Back in Black - back to my "roots"!

Following the conversation about theme songs and BB's theme "Back in Black" below, as well as a visit from a Kenyan group at church this morning I've been reflecting on some genealogical discoveries I've made lately....

My aunt was very excited with the prospect that we might have african blood in us. So now that I can in fact confirm that my 6X great grandmother was and African slave in Antigua, named Joanna she'll be chuffed!! I must confess to being rather excited by the news myself. I've always felt a calling to Africa and things african, and a desire to do what I can to aid the situation there. I wonder if I can find out what part of Africa Joanna was taken from? I'm certainly going to try to find out as much as I can about it. I'll go further into this in another post some time I'm sure.

This photo is of Joanna's great grandson Adolphus Trott, his son George Henry Stevens Trott (the famous cricketer and captain of the Australian XI in 1896 and his son Francis Henry Trott - my great grandfather.)All three were known as Harry. It was printed in the Australasian in 1918 - under the heading: 3 generations of Trotts. Adolphus arrived in Australia in the 1850s with his uncle's family, half brother and his grandmother (Joanna's daughter Betsy) Theirs is a fascinating story, and one which I am learning more and more about.

If there's one thing genealogy has taught me it is this: We are much, much more closely linked to each other than we think. We cannot be indifferent to the suffering and agony of Africa - for they truly are our family - one way or the other. The family of man is a much tighter knit family than we think.
Talk to you soon
SB

My 'perfect' song......

Your Theme Song is Beautiful Day by U2

"Sky falls, you feel like It's a beautiful day Don't let it get away" You see the beauty in life, especially in ordinary everyday moments. And if you're feeling down, even that seems a little beautiful too.

What's Your Theme Song?

Amusing how this website works - pretty cool that it found a U2 song! :-)
Love,
SB

You Are 100% Psychic

You are so very psychic.But you already predicted that, didn't you?You have "the gift" - and you use it daily to connect with others.You're very tapped into the world around you...Just make sure to use your powers for good!

Are You Psychic?

Well..... there you go!!! Wonder what my family will have to say about that!! XX

Further along the road.....

Another interesting progression along the road this week! Last week I was being offered positions that seemed to distract me from the discernment road. Monday I went to see my boss who gave me what he called "old fashioned advice": that I should follow my heart and not my head. Not bad considering that I had, after much prayer made the decision to do exactly that over the weekend. Not that it really was a decision mind you - but it's interesting to have to give up "what might have been" and rather nice to be approached even if I don't want the job!

I've been trying in the last few years to shift from being a LOTE teacher to an RE teacher - this week an opportunity arrived to assess religion exams, and another to join a relevent subject association. Interesting how so many different things are jumping on my path at the moment - or is it just that I'm becoming super sensitive to these things?

Would be interesting to hear what you'all think!
Love,
SB