about 2k to go. Just over a mile. And after an initial fundraising target of £250, I'm currently at £880. I

So that’s it then. May has passed in a flash, and here we are on the first of June. Consider yourselves pinched and punched. The lockdown restrictions have changed again today, and we have had a day off. It’s been good to pause. Full days off have been few and far between since lockdown began, but I think it’s time to have a break. At least for now. So I’m not going to be writing every day from now on. I need to prioritise my mental health for a while, and re-build my reserves. Thank you for sharing the journey with us. Thank you for the love, prayers and encouragement, particularly for my writing. We’ll still be around. We’re just signing off for a while, as we attempt to discover what life looks like from here-on-in. Pray for us as we pray for you. And remember, God’s got this. And you. Lots of love from all at Testosterone Towers xx PS Just keep swimming!