Today I have been thinking about exploring a creative project.

I love being creative, I really do.

This weekend I have decided to encourage others.

A few years ago, I had a project where I sent encouraging messages.

I loved that project.

I sent encouraging messages around Australia and even overseas.

It was such a lovely project.

I would really love to encourage others and bless others.

I have been thinking about how I could encourage others and I would love to send encouraging messages.

I would love to give back and encourage others.

Do you need some encouragement?

Do you need to hear some encouraging words?

Would you like to receive something in the mail?

I love receiving things in the mail, I really do.

There is something about going to the letterbox and receiving something that is not a bill.

There is something about going to your letterbox and receiving something that encourages you, that something that builds you up.

I would love to hear from you.

What would you love to receive in your letterbox?

If you would love an encouraging message, please message me.

I am passionate about seeing the best in others.

 I really am.

I am passionate about encouraging others.

I really am.

I am passionate about encouraging others in what they are passionate about.

I really am.

How do you encourage others?

How do you support others?

I would love to hear from you.

I would love to hear how you support others.

I always want to invest in others and let them know that they are worthy, valued and loved.

I am passionate about investing in others.

This is my heart’s cry.

I love sending encouraging messages to others.

I really do.

Last year I had a project where I would send encouraging messages to others.

I posted them in the mail.

This was such a fun project.

It was an interesting project because I really did not know how much a stamp would cost.

So, today I am thinking would you like an encouraging message?

Please comment and let me know.

I would love to send you one.

Let’s encourage and support each other.

Let’s be someone’s cheerleader.

Let’s make a difference today.

A few years ago, a friend of mine and my mentor encouraged me to say yes to things.

She encouraged me to have a year of saying yes.

What!

Now I am not talking about being risky or doing anything dangerous, no not at all.

I am talking about saying yes to new opportunities, to new adventures, to trying something different.

I am saying yes, to changing how I do things, to learning new things.

I am saying yes to changing my routine, to being creative.

I am saying yes to things that I would say no to.

I want to say yes.

I want to Embrace Yes.

I loved that year that I said yes to things and I grew so much in that time.

It was a great time and it challenged me and I really needed it.

I did the opposite of everything that I would usually do

I have decided that for the next 11 weeks I am going to embrace Yes.

I don’t know what it is going to look like, I don’t know what I will be saying yes to or what I will be experiencing.

I do know that I will say yes.

I do know that I am excited about this.

I do know that I am up for the challenge of Yes.

I will be blogging every week about saying yes and letting you know what is happening.

I am excited about this.

Embrace Yes.

Let’s encourage one another.

I have been on school holidays the last few weeks and I am very blessed.

Just to let you know if you don’t know what I do, I work as a primary school Chaplain.

It is a job that I love and feel so privileged to have.

The first term was interesting especially after being in lockdown for the first week.

It was a very interesting and productive term.

I don’t know about you but I find looking after myself a little difficult.

Well let’s be honest, I find it difficult. Aaargh!

So, now I am on holidays and I have had a lovely time.

What do I enjoy about holidays?

I enjoy-

I don’t need to set my alarm – my favourite

I can drink my coffee slowly in the morning

I love sleeping in

I can watch Netflix all day if I want to (yes, I love Netflix)

I can go shopping casually

I can be creative

I can create new goals

I can just take time to breathe

I can catch up with friends

I enjoy having my nieces for sleepovers.

Yes, my favourite is spending time with my nieces, I love creating memories.

I love spending time with them and investing in them.

I also love creating memories with them.

There is something about being an Aunty, I love being an Aunty.

I am so grateful for school holidays and for being in the moment.

What do you do on your holidays?

I would love to hear from you.

This week I had my youngest niece stay with me for four days (Monday afternoon till Thursday afternoon), we had so much fun.

I love being an Aunty I really do.

It is such a privilege.

We had many adventures over the four days.

One of our adventures included going roller skating, now this was my nieces second time at roller skating and I must say she did so well.

She didn’t fall over very much this time; she was very brave and left holding onto the wall and ventured into the middle of the rink.

We where there for about 2 hours and we didn’t have very many breaks at all.

I love how resilient she is, every time she did fall over, she laughed and got back up again. It was such a lovely atmosphere and yes, we were tired when we arrived home.

I love roller skating; I really do it is so much fun.

Our week also involved us going shopping for shirts to decorate, we brought fabric paint and a lovely soft toy which she named Rainbow.

We had takeout meals and shopped.

We also had a Yes Day where she did my makeup and hair.

She said that my hair looked like I was in the 80’s.

I also had to wear it out to the shops and yes, I did see some people that I knew.

There is something about being in the moment, there is something about a child’s laugh, there is something about seeing life through a child’s eye.

There is also something about creating memories, I love this I love creating memories.

I love spending time with my niece’s and nephew.

I love being there for them.

I want to create memories with them.

Good Friday

Today is Good Friday and I am reflecting on all that Jesus did.

I can’t imagine what Jesus went through, I really can’t.

I am so grateful for all that he did.

What does Good Friday mean to you?

What do you do on Good Friday?

I would love to hear from you.

Today I am taking time to reflect, to read His word, to worship and to pray.

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