Take it easy on yourself.

 Hello friends.

How are you?

I hope that you're having a really nice day.

I want to encourage you today, because we can all use some encouragement.

It's raining here in Dunedin, and I was rushing around with a full on head cold, that has no sign of giving up.

So  I came back home and had a chocolate muffin, and another cup of coffee. soon I will crash into bed.

The washing that is waiting to be folded can wait.

And sometimes things can wait, they don't need to be right now if you can't do them.

And sometimes we need to crash into that safe place, if we're just coping.

And sometimes we just need one small reason in life to make it easy for ourselves.

We can run around like a headless chicken trying to make things work, but until we really learn, that we're not called to do everything.

It doesn't give us the reason just to do a half job, by the way.

I'll give you an illustration.

And this happened recently in my work place, but I'm sharing it with you, so that you get the idea.

It was a normal day in the place everything was going to plan, before I left for the day, I said to the second person in charge, that the slices that was for the next day are in the fridge. so I felt comfortable, that things were to plan.

I was sick and was given the next 2 days, only to find, out that one slice was found, and they were raiding things for the boys,and gave them the items for afternoon tea early as their morning tea, and still didn't have enough.

Panic stations. and it set in.

Now like being on a bolting horse, uncontrollably it was hard to reign it all in.

it was too late.

This ship was sinking and it was sinking fast. now if they actually trusted me, and text ed me to find out where the second slice was, things would be fine, the boys would have enough.
Trust me if the boys aren't happy they start food fights. sometimes it's comedy.
I'm learning to trust myself, in my baking and my products.

But lately I've been stressed. I do miss the fun of the old chef, it was a fun place to be in the kitchen. and I found out that if I took his advice, for my dishes, at home they turned out really nice.

So open up like flower in the rain and take peoples advice. and stop running against the rain.

Sometimes we just need to stop and  take things in one at a time, and trust the lord, that he will give us the next stepping stone to move to.

No man is an island, and if you're left wondering why.

Here's why my friends, because he sets the lonely in families.

I came home tired from a normals day work, to check my emails, and here was a dear letter from my little girl Grace.
I haven't met little grace but I give money, to her so that the cycle of poverty is broken for her.

She had her birthday recently, so she's turned 5 years old, and off to school, and she wanted to say thank you for her presents.

It was so beautiful, that this girl has not only got provisons, to live well and happy, but she is kept safe against the virus, and now off to a safe school.

I know that one day she won't need my money, that my job will be done. But I clutch onto the thought, that Jesus loves her, and looks out for her.

My little Gracie.

So my friends if that's you at the moment, and you're left wondering, who, how and why.

Look for those posts in your life, those times that Jesus came for you, and carried you through things, to start the path of blessings.

He does turn lives around, and he won't start now, infact he's always working.

Mending everything, down to the small things, to the big things.

We need to trust him.

That's my encouragement for you today.

I better fold that washing and get dinner going.

Lots of love
Chloe