4. How God got me writing!

Now ten years had passed, and still I hadn’t really written anything. I believe the Lord wanted me to experience some things before I was allowed to write about it. That took me up to July last year (2006). At this stage, I felt like a blocked up ball-point pen. The ink was in there, but it just wouldn’t flow out. So writing was something that had been put on the back-burner.

And in the meantime, over those ten years, I’d discovered drawing (and realised that I could do it)… and then, after purchasing my first digital camera, I found the wonderful world of photography. All of which was in the Lord’s plan!!! Hence my drawing and photography. But the most important thing was still on the back-burner.

In July, I started blogging, which was good, but really hard to keep inspired. There wasn’t anyone I was writing to. Back then I didn’t know how to get hits… didn’t understand about tags. If someone was reading my blog, it would be much more satisfying. So I still struggled with it, until……..

…..one chaotic day at Lighthouse Club!!! (That’s the kids club we run on Friday afternoon for local kids) I was completely disorganised, so I took my laptop along to share some stuff with the kids. We had some fun, and in the process, I showed the kids some funny jokes. They in turn asked me to email the jokes to them. We exchanged email addresses, and as we did, I thought that it was a wonderful idea. The brain got ticking over, and I thought of lots of stuff like Bible stories and activities that I could send to them. So even if they didn’t make it on Fridays I could still keep in touch.

That night I decided to do a websearch for Bible stories for kids. Guess what I came across? I found this really neat site of great Bible stories and delightful illustrations. It was our friend, Paul, Bible Story Guy’s site. I was so impressed with it, that I wrote to him…. and I have been writing to him ever since.

Some of us find it hard to open up to people. Well, I sure can relate!! I’d always been one to hold things in, and then I read Paul’s website and discovered how open and completely transparent he was. No sign of hypocrisy there… well, at least I didn’t see any!! And the other thing is that Paul just loves to write… it’s like breathing to him.

So over the past few months, I’ve written more than I have in a whole lifetime. The Lord has had me be completely open in what I’ve said. He showed me a lot of stuff in me that I had to deal with, and as I wrote, the ink began to flow. Now it’s seems like second nature. And it’s all become easier with having someone to write to, and who’s spurred me on. He has become my email buddy!! And, you could say, he’s been like a mentor to me.

If you haven’t checked out his website, you should. You will find lots of wonderful reading there, and I guarantee, you’ll be inspired. That man is REAL!! In Oz we’d say, “Fair dinkum…. true blue…. dinky di!!” I feel truly blessed for having stumbled across him. And it’s because the Lord put him there at the right time that I’m writing and blogging today!!

So there ya’ go!! (as we say in Oz)! That’s a bit of the amazing journey the Lord has had me on this past six months!!

And today, I’m experiencing such wonderful feedback on my blogs and on Flickr! Our Lord surely is amazing!! And I do thank him for friends!! I’ve never shared with anyone so much in my life (apart from Phil, my husband) as much as I have in these past few months. The Lord has shown me the importance of friendship!! And, as you can see, He’s got me writing!!!!

I am forever grateful!!