Friends ...

I still haven't been feeling wonderful, and so had a lazy morning yesterday, but the rest of the day was filled with friends:

First-up I stopped by 3Ci, to visit my former colleagues and specifically the amazing Russell, juggler of at least three people's work! And somehow he even managed to fit in a semi-deep and profound conversation with me...

Then it was off to Thorsten, aka T-Bone, to celebrate his birthday with him. Another amazing man with a passion for God and a heart for the hurting. Paralysed from the chest down in a motorbike accident several years ago, and suffering from all sorts of regular health complications, he nevertheless remains the heart of the party, has a wicked sense of humour and is humbly working at being the best husband and dad possible (despite his self-admitted shortcomings). This is him in his special wheelchair that allows him to "stand", which helps keep all those pesky internal organs doing what they should do.

My next stop was a serendipitous cappuccino with a friend before I ended up at supper with my two beautiful girls and their mom. Whenever I need some lung-crushing hugs and amazing food I can't go wrong with stopping by their house. Here Kimmy shows her delight at her mom's home-made butternut soup.