There are times when we need to be encouraged.

There are times when we just need someone to encourage us.

I don’t know what you are going through at this moment and maybe you just need someone to be there for you.

Maybe you need someone to just sit with you and to listen to what is happening in your life.

Maybe you are hoping that someone would reach out to you and say I am here for you.

Maybe you are hoping for someone to show their undivided attention to you.

Maybe you just need to be noticed and valued.

Maybe you just need to be heard.

If someone has encouraged you, could you pay It forward?

Is there someone that you could encourage today?

Here are some ways that you could encourage others-

• post an encouraging letter
• buy someone a coffee
• invite someone to lunch
• send them flowers
• send them an encouraging quote
• go for a walk with them
• be there for them
• listen to them
• thank them
• do a random act of kindness.

Today my thought is, be an encourager.

I would love to hear how you have encouraged someone.

Today be an encourager.

Be an encourager and see what happens.

 

 

 

 

I love to worship and I love the song Way Maker.

I am thinking that Way Maker is my song for 2020, what is your worship song

This song has been resonating with me this week, I love this version.

 

Let me know what you think.

Praise Him.

 

 

 

 

There is so much happening in this time and dealing with Covid 19.

For me I have been so blessed to still have a job and being able to go to my job every day.

I would love to hear from you what you have learnt in this time.

What have you learnt in this time?

Have you learnt-

• to be in the moment
• to just slow down
• to connect with your family and friends
• to maybe not to commit to so many things
• to value family and friends
• to find new ways to connect with loved ones
• to be creative
• to discover new talents
• to encourage others
• to worship
• to invest in others
• to just be there for others.

I would love to hear from you what you have learnt in this time.

Do not feel that you are alone in this time, we are here for you to encourage and support you.

 

Let’s be an encouraging community.

 

 

 

I don’t know about you but this season that we are in is different.

This season that we are in is a different pace and I am embracing this pace.

I am still blessed to have a job, which I am so grateful for.

I work as a primary school Chaplain at 2 amazing schools and I love what I get to do I really do.

I have been going to work throughout this time.

I have found at this time that I have been able to connect with other at work, as we have had the time. We have had the space to connect and just to check in to see how we are going.

I love getting to chat and share with others.

I have also loved encouraging others.

I have been spending the past few weeks, working on sending out encouraging messages.

I love the space to create.

Do you need some encouragement?

Would you love to receive an encouraging message?

I would love to send you one.

Please message me.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

 

 

I haven’t blogged for awhile and there are a few reasons-

1. My computers storage was full and my computer was playing up
2. I couldn’t add anything to my computer
3. I finally worked out how to make some space on my computer. Yeah!
4. Covid 19 was happening
5. There was so much going on.

I also wanted to share that through all this I have been so blessed and grateful.

I have been so blessed in this season-

1. I still have a job
2. I still am able to go to my work
3. I am also grateful for technology
4. I am grateful to get to know the people that I work with
5. I love the space to create

I have also started some creative projects during this season.

I have been sending encouraging messages to the amazing people that I get to work with. I love encouraging people and being creative.

I have also started drawing and being brave in sharing my work.

I have also been loving catching up with family and friends over Zoom.

What have you been up to?

What has been a highlight for you?

Let’s encourage and invest in one another.

 

Love you

 

Hi

Today I am so excited to share this with you. an article that I submitted to The Mighty and was published.

https://themighty.com/2020/02/who-will-i-be-without-eating-disorder/

 

Encouraging Others

There is something about encouraging others, I love being there for others.

I love writing messages, I love letting people know that they are worthy, valued and loved.

I love posting letters. Yes, snail mail.

I really do.

Do you need an encouraging message?

Let me know if you would love to receive an encouraging message.

I would love to send you an encouraging message.

We all need encouragement; we all need someone that is cheering us on.

Yes, we do.

What would you like to receive today?

Be encouraged; you are worth it.

Yes, you are.

 

 

I love being an Aunty, I really do, I have three amazing nieces and a nephew.

I love having them for sleepovers, spending time with them and creating adventures.

During the holidays I had Miss 6 and Miss 14 stay with me for a two-night sleepover.

We talked about what we would like to do and decided on going roller skating.

Now I have to let you know that they had not ever been roller skating but we were up for the adventure.

Yes, we were.

We arrived at the roller skating place and went to get our skates.

We laced up our skates and then we helped Miss 6 up who then fell over, which pulled Miss 14 over and then I fell over.

We had all fallen over before we had even had the opportunity to go on the rink.

We laughed and embraced this as a memory to share.

Miss 6 after 15 minutes said we should have gone ice skating.

She held onto the wall and pushed herself around.

She fell over and I hoped that she had not hurt or broken anything.

She didn’t.

I learnt so many lessons from Miss 6.

I would love to share with you 3 lessons I learnt from Miss 6-

1. If you stop trying you don’t know what you are capable of-

My niece wanted to give up after 15 minutes, she thought that she couldn’t roller skate. She had fallen over a lot and needed to hold onto the wall. She didn’t know how to work the skates. She said to me we should have gone ice skating.

She persisted and kept ongoing.

2. When you fall get back up again.

Yes, this is difficult and it can hurt when we fall over.

My niece fell over quite a few times every time she fell over, I prayed that she did not break anything.

Praise God she didn’t, I know that when she fell over it did hurt but she did not stop herself from wanting to be able to roller skate.

Once again, she persisted and kept ongoing.

3. You will need to let go of the wall eventually

Sure, it is so safe to keep holding on and not let go of the wall, but you eventually will need to step out of your comfort zone. It feels so safe and so comforting to stay in your comfort zone, but will you grow there, will you learn new things there, will you be all that you can be?

Trust yourself let go of the wall. My niece took the opportunity to let go of the wall and look at what she achieved.

She skated on her own, she was so proud of herself and her sister and I were so proud of her.

What are you going to do this week to let go of the wall?

Would love to hear from you.

 

I haven’t blogged for a while as I have been on about 5 weeks holidays and I really needed the time just to relax and create memories.

I love holidays and I am so blessed to be able to have them.

In the holidays I-

• Celebrated Christmas
• Celebrated New Year
• Read 5 fiction books
• Cleaned my house
• Decluttered my house
• Organised my house
• Went out for coffee, quite a few times
• Had my hair done
• Went to the movies to see Frozen 2 and Little Women
• Watched DVD’s
• Went clothes shopping
• Went shopping
• Caught up with friends
• Went swimming
• Enjoyed a cocktail
• Went to the markets
• Went to brunch with my niece
• Went to the Zoo, with my nephew and parents
• Rested
• Slept in
• Enjoyed drinking my coffee slowly in the morning
• Did not have to set my alarm
• Spent time with my nieces
• Had my nieces over for a sleepover
• Went roller-skating with my nieces
• Created memories with my nieces
• Went out for lunch
• Worked on ideas for blogging
• Worked on ideas about being creative
• Looked at goals for this year
• Embraced the day
• Ate my lunch slowly
• Just rested

I really enjoyed the holidays and embraced every moment of them.

What did you do in your holidays?

What was a highlight?

Would love to hear from you.

Will share more soon.

 

There is something about this time of year that I just love.

I love Christmas seeing the Christmas decorations, I love hearing Christmas songs in the shopping centres, I love going Christmas shopping.

I love decorating my Christmas tree and watching Christmas movies.

Oh, Christmas movies, you just make me smile. I love spending time wrapping presents and watching Christmas movies.

I love shopping for Christmas gifts for my family, for friends and just blessing others.

The reason that I love Christmas is that it celebrates the birth of Jesus.

I love the Christmas story. I really do.

The Christmas story is one of hope, peace and love.

The Christmas story is also about new beginnings, new opportunities, favour and blessings.

I realise that sometimes Christmas is not a positive time, it is not one of hope, peace and love.

My heart goes out to those that maybe are struggling at Christmas time.

I would love to just encourage you and say you are worthy, valued and loved.

God sees you, he notices you and you are important to Him.

He sees you, He loves you and He is there for you.

Let Him this year, comfort you, let Him help you, let Him be there for you.

Christmas Time.

Be a blessing to someone at Christmas.

Be a blessing.