Afternoon Prescott Families,

This long weekend, though it really didn’t feel long at all, was my Mum’s birthday. So, my sister and I planned to surprise her by traveling home, and I’m glad to say operation ‘surprise mum’ was a success. Now my favorite thing about birthdays is the cake. I love making them, decorating and best of all eating the cake.

Making the cake can be stressful, you must make sure you have all the right ingredients and that each has been measured according to what the recipe says. Then you mix it all together, pop it into the oven and boom you have a cake. But the job isn’t done yet, you still need to decorate it! I remember asking my niece, who was turning 7 at the time, what kind of cake she’d like. She said it must be like the frozen movie with sparkles and ice and especially Anna and Elsa. So, I made the ice out of white chocolate and added the edible glitter. Now finding an Anna and Elsa cake topper proved quite difficult but luckily Lego had their small figures available. The cake ended up looking amazing, but the true test was how was it going to taste? Well I think seeing your family enjoying a slice with a hot drink or watching your niece shove a giant spoonful into her mouth is a good indicator.

Having a relationship with God can be like the process of making a cake. He carefully made each of us, Psalms 139:13 “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.”  He shapes us and molds us into people that care for one another, John 13:34-35 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

And finally, Psalms 34:8 “Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.” You need to spend time with God to really get to know Him or to ‘taste’. So, reading his word, speaking to him through prayer and not just by yourselves but together as a family or a small group.

And if your looking for an amazing way to come together as a PPN family we are having a fantastic event this weekend on the 17^th of March.

It’ll be our first Connect 4 of the year, come along so we can connect with each other through sharing a meal together, awesome pool activities and just having fun. Like last year we have booked out WaterWorld so be sure to check your emails for a ‘Consent 2 Go’ link and register. We can’t wait to see you all there.

Blessings,

Pr Andy.