I was 22 and in a psychiatric hospital. I then on my travels found out about the free presbyterian church of scotland whom I'm now back with following about 5 or 6 years with the Free Church of Scotland (continuing) whom I left because the minister was insistant I should be in residential care and wouldn't take no for an answer and I'm like "Nope I need a job!" and whom I'm now petrified of (I'm sure he's a Jesuit!). I find my walk challenging with it's many ups and downs. I enjoy good fellowship even if my concentration to read is not fabulous.

My christian walk these days is a path of childlike trust and obedience to his word as I seek my healing. Please by all means leave a comment on here and don't be put off by the 'illness'. I've been getting so much better these past few years thanks to God's leading to the fab 'Rehab and Outreach team' and the W.R.A.P (wellness recovery action plan). However my healing is a slow journey. My house may not be spotless but it's a lot better than the squalid tenement I lived in when first unwell over 10 years ago (I still have photos somewhere from there)

Depending how well I am I can read my bible upto twice a day or even not at all. I go through phases of not being able to concentrate and these times if I can just find one verse to meditate on it's as good as a million bibles. Currently I've just entered a well phase so working on reading in the morning and evening. Och aye and I just LOVE the psalms. They sustain me when I'm in the depths of despair Basically I'm following the TBS reading scheme (http://www.trinitarianbiblesociety.org) Any chap who wants to court me with a view to marriage (life sentence just simply HAS to subscribe to the authority and inspiration of the AV!

The past wee while I've also gotten into the puritans (most of which are now on my pc via http://www.archive.org)...I've read the Christian in Complete Armour (Abridged) by Wm Gurnell, A little Flavel (my first and still my fave), some Jonathan Edwards (again abridged) and a few others. Currently I'm on strong stuff. Thomas Boston's Human Nature in it's fourfold state - boy he doesn't mince his words. :D

I'm now at the point whereby I am quite content being single with a good network of ever changing friends.I live in a flat (apartment) in a high rise with troublesome ppls. The flat is well designed and the views are amazing! However, if the Lord wills and in his time, marriage will happen. Godliness with contentment is great gain. That it what I long for wherever the Lord places me. It is not good for man to live alone.

I am NOT alone because Christ is with me constantly. I know it's not good for us to be alone but for some of us this is where God has placed us and we are not to grumble but to live i obedience to him. I sometimes wonder if marriage and children is just a wordly scam whereby you marry aged 28, and are divorced by 38! I am on here for friendship and prayer support mostly as I seek to fully recover from my disability. My disability has it's scary moments but I am so blessed with my current care team I have nothing but praise for my Saviour as I find he alone is my rock on ever shifting sands.

Oh boy! Christ of course and his name being honoured? Do you want a second? Artistic stuff but not modern art. The only modern art I like is pics of my house mess/portraits of litter (trash). It speaks a lot about modern society and sin if you get what I mean? I taught myself to crochet about 10 years ago and I've recently taught myself to knit.. Oh and I HATE lying with a passion cos I used to do that a lot before being saved.

I am also passionate about caring and rehabilitating the homeless and the drug addicts (and alchoholics) and would like to see more programs of that ilk in our reformed churches and also debt management programs for the disadvantaged and social firms for those who need supported employment. Just because I'm currently on welfare doesn't mean I don't get up till midday. In fact I'm often up at 6am if not sooner. I thrive on routine without too much change so I need to be up at that time to get everything done in the mornings!!!

Psalms psalms psalms! Psalm 37 . Psalm 31 and Psalm 3 and Psalm 117 because it's a tad eccentric. Psalm 46 and Psalm 103 must surely be added to this list after my recent relapse. But there are so many good psalms I could go on and on! I don't mind the AV or the Scottish Metrical but I LOVE singing the Scottish Metrical. As I often say. When John Knox was in the galleys it wasn't the 16th C (or was it 17th C) version of Wannabe by the Spice Girls - it was Psalm 6 that sustained him. So movies are no more than passing paper boats in the night. Books are just passing ships (other than the open bible which is permanently by God's grace accessible). Hymns - bar humbug. IT'S GOT TO BE PSALMS!

Also what does wordly entertainment do but serve to take our minds and souls away from that of worshipping God so I shun it and I try to keep the Sabbath holy etc.etc. So no/little internet, no radio, no tv (I got rid of mine on July 7th 2009) etc.etc.