Update on life

I know.

You don't need to tell me.

I'm a shocker!

It's been over a month since I've blogged, in fact it is growing closer to two months.  But to be fair, part of the issue is that I have been blogging more on our Church Planting Blog which means that the Christian Ministry/Church planting posts have gone to a different home.  You can check them out at: http://gracechristiancommunity.org.au/boxhill/blog/

In fact, the only reason you are getting a post today, is because I was reading up on old posts (I'm doing a little talk about my ministry experiences at my parents/sisters church and was looking for material) and given that blogger was open and ready I though- I better do something :)

Did you know in three weeks I will be starting my new job?

It has snuck up rather scarily.  I am pretty excited though.  I'm loving the idea of rocking up at Uni and meeting with lots of girls to read the Bible.  I have great memories of my time of Uni Ministry, and I am just so excited to see what God will do.  There is nothing quite like one to one discipleship in the way it can change people's hearts and make a huge impact for the Kingdom.

The scary thing is time.  How I will fit church, Uni work, life, housework, and most particularly writing into my life.

My aim was to get my first draft of my novel done before my start date of June 25.

And while I am very proud of what I have achieved so far this year, a first draft of a novel is not one of those things.  I printed it out about 4 weeks ago and sat down to read carefully and make notes of what things needed to be still written/changed.  And I suspect I have a list of about 50 things.  Some are as simple as "Add more description".  Some are as massive as "write the scene".  So in three weeks I don't think all of that is going to happen!

So, as excited as I am about RMIT, I am still a little sad to go back from a "part-time" writer to a hobby writer.

BTW, if you are interested in supporting my ministry financially (I need to raise money to work at RMIT) you can support me at This site

And....because he's too cute not to get a mention:

Here is my beautiful Nephew Oliver.  He is wearing a suit that I bought him about an hour after he was born :)  He is smiley and energetic and adorable.  Elise and I both think he said "Belinda" the other day.  Of course, it sounded more like Owoooahh, but we knew what he meant.
:)
Love BG