Welcome to my new , beautiful Blog. I can call it beautiful because it was designed by someone very special which means that I am not being boastful … and therein is my story!
So, where to start? Maybe with a shaft of light. That’s what it felt like for me. A beautiful, warm shaft of light leading me to enter into my creative writing space. Now, I have shared before that as a child, I was particularly insecure, needy and always looking for affirmation. But, strangely (or maybe not so strangely) on the flip side of that, I was and still am a complete dreamer and I have a strange concept that ‘I can do anything’. Truly. In my head, I really believe that if I put my mind to it, I can do it. But maybe this is just in my dreams. The thing is, I don’t like the word ‘can’t’ . It makes me want to prove it wrong! In reality though (not in my dreams) there are some things we can do and some things that we just can’t do, or maybe can’t do that well.
And that’s how it is with my writing. I LOVE to write. It makes me feel excited and inspired and creative and alive. But I am not sure that I do it very well. I think that I do, but I don’t know that I do. And that was my dilemma. I had put so much passion and invested so much time into my blog but I still didn’t know if I was any good at it or if anyone was reading it. I also had a strong sense that I needed to upgrade it and even change the name, to make it appeal to a wider audience. But would it be all worth it? Was this really meant to be my thing?
Then, out of the blue, my sister asked me to give her the details of the woman who did the website for a ‘New Business Venture’ that I was involved in a while back and she had done such a fantastic job. Her name is Tina Vlok and her company is Berry Web Design and Marketing. Tina’s response to my sister was that she could not possibly take on any new work – she was well over her maximum capacity already. But in spite of this, I still contacted her to see if she would perhaps be able to help me with my blog upgrade as well as help me formulate an effective marketing strategy. I was completely blown away by her response. She said that her and her husband felt led to use their monthly tithe to help me ‘free of charge’!! Wow! This was not only an enormous blessing but also a beautiful confirmation that I should keep doing what I love doing. And Tina has gone above and beyond to give me a superlative blog – more than I would have ever imagined.
Now, I grab this gift with both hands and continue to pour out my creativity into this space. I hope you enjoy reading the ‘God’ stories that make up the colourful palate of my life and the lives of so many others.
And when I do feel ‘low and incapable’, I will hold onto this scripture that will keep me inspired. “I can do everything through Christ who gives me strength.”