A good Change

My blog has not been running for that long and I am still learning about this blogging business, but there is one thing that I could never seem to be satisfied with, how my page looked. It always frustrated me that I could not get the look that represents my South Africanism and my personality at the same time. I read so many blogs that had all these great illustrations that were unique to them and wondered how they did it. I even googled ways to do it myself, but since I do not have my Photoshop Software yet, there was no way I was going to get the unique look I was looking for.

The other problem I had was trying to blend in the two things that I wanted. I love the colour pink, well since its, pink...lol . At the same time I love Giraffe and had no idea how to create an header with  both included. Not forgetting something to represent the name of my blog. Being South African is important to me and I needed that to show as well.

While browsing a couple of days ago, I entered a blog that I love to look at and decided to leave a comment. I then read a few of the comments left before me and came across a guy who said he did and illustration of what the blogger had photographed and I was curious to see it. I went to his blog and saw that he does children's illustrations which were just amazing. So I decided to try my luck and mail him to see if he would help me change my header.

Low and behold, he mailed me back all the way from Bosnia-Herzegovina!! I told him what I wanted and in a short few minutes he had done it, and it is perfect!! I love how he put everything together, and I did not even tell him to use pink. Now I am a satisfied momma... and can now focus on promoting my blog, or at  least try to...

Thanks Emir Isović ...You have made my Day!!!

Check his illustrations out at: http://superemir.blogspot.com/
And not forgetting his wife Mehtap Ozer's  wonderful  - The Old Curiosity shop

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A Letter to Fred Hammond...

Dear Fred,

I have known you since I was in my mothers whom. I heard you voice and danced to your tunes from the time I could stand. My family loves your music ministry since you formed Commissioned in 1982. My mom, my dad, my uncles and even my grand parents were ecstatic that a group was formed that did gospel music in a way that spoke personally to them. I remember long vacation drives, sitting on my knees, staring out of the back windshield, singing "love is the way" to the people in the car behind us...lol

I grew up to your music and my life was changed by the words you used to describe the love of your life. There was a sense of excitement in our house every time we heard of a new release, and the time we spent waiting for it to finally come to South Africa were agonising. I used to sit for hours learning the lyrics to the songs once we got the album and would always be the popular one in Sunday school because I always knew your music best.

Your music took us through dark times too. In October 2005, when you finally were coming to SA, my grandfather passed. I was in the car on my way to your first show and had no idea that my dear oupa (O paa) had gone to be with the Lord. My mom was with him when he passed and chose not to tell me since I had been waiting years for you to come to our country. She did not want to make it a sad occasion.

My entire family came to see the show on the Friday in honour of my grandad and in the words of my Uncle E "Life would not be the same if we did not go and see Fred Hammond, and dad would want us to go"

I am so grateful that I have had your music as the theme song to many events in my life. You have given me great memories to relive with my kids and now when I watch L sit and learn the lyrics to "Take my Hand"  on the 'Love Unnstopable' album, I hope that he enjoys good memories from your music as well.

Thank you for listening to the heart of God and fulfilling your destiny in the way He intended for you.

You have truly been a blessing in out lives and will probably never know it.

With the Love from our Father

M.Jay.

This Post was inspired my Mama Kat's writers Workshop - Prompt no 4.

Open letter to a celebrity.

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