Just a quick round up of the last few days...

Going clubbing with my parents
There's this funk club in Cardiff called the Toucan. We went there to hear Sambaloco - a Brazillian drum'n'bass star. She sings on some of DJ Marky's tracks and was there (we thought) with her band. It was a new experience for all of us going into a club with my folks, but they seemed to have a laugh - particularly when this middle aged woman (Elaine) tried to chat up Matt.

Unfortunately when this lady, the dnb star came on she was like a one woman band. She sang and played sax, drum, keys and guitar all the while accompanied by her ibook. To be honest it was like a very talented version of a karaoke. It was funny though.

Easter Sunday
Yesterday Tim came round for lunch and we spent some of the afternoon organising our European travels in the summer. It took us a while to decide on the best flights but it looks like we're flying into Prague in early August and then out of Barcelona in early september.

Later we all sat around the table, ate Simnel cake and (in a rather belated fashion) meditated on some of the stations of the cross, discussing them as we went along. To be honest I've only come across the 'stations' recently and yesterday was my first experience. It's funny because while my folks are from a generation that was eager to flee religiosity in tradition, I've not ever experienced these things so it's real nice to be able to dip into them. It's so good to talk about Jesus, to learn from each others' perspectives and to allow the words to enter and fill our hearts.

I was struck by Mary sat at the foot of the cross hearing all these people walking past hurling insults. The mixed feelings she must have had - having heard God's promises and stored them in her heart, now her son is hanging there on a cross having abuse hurled at him. The way that even in the agony of the cross Jesus thought of others. He, as the first born, ensures that his mother is cared for. Having given up everything to follow Jesus, John now gains a mother through his saviour.