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Having a play with watercolour portraiture. So hard 😩 I’m hoping to get some more practice in over the next bit. Perks of #selfisolation and #stayingathome 😉 * * * #watercolour #portrait #thenewbalanceladyinfrankiemag
Freedom Friday feels (after a wet day indoors ☺️) 💛💛💛
Happy Thursday from this little bear by Adelaide 🥰 Love her drawings!
Who else is finding unexpected joy in this season? Perhaps it’s the contrast of anguish with stolen moments of peace, of complexity with blissful and pure simplicity, of uncertainty with the steadfastness of our God who is the same, always the trusted same - through job loss and health scares and changing landscapes. Name the joy! Claim the joy! Choose the joy! “The joy of the Lord is my strength!” (Neh 8:10) Today I’m grateful for the joy I’m finding in home educating my two bunnies. I know it’s not proper school and it’s probably not even in line with the curriculum 😆 But I have this precious time with them and we’re doing ok! I love being creative with them, and they are enjoying the variety in their day. Thank you Jesus for these small jewels of joy and forgive me for focusing too much on the bleak picture of our situation 💛 What unexpected joy have you found? . . . #homelife #stayhome #joy #godisgood
I LOST MY JOB THIS WEEK With all the uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic, my job with Emily's Voice was made redundant. I won't pretend it wasn't a shock, and that I haven't been grieving somewhat. It has been such a privilege to work in the life space, to be a voice for the unborn and to support women facing unplanned pregnancy. It has been an honour to write their stories so that others know that there is hope beyond their immediate circumstances. I still remember the excitement when then-CEO Paul O'Rourke said to me, "Claire, I want you to work for us". It would still be a few years before the timing was right, but I was so excited by the thought that I could channel my talents into a cause so close to my heart. Four years later, it's come to an end. And in truth, there is a mingling of two things: sadness and joyful anticipation. Sadness, because I have loved my job, working alongside the most amazing colleagues in Jeanette Harris and Lara Brooks. And joyful anticipation because in every other season like this, God has been so faithful in directing my path to new places that are part of his glorious plan. I'm ready Lord! But for now, I'm happy to be still for a bit. To homeschool my kiddos. To mend, and wait on my good, good Father. "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever." (Psalm 107:1)
Drenching my days in God’s beautiful promises 💛🙌🏼 “I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. For as the soil makes the sprout come up and a garden causes seeds to grow, so the Sovereign Lord will make righteousness and praise spring up before all nations.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭61:10-11‬ ‭NIV‬‬ . . . #praise #gratitude #grateful #godisgood #promises
Need some reading material? These magazines, published by @emilysvoiceau and edited by moi, are available now, delivered to your door 🙌🏼 Link in bio 😁 . . . . #allthatwonder #magazine #lovelife #changeculture #prolife #prolove #editor #emilysvoice
Hard to believe that one week ago I was at the Brisbane Art Gallery sitting in front of this Monet masterpiece. It was so peaceful, so good for the soul. Sigh. It’s hard to articulate what’s going on in my heart right now. I think it’s a kind of grief as I see our wonderful lifestyle eroding, more every day. Fear taking hold. But our God is BIGGER! Our God knows us and loves us. Our God can be trusted through the unsteady, unsettledness. We can run to him with absolutely every concern. I draw such encouragement from these verses as they tug me back to the lily pond of God’s never-ending, all-encompassing peace: “Don’t be pulled in different directions or worried about a thing. Be saturated in prayer throughout each day, offering your faith-filled requests before God with overflowing gratitude. Tell him every detail of your life, then God’s wonderful peace that transcends human understanding, will make the answers known to you through Jesus Christ. So keep your thoughts continually fixed on all that is authentic and real, honorable and admirable, beautiful and respectful, pure and holy, merciful and kind. And fasten your thoughts on every glorious work of God, praising him always.” ‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4:6-8‬ ‭(TPT‬‬)
I’ve been in Brisbane for the launch of this baby today: All That Wonder magazine, published by @emilysvoiceau and edited by moi ☺️ I’ll share more later. Big day. I’m stuffed. Good night 😴 * * * #allthatwonder #magazine #launch #emilysvoice #lovelifechangeculture

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