ALL OF THE LIGHTS.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVE!

"The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned" 

Isaiah 9v2

Here are a few (definitely not all, sorry) of the lights around Leeds this year. I love the magic of this time of year and the lights make it all the more special. The most special thing is what Christmas really represents - God sending Jesus into the world to save us and that is what I am most thankful for. I am also so thankful to be surrounded by amazing family, especially as last year I worked for part of Christmas.

I hope you have a wonderful day tomorrow!

xxx

MY LEEDS/ HOLBECK.

Last week I went out into the winter sunshine to capture a few of the beautiful buildings I get to see every day. There are plenty more, a lot of them not so pretty but this is the place I have called home for over a year now. I moved into the area to join with some wonderful people to invest in those living here and share Jesus with them. It has taken a while to learn to love it and felt scary at times because this is where my plans end. Up until qualifying, I always had a next step of my plan but this is it for now and I don't know what is next... I have learnt so much this year about trusting God and what it means to live for him in the every day. I'm so thankful for all God is teaching me, the community around me and for finding a lot of beauty in this place. 

TODAY.

Today involved a lot of good food, getting festive, embracing the cold outside...followed by warming up inside and a whole lot of good people. Not picture... Christmas shopping (unsuccessful), baking (successful) and little Christmas party

x

 A FROSTY START TO THE MORNING.

 PANCAKES ARE ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA.

 THE WONDERFUL BELGRAVE WITH A CHRISTMAS EDITION OF THEIR MONTHLY STREET FEAST!

 THE HUGEST PORTION OF CHIPS I HAVE EVEN SEEN, THANKFULLY I HAD SOME HELP POLISHING THESE OFF!

 BUNTING AND LIGHTS ON THE ROOF TERRACE.

 OVERLOOKING THE CITY.

MY CHRISTMAS TREE!

SHEFFIELD LYCEUM.

Last week I spent a few hours in Sheffield to have a bit of quality time with my lovely friend Lucy. We moved from coffee, to lunch, to the ballet (Cinderella by Northern Ballet at the Lyceum Theatre) and enjoyed having time to talk and chill out. Despite the fact that our plans for the afternoon seemed to be shared with large groups of WI ladies it was a great way to spend a day off. 

The ballet had a Christmassy twist with snow and ice-skating and Sheffield was decked out with lights and trees galore so I feel perfectly comfortable to whole-heartedly embrace December and all it holds...not that I needed much convincing!