What can a grateful heart give?

 I am grateful to God for life. 

I have passed through the waters

I have crawled through the storm

I persevered the heat of the fire

My bones didn't break when the cold got too bad

I bless the name of Yahweh

I am who I am

Because He is who He is

The past the present the tomorrows

They don't change the glory of His rule

I am grateful for family

Even though I came to the world alone

I also didn't come alone

I had I have I will have people around me

They have my back always

I am grateful for a God who loves me

His kindness has been a cloth for me

It keeps me warm and pretty 

His mercies ensures that I can hold my head high

His grace is the reason I wake up every morning

I am grateful for health

Effortlessly I stood up from my bed today

I pass out waste with the aid if a pipe

I eat and it doesn't come back up

My fingers can move on the keyboard

I am grateful today

Not because I am better than anyone else

Neither am I more beautiful than I was yesterday

But I have a brain that can form this words

A heart that is grateful. 

~ Mariam Campbell July 2021

How can you change the direction of your life?

A lot of us have been stuck in a rut. Not knowing what the next step is or how to rise above the joke our life has become is a major challenge for many. All around us people are loosing their jobs. A lot leave school and can't find jobs, some are under employed or over qualified. While we have a lot who are dissatisfied with where they are in life.
Nothing will satisfy you better than riding on the high that you get from doing what you are passionate about.

Over the years I have been riding on the high that my passion gives me. These pictures speak of a journey in teaching craft.

Higher Above

The air is clean

The breeze is fresh

The sun is kind

The moon a delight

The stars wink at night

Just as a friend does in jest

The rocks massage your feet

And knocks away the feel of pain

How wondrous and how beautiful

The works of a God unseen

Who makes things bright and new

Bless Him bless Him everyday

               ©January 2020

From the top of the mountain

Go to the top of the mountain

Look around at all your eyes can behold

The expanse of land below

The beauty of the sky above

Man seems so small

Troubles become insignificant

The birds are closer to you

The dew of heaven cold on your skin

Go to the top of the mountain

Wonder at the miracle of the trees

Growing out of a hard rock

The skies are closer

With your hands stretched to touch the sky

The beauty of a God so magnificent

A coordinated and organized creation

From a being so great

It’s impossible to see the end of His greatness

Even when you are at the top of the highest mountain

©January 2020

Empowering the younger generation

Entrepreneurship and growth is the key to growth in Africa.

It is important that we open the door of entrepreneurship to the new generation, the teenagers and the youth in our community.

This is how we do it -  combining teaching with mentoring....

Fabric accessories from Old T-shirt

Most of us have our old T-shirts at home and we either throw them away or give them out. Those old T-shirts are made from cotton and can be converted to necklaces or scarves and lots more.

 

Materials needed

Old t-shirt (or new one if you like)

Tape rule

Scissors

Needle and thread (you will be needing the long hand sewing needle)

Anything to embellish it

Steps

1.      Take the T-shirt and place on a flat surface like a work table of the floor.

2.      Measure the width or length of the T-shirt and your neck length.

3.      Cut the t-shirt in strips. You will have to cut 2 sizes. 8 short ones and 18 long ones. Then cut for short strips that are much thinner in width than the rest. Also cut 2 wider short strips. This will be used to cover the joining areas.

4.      Arrange the long and short strips together and place separately.

5.      Thread the needle with a colour

that matches the colour of the t-shirt. Take the long strips by one end and the short ones by another end and join together by sewing them with your needle and thread. (Ensure you sew together firmly.)

6.      Do same for the other side.  Take the thing short strips and sew on one side of the necklace but don’t sew the other end so that one end is free and extends down like a sort of embellishment.

7.      Now what is left is to cover up the joining sections on both sides of the necklace. Take one of the wider short strips place it round the joining so that it meets at the back of the necklace. Then sew together ensuring that the area where you sewed the long and short strips together is perfectly covered. Do same for the other side.

8.      And so you have it!

9.      Check mine in the picture below………………..Enjoy!