Bella Blossom

🌿 Inhale courage. Exhale fear. 🌿

Fear whispers that we’re not enough, but God’s Word speaks louder. When we trust Jesus, fear loses its grip. Courage isn’t the absence of fear, it’s choosing faith in the face of it. Fear is not something we overcome in our own strength, it’s something we surrender.

💗 Woman of God, you are braver than you feel, stronger than you know, and never alone. His perfect love casts out fear, and His presence goes with you always.

📖 “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind.” – 2 Timothy 1:7

TIME TO BLOOM - PART 2

Hi! So if you haven't read part one, you might want to head back and catch up for the full story 🙋🏻‍♀️ 

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I am not the same girl I was back in 2019.

I was still a newly wed. I had figure out how to get a new business through Covid. We lost, gained and learned so much during this time. It challenged me in more ways I thought was possible. I was confronted with so much of WHY I started the business and WHAT was my DREAMS AND PLANS for the future. 

We had just lost a father to cancer unexpectedly. At the time we weren't married yet. But the major loss and event took a toll in our lives for quite some time. We have moved around A LOT! 

Twice in Pretoria before we relocated to Cape Town, now our hometown. And twice here already. 4 Moves in 5 years! I'll unpack some of this at a later stage. 

Relocating a business also came with a bunch of adjustments and challenges. I became a mom of the most beautiful, gentle but strong soul Blayden. Went through many personal and health challenges. Went through major career changes with my hubby and many more things that live just kept throwing at us.

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With every life event, move, shift and change and challenge, I was stripped from pieces of myself. Busy becoming who I am created and called to be. Learning to focus on HIM to see and walk in my true calling. 

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If you would like to be a part of the Bella Blossom journey, please follow, like and share and pop me a DM with your email address.✉️ 

Im excited to share more with you! 

Al my love.
BB

GRACE🪷
This quote struck me. And got me thinking about what is grace? What does it look like? And how grace gives us a gateway to purpose.

2 Corinthians 12:9: ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’

Grace means undeserved favor. A gift from God.
This favor overflows in powerful, practical helpfulness from God in your daily life where you most need it. That help is also called grace because it’s free and it’s undeserved. Grace is also part of His character. And influences how we treat each other and situations. It alters our way of thinking.

It no longer has space for thinking of things as "not good enough" or for something or someone to be "perfect".
Grace stands in and closes the gap for us.

We no longer need to feel shame about flaws and mistakes as long as we abide in Him and in His presence. Here God's grace covers us. Erases our weaknesses. Makes us new. Gives us peace.

A gateway to purpose - our purpose to serve and honor Him in everything we do. Covering in difficult spaces so that we can be a vessel for His Glory.

I pray that you will experience God's Grace this week wherever you go. That you will see His grace in new ways in and around your life. May his Grace also give you peace where you need it!

🌸 TIME TO BLOOM - PART 1
So, it’s been a minute!

If you don’t know me,I'm Audrey, a 31-year-old girl with a heart & love for people. Mom of one, Blayden 10months old, wife of my amazing husband Elandré for 5 years & business owner of Golden Moon Creative Studios for 6 years.  

I started the Bella Blossom journey back in Oct 2019. Bella, meaning beautiful. Blossom = blooming/ flourishing. The name connects to a personal prophecy, my purpose, & a cause close to my heart. With a passion for women’s empowerment. To help woman love live, love themselves, find purpose, to connect with like-minded woman, to support, to guide & ultimately serve through the love of our Heavenly Father & the passion he gave me for other woman.

Before covid, I had numerous plans & arrangements in place. Our launch date was 26 March 2020. We unfortunately got an unpleasant surprise with the announcement of lock down happening on the 27th of March. With all the challenges that came with covid, our venture were shut down & prevented us from continuing down the road we hoped for.

My soul felt crushed. I lost hope in what was a dream to pursue. I tried to keep the flame alive with not much success because of a total lack of motivation and a lot of disappointment.

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In the meantime, many time has passed and every other day I get a gentle nudge in my heart, KNOWING - I HAVE TO GET BACK TO IT!

So here I am today, GETTING BACK INTO IT! 🥳
🙋🏻‍♀️ But I am not the same girl I was back in 2019.

I will share a bit about my story over the next few weeks. I hope to take you with me on the journey forward.

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If you would like to be a part of the Bella Blossom journey, please follow, like and share and pop me a DM with your email address.✉️

Im excited to share more with you!
Al my love.

BB

💮 PROTECT YOUR PEACE 💮

We all know life is full of situations and events that leave us feeling uncomfortable, left out, upset, angry, unhappy, anxious, etc.

This can be anything from the people you surround yourself with, the music you listen to, TV shows you watch and the advice you seek.

But we often forget that the key to our mental health is HOW WE RESPOND TO THESE events and situations.

Protecting your peace is not always a simple task. Here are some tips to help.

1. When you feel that your “buttons” are being pushed in a situation, STOP. 🛑 PAUSE. ⏸ Take a moment before you react.

2. Set your INTENTIONS AND BOUNDARIES IN PLACE for areas and relationships in your life.

3. Feelings come in waves. If you take a moment, you realise that the overwhelming feelings will pass and you can mindfully choose how you want to respond with the intention suited for the relationship or event.

4. Stick to your boundaries. Even when it’s difficult. You have set your boundaries for a reason.

5. Accept the things you cannot change. Let them go. Don’t let these things take up unnecessary space in your mind.

6. Remove the things in your life that’s in your control that triggers you.

Lastly

7. Meditate. Meditation is a wonderful tool to help you focus, realign yourself, regain peace and perspective. (whatever works for you. Listen to music, guided meditation, praying, worship, spending time in the word of God etc.)

Don’t let others destroy your peace. ✌️.
*Image credit - Designs by Sherry Ann

🌸 SOUL FOOD! 🌸
“Owning your story is the bravest thing you'll ever do!”

I've read this a thousand times but it never seemed to have the impact on me it had lately.

We all have OUR OWN STORY. Our own path. Our own way. Our own purpose. Our own life.

And we live in a society where we are bombared with so many stories. So many life's. So many ideas and suggestions of how our story and life should look like.

In this we miss out. We miss out BIG TIME. Your blessing is that you are unique. There is ONLY ONE YOU. One story true to who you are and should be. We are all blessed with a unique calling and purpose on our lives. Why try and live someone else's story when your story was designed, created JUST FOR YOU.

This makes me feel so special!! Loved. Cared for.

Have you ever stopped for a minute and think that there is someone out there that need to hear your story. That will benefit, be motivated, learn from your true experiences?

Be BOLD in who you are! ALL OF YOU. Your good and bad. The up and down. Your successes and failures. Your mistakes and lessons learned. The advice you can give from your experiences. The advice you ignored and wish you rather took to heart.

It's all part of who you are. Own it. Ace it. Conquer it! Be YOU! And focus on being the BEST verion of YOURSELF! It's definitely not always easy. But a million times worth it!

💮WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU...💮

Melons. Sweet stuff. Or what feels just like a CACTUS! 🙄🌵

It hurts. Its uncomfortable. You really just want to leave it out in the sun. To take care of itself or maybe just go away?

Im sure all of us have or had a situation where we felt like it was a "CACTUS-SITUATION".

Each pot on the shelf represents situations in our life. The ones we don't like to take care of. The ones we would rather ignore. The hurtful situations we don't want to deal with. These will look different for everyone.

For me one would be my HEALTH. A situation that numbs me even when i just think about it. Something i don't like to talk about. Something that scares the life out of me. Something that I have no words or explanation for. I kinda just let it be.

Another would be my relationship with food. Its TERRIBLE!! I always thought that i love food. But I only recently realized that honestly don't really like food. I love the companionship when you share a meal. The coffee dates. The wine and pasta with friends. A meal shared with my Hubby. When im alone... 🙄 No food is my default go to.

"Cactus-situations" are waiting for us TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THEM. They will only continue to grow in a unhealthy environment until we eventually have the courage and motivation to tackle them.

The good news is: They can also become a environment where we learn most about the GRACE and LOVE and ACCEPTANCE of our Heavenly Father. IT NEVER STOPS. ITS ALWAYS THE SAME. AND ITS SUFFICIENT!!

Cry out to HIM in your "Cactus-situations". Let He show you that His Love is enough. His Grace is Sufficient. And He wants to take care of YOU and EVERYTHING on the shelf.

*If you need someone to listen. Someone to help. Please share/DM your story or "Cactus-situations" with us.
*Image credit - my lifestyle memoir

🌸 SOUL FOOD! 🌸
“ Let go of your WHAT-IFS, BUTS and MAYBES”.

Dont live in terror of something that might or might never happen. Cling to HIS peace and strength. 🙏🏻

💮WRITING YOUR STORY💮

The BEST part about writing your STORY is that the next page is BLANK and you get to CHOOSE how the next chapter will read.

🍒From me to YOU:
If you need a change in your story. You can make it happen! MINDSET is key! Spend some time in your own thoughts and assess how healthy your mind and thought life is. You CAN write a new chapter. Start today by changing the way you think for the better. Start by telling yourself you can. Start by believing in your dreams and aspirations. Start by giving that first step even if it scares you. ONLY YOU CAN!!

🌼 MOTIVATION 🌼 "Stop Shrinking yourself to FIT places you've OUTGROWN."

I hope to motivate you to GROW. To stand BOLD for what you believe in. To CHASE your dreams FEARLESSLY. And to be okay to MOVE forward. Growing pains are never comfortable or easy. But the fruit of the growth so REWARDING!

💮SURROUND YOURSELF WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE LIKE THE ICING ON A DONUT! 💮

Sweet! Tasty😋
We become like the people and things we surround ourselves with.

Surround yourself with people who get you. Who make life a bit sweeter like the icing on the donut. Who motive and uplift you.

I think life itself has more than enough challenges as it is. Why add an additional few by surrounding yourself with things, people and environments who drag you down.

I vote for ICING AND SPRINKLES in 2021. How about you?