The big picture person - daydreaming about the mountain top whilst lying at its feet. Dreams are good - without vision there is no hope. But without action , dreams remain dreams. He who has a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. - Proverbs 10:4 We can so easily slip into autopilot, fast-forwarding through the day just to tick boxes. But precision  is the difference between completion and success. Slow down, dear reader, and focus on what you are

by Elrene van Staden “Love me at my worst, and I promise you, I’ll always strive to be my best.” We tend to hide our worst from people - sometimes even from our loved ones, and sometimes from ourselves. In trying to believe that we are good, we often blind ourselves to our own harmful behaviours and habits. In doing so, we hide from God, just as Adam and Eve did in the Garden of Eden when they felt ashamed. Now, why bring this up in a love letter? Isn’t Valentine’s Day about

by Elrene van Staden “In my garden, after a rainfall, you can faintly, yes, hear the breaking of new blooms.” Truman Capote After a long and cold winter, the trees are still bare, the grass remains a brownish-yellow, and there are no flowers to be seen - yet we celebrate Spring Day, knowing what lies ahead. The season of colour begins today: a time of growth and new beginnings. We watched the leaves dry out in autumn. They turned from green to orange, yellow, and pink. How is

by Elrene van Staden The Adventures of Pinocchio is a children’s story about a wooden puppet who wishes to become a real boy. Most likely, you’ve read the book or watched the film. However, we sometimes look past the golden thread woven through these children’s stories. There is something of value hidden within them for everyone. As C.S. Lewis said, “A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest.” In The Velveteen Rabb