All through history God has chosen and used nobodies,
because their unusual dependence on him
made possible the unique display of his power and grace.
He chose and used somebodies only when they renounced dependence on their natural abilities and resources.
~ Oswald Chambers ~
Blogging, etc
A long time ago now I used to blog from this web site. Apparently some people liked my writing and invited me to be a contributing writer at Egg Splatter. I am not allowed to tell you which posts are mine and which belong to someone else but see if you can tell.
If you really enjoy a post then buy the author a drink too!
A birthday poem for a 9th birthday.
As many would be aware, I am currently working part-time for NannySA under contract to FamiliesSA. This means that I spend time caring for children who are under the guardianship of the Minister who are not in foster homes.
One of the children I care for had her 9th birthday this last week and this is the poem I wrote for her as a gift:
To celebrate your life is great, you know?
When it seems that birthdays just come and go
Remember it's to stop and celebrate every day this last year, and
That you make the world a better place today and tomorrow.
Hope - a character description
This year I have studied my Certificate III in Education Support. Part of this included 100 hours of in-class support at a local Christian school. During this time I had the great privilege of taking small groups of Year 4 students to develop character descriptions. One of the students asked if I was writing one. I had not intended to but at her suggestion I said that I would. So this is it:
Hope
She climbed up excitedly on the couch and leaned on the back to look out the window. Just outside she saw his knobly knee caps and the light wiry brown hairs that seemed to spring out from his legs. As he stood there on the ladder, she had to squint her big blue eyes in order to look up and try to see his face. She soon stopped as she realised that she could only see up to his chest as he stood up there clearing out the gutters.
Cinderella skit - the abridged version
Many moons ago, when my grandparents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary there was the performance of an abridged version of Cinderella. For my birthday, we went on a hunt for the story as we recalled it and through the trawling of YouTube and Google we were unable to find one that cut the mustard. So, I wrote one myself.
It contributed to what was an awesome night, as you can see:
