Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Meeting No Limit, Encouragement, etc.

Hiya folks! Hope you week has been going great so far. And happy new month- it's already September! Does that mean the year 2009 is almost over? Wow, now that's a scary thought! Where does the time go nowadays?

I've had an interesting couple of days since last week. Last Saturday I attended a friend's (she's a fellow blogger) baby shower and I was introduced to Ms No Limit! It was really great to meet her. She's as bubbly and friendly in person as she sounds on her blog. She's also a great stepper o, don't mess with her on the dance floor, lol. There isn't a dull moment with her, and by the end of the evening, we were chatting away like old friends! It's always nice to put a face to the blog persona and I definitely hope we meet up again! What do you say girl?

Then on Sunday, hubby and I continued with our church-hunting. We have tried five churches so far. I know that sounds weird, but I'm actually enjoying it! It feels nice to be warmly welcomed at the end of every service, given special attention and the ministers try to recruit you to stay with them, all the while saying "Nice to meet you, hope to see you again next Sunday!"
Hubby and I smile politely but make no promises. I was telling my friend the other day that eventually we would settle somewhere, a place where "the Spirit leads us to" but for now, we just haven't decided yet.

I had cranky Bank Holiday Monday, didn't do much at all, even though it was the day everyone else in the UK set aside to have some fun. I tried to get some work done, but I was battling writer's block and raging hormones, so I shut off my laptop and went to read a book under my covers for the most part. But thanks to a good friend, Dr Icepick who encouraged me to get my writing flowing again, even if it didn't make sense at first. He has said he is willing to help other blocked writers, for a small fee (I kid, I kid).

Which leads me on to what I want to say about encouragement. Sometimes we are full of zing and energy and we can take on the world. But there are also times when the burden becomes to heavy, the pressure is mounting, or strength is failing, and you just need someone to get alongside you to encourage you to keep going. I'm very grateful
for friends, bloggers and family members who have been a great source of encouragement to me over the years. Sometimes I need a word of encouragement to lift me up when I'm down, sometimes I need a sharp word to prod me out of my despair.

Simple words like "You can do it!" "Keep Going!" "I believe in you!" are really great for motivating someone, and you never know if it was something you said that gave someone the courage to pursue a dream or fulfil a lifelong ambition! So I would like to say a big big THANK YOU to all of you, my friends and fellow bloggers for your kind words of encouragement. I treasure them, and I pray that God will reward you abundantly in return!

Enjoy the rest of your week!

FG

7 comments:

  1. Church hunting -- I am about to start off on mine...

    Sounds like you had a great day.. Nice one..

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  2. I pray u find a good church soonest!!

    I see u had a busy bank holiday weekend...:) Mine was busy as well

    So u've met Nolimit as well?...Lovely! I agree to the description you have up there!

    We should have a london hangout day o...or what say you??

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  3. YES WE SHOULD! we most definitely should have a London hangout day!!!
    It was really great meeting you and to top it all, you are a wonderful person...Awesome!

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  4. Simple the words (of encouragements) maybe but, potent they are.

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  5. Yeah, we all need encouragement sometimes (including those that say they are self-motivated). I love your passion for writing, please keep on pursuing your dream.

    I hope you find a church real soon (though it seems you are enjoying the church hunting:-) )

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  6. Happy church hunting :)

    The great thing about encouraging people is you never know how much your simple words may matter. Just because nobody told you explicitly that they are struggling to do something doesn't mean they aren't. It's pretty great to feel like someone believes in you.

    Have a beautiful week!

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  7. Encouragement!

    Don't we all need it. I am happy to hear that you good to go. Keep it up girl.

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