Life and the Single Christian Girl…………..

 

Life is an adventure……………..

 

It really is.

 

Today I woke up at 5am as I was going for the day to a school camp.

 

I am not very good at driving on country roads.

 

I also have a terrible sense of direction, I really do.

 

This time I found where I needed to go quite easily.

 

My journey started in the dark before the sun even had risen.

 

When I try new things my saying is it’s an adventure I am not sure what is going to happen.

 

Life is an adventure.

 

I did enjoy today, driving to the country.

 

Waiting for Kangaroos to cross the road, one sat there for a while eating. So I embraced the moment and watched it.

 

 

It is something different for me.

 

Today was full of laughing, caring and seeing people grow.

 

See people facing new challenges and for them to develop the skills to work through them.

 

Seeing them go through a challenge of trying to work together, learning about teamwork.

 

 

 

My biggest challenge wait for it ——– was riding on the back of a motorbike up the steepest hill and totally trusting the driver.

 

Oh my goodness, it was fun but so scary.

 

So now I am home reflecting on what an amazing day it was.

 

 

 

I also drove home quite confidently, although I don’t know how people can drive in the country. 

 

I personally don’t like it but I have done it and made it home safely. Yeah!

 

I am so loving, what I am able to do in my life.

 

The opportunities that I am able to have, I am so grateful for them.

 

 

It has really stretched me and I am soooooo out of my comfort zone.

Every day is such a new day full of great opportunities.

 

 

Embrace each day.

 

Will share more tomorrow.

 

Loves and Hugs

 

 

Traceyxx

 

Life and the Single Christian Girl………….

 

Today I have signed up for a WordPress blog challenge that starts in June.

 

 

They send you an email with a topic/suggestion and then you are to write about it.

 

You are sent a topic/suggestion each day and on Saturday and Sunday they are your days off.

You can also choose any topic that you would like to write about.

You also have the opportunities on the weekend to expand on your posts during the week.

 

I am really looking forward to this and I love a challenge.

 

This is the first time that I have signed up to complete a blogging challenge.

 

Although I did start in March with a challenge from my friend to write everyday for the whole of the month.

 

 

I did complete this because there were a lot of people that were doing different things for the 30 day challenge.

 

I find it very inspiring being with creative people.

 

 

So I am not really sure what I am in for with the June challenge but it does sound exciting.

 

I am really enjoying blogging everyday although I must admit sometimes I do struggle with what to write about.

This has stretched me into becoming a bit creative about ideas.

 

I have seen on Pinterest (my favourite site for ideas and quotes) which shows how some people have a schedule for how they blog.

 

There are templates which you can download to help you manage your blogs.

 

I think that this maybe something that I will look into as it can only enhance what I am doing. 

 

It will also be a reminder for what I have written about over the year.

 

As I have said before that I am a list girl.

 

So I am thinking that having ideas written down and brainstorming for the months will be great.

 

I feel that I am still learning so much about writing, what is my style, what do I want to write about, what am I passionate about?

 

Also I am getting better at hitting the publish button on my blog site.

 

The first few times oh my goodness I did not want to publish anything.

Is it getting easier now, a little bit still unsure.

 

I want to keep on learning and I love learning.

 

I also want to continue with taking pictures everyday of things that I see.

 

I am also still learning about taking pictures and I know this year I have taken so many.

 

This is great as well, I can just look back on things and it is really a photographic journal.

 

 

Will share more tomorrow.

 

Loves and Hugs

 

Traceyxx

 

Life and the Single Christian Girl………….

 

I have really enjoyed exploring different styles of writing and creating with letters.

I enjoy coming home from work, getting into my pyjamas and then working on my art. It’s like the pyjamas give me permission to go into the creative mode.

 

I know that when I put on my pyjamas, I will be staying home for the night. It also means that I can just stay and work on anything that inspires me at the moment.

 

I love that I have just a few things to try and focus on this term.

 

I say a few but then you never know what will happen and I am okay with that.

 

It is all good. Really it is.

 

Art and songwriting are two of the things that I really want to work on.

 

 

Today it rained and boy did it pour.

It was good though, we really need the rain.

 

Although when it does rain especially at lunchtime and at a school, the students really can’t get out and have a good play.

 

So today they had to make do with playing in the undercover areas.

 

Tomorrow I will be starting again the art club which I run at Wednesday’s lunchtime. I am going to be working on designing different ways to write words and letters.  Should be good as that is want I really would like to focus on at the moment.

 

It is really nice to be home and just having the space to create. I am enjoying taking things a bit slowly when I arrive home.

 

Tonight I will be creating, reading  and watching Masterchief.

 

 

Oopps I have said it now.

 

I really do enjoy some reality TV shows. I don’t really watch that much TV it is pretty much on in the background for me.

 

So can you have a pyjama creative time?

 

Do you have a place in your house where you can create?

 

Enjoy what you are doing, give it a go. 

 

You will never know what you can achieve and what you will discover when you are creating.

 

Will share more tomorrow.

 

Loves and Hugs

 

Traceyxx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life and the Single Christian Girl…………..

 

Take the time to rest.

 

 

 

Do you find yourself looking forward to a day where you can just stay home?

 

I do.

 

Do you have a day where you can relax, read, unwind and watch TV?

 

I have found myself looking forward to a day where I can just stay home and listen to music.

 

I love a day where I can read, where I can create, where I have time to refresh myself.

 

I do need this time, where I have some time to reflect on my week.

 

This week has been quite busy.

 

Do you find that your mind just needs to switch off a bit?

 

I am finding that I need it today.

 

Sometimes I feel guilty that I am having a day off.

 

Although I do think that this is getting less as I realise that with my work that it is necessary to have that self-care.

 

Take care of yourself, take the time when you can to rest.

 

Take the time to rest on purpose.

 

If you cannot take a whole day to be refreshed, take an hour.

 

Book in an hour for yourself in your weekly planner.

 

You are important.

 

Yes you are.

 

Will share more tomorrow.

 

Loves and Hugs

 

 

Traceyxx

 

Life and the Single Christian Girl………………

 

Let Your Light Shine

 

My thought for today is- Let your Light Shine.

 

 

 

If you look at the words it says YOUR light Shine.

 

YOUR LIGHT

 

Do you sometimes find yourself comparing yourself to others?

 

Comparing yourself to others robs you of your gifts and talents.

Comparing yourself robs you of what you love to do.

 

There is room for everyone to share how they want to shine.

 

Are you an artist, a singer, a writer, a dancer, a parent, an Aunty, a friend, a speaker there are many more examples of what people enjoy doing.

 

Or are you comparing your body with others.

Please let me say to you that you are unique.

One of the scriptures that I love is you are wonderfully and fearfully made.

 

Embrace that.  

 

Then let your light shine in whatever you are doing.

 

 

There will never be another you.

 

What you do is your signature in life.

 

What you do in your unique style.

 

I love seeing what other people are doing and learning from them.

 

I am speaking to myself as well. Sometimes I find myself not wanting to finish a project for fear of it not being good enough.

 

Then I think but to who’s standard am I trying to compare with.

 

Write that book, write that song, learn to play an instrument, go on that holiday, sing on stage and share your passion with others.

 

Shine Lovely Shine.

 

Will share more tomorrow.

 

Loves and Hugs

 

Traceyxx

Life and the Single Christian Girl……..

 

What are you Passionate about?

 

 

 

That is my thought for today.

 

Is there somewhere you see injustice, where people are suffering?

 

Maybe you are passionate about the welfare of animals.

 

Maybe you are passionate about the environment.

 

What are you passionate about?

 

I know that we are not all called to be a missionary.

There are things that we can do right where we live.

  

We are all called to make a difference in the world.

 

We need to give people hope, that they have purpose and everyone does.

 

I love my job, I have said this quite a few times.

 

Every student that I talk to or see, I always want to look at them and see their potential.

 

I believe that all children have the potential to make a great difference in the world.

 

Everybody needs to be encouraged.

 

When I was in Bali in 2011 I was on an impact trip where we visited 7 orphanages, I saw hope.

 

Even in an orphanage I saw Hope, I really did.

 

I remember the last night we were at one of the orphanages where we had been helping out I remember speaking about the children’s future.

 

I remember saying to them thankyou for having us you have been amazing and I have never laughed so much.

 

I said to them I can see you being a Teacher, Security, in Hospitality, a Pastor you will be amazing. You will make a difference.

 

Be a world changer.

 

 

 

I am still incontact with some of the students in the orphanage and the people who care for them so beautifully.

 

They are now in hospitality school and one is working towards becoming a Pastor. I love that.

 

What can you do now to make a difference in someone’s life?

 

How could you encourage someone who is going through a hard time?

 

 

Will share more tomorrow.

 

Loves and Hugs

 

Traceyxx

 

 

Life and the Single Christian Girl…………..

 

I have had another full day and I love it.

I am looking forward to a sleep in on Saturday morning.

Now I am home and have been thinking about what I want to work on next.

 

I have a great need/desire to develop a support group for women who are recovering from an eating disorder.

I already have the name-

 

My heart and dream would be no one would ever suffer from this illness.

It is such a devastating illness and I think that some people still do not understand how deadly it can be.

 

Nobody asks to have an Eating Disorder.

 

If you are going through this illness I hope that you are getting help.

 

I would really love to encourage you.

 

You can do it and recovery is possible.

 

It really is.

 

Share what you are going through with someone who you really know that you can trust.

 

Please get some professional help, find someone that understands what you are going through.

 

You are so worth investing in yourself, to live a full and abundant life.

 

You have so much to give, what are your dreams?

 

What are your goals?

 

What can you do today to make a difference?

 

If you are journeying with someone who is going through this illness, be kind to yourself as well.

 

I get this because I have lived this and have recovered.

 

 

 

I feel that I want to and need to share what I have gone through.

 

I am free, truly free.

 

My life now is so full and diverse.

 

I have amazing friends who journeyed with me and now have seen me come through it.

 

Thankyou to those who journeyed with me.

 

You are amazing.

 

I know for me going back is not an option.

 

There would be no way that I could, for me it is just so exhausting.

 

I hope that you realise that you are worthy, valued and loved. You really are.

 

 

 

Will share more tomorrow.

 

Loves and Hugs

 

Traceyxx

 

Life and the Single Christian Girl……….

 

 

I have just arrived home from a very full day.

 

My days are never the same and I love the diversity.

 

I am really enjoying this season of my life.

 

Today some of the amazing women that I work with were discussing the subject of being single and where to find a guy.

 

It might have been to help me the single girl?

 

I loved their advice and help.

 

I know I have been talking about this subject for a while.

 

Where do you meet a really nice man?

 

I just don’t know.

 

We talked about online dating but I don’t think that is for me. I know it has worked for some people and that is amazing.

 

Then we talked about what sort of man, it was that I’m looking for. 

 

Gosh I sound like a lioness trying to find her partner, prowling around the jungle.

Lisa Bevere has a great book called Lioness Arising (just saying).

 

Anyway!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Then there was talk about going out on Friday nights to a bar.

I just know about that.

 

I think that what I am not doing is looking when I go out. I go out with a purpose and then forget to look around.

 

I am not saying that everything will be amazing when I meet a guy. Nor am I saying that I cannot be happy until I am married.  

 

I am pretty independent. Probably a bit too independent and I need to let people help me sometimes.

 

Although I do need help putting items together that I buy from IKEA. I just cannot work out the instructions.

 

 

 

So what to do?

 

I know that I will keep on enjoying life, keep on trying new things.

 

Also I need to open my eyes, to what is around me at the time.

 

I really love this scripture from Proverbs 31:8-9-

Speak up for the people who have no voice, for the rights of all the down and outers.

Speak up for justice!

Stand up for the poor and destitute.

 

 

 

 

 

This scripture has been resonating with me for a while.

 

I love it and I really do what to make a difference.

 

So I think that the man I would love to meet would need to have the same purpose and passion about helping people and making a difference.

 

Would love to hear your suggestions?

 

Will share more tomorrow.

 

Loves and Hugs

 

 

Traceyxx

 

Life and the Single Christian Girl…………..

 

Why is it when I am ready to go to sleep that my mind decides it is time to write a song?

 

What is with that?

 

I get all these ideas and I am really tired.

 

 

I think that I will need to record the words and then work on them when I am more awake.

 

I suppose at that time of night and going to bed is when I start winding down and relaxing.

 

Aaaahhhhhhhh!

 

I have never been one to really set aside a certain hour for songwriting.

 

Except if I am visiting my music mentor in Melbourne then we just work and work two full days on writing.

 

I think for me it is more spontaneous and I just need to write ideas down when they come to me.

 

I have a few notebooks full of song lyrics and I need to re-read them and work on the songs. I try not to throw any of the ideas away.

 

 

I have been thinking a lot about Princess Heart Journey the book and I really want to include in the book the song. 

 

Princess Heart the song was written in 2009 it is about my journey and what I have gone through.

 

I feel that now it is time to release it and I will be re-recording it this year. I think that I really have to set a deadline for myself.

 

Let’s set the deadline- by the end of September 2014.

 

Okay now it is done.

 

 

I have also written a song called Sister to Sister, I wrote this song after I went to a Colour Conference in Sydney at Hillsong.

 

They were talking about The A21 Campaign and what they were doing in Greece at that time. Also about what was happening with girls and women around the world.

I remember sitting with friends and we just cried the whole time they spoke about it.

 

When I arrived back home I felt really passionate about making a difference and so the song Sister to Sister was written.

 

So my project is to work on Princess Heart Journey book and then to re-record the song Princess Heart.

 

Feeling very motivated and excited.

 

Making a difference in May 2014.

 

Princess Heart Journey continues………

 

 

Will share more tomorrow.

 

Loves and Hugs.

 

Traceyxx