Fun, Faith, and Real Life.
I’m not only about the deep and meaningful stuff. All of that sits inside a generous dose of lighthearted fun, cheeky sass, and sunshine. My social feed could spit out anything from a capybara riding a crocodile (it’s not AI, okay!) to the latest three-ingredient Japanese food hack that I’ll probably try this weekend.
I love being an entrepreneur - harnessing creativity to build in business, create storybooks and journals; and cultivate a good, Godly life. My mission is to Be The Difference to the one right next to me (the starfish-on-the-shore story of old).
What I Bring to Our Space.
I bring warm, disarming energy into the room; 25+ years of varied experience to relate to whatever you do; and a balanced blend of creativity and critical thinking. I can deeply relate to life's difficulties and drama; but I can also testify to God's healing, goodness and the joy of moving forward right in the middle of life's tensions.
God’s Grace in the Messy Spaces of My Life.
(Where, honestly, it would have been much nicer to rip the day's page out, origami its ugly self into a paper boat, and bon voyage it down the river!)
He flipped my failure in Varsity Maths and Accounting into a forged path as a Commercial Banking Accounts Analyst in my younger years.
He re-postured my performance-driven, pride-bruised knees to knees that know and live fully in His freedom (and enjoy Padel!).
He healed the pains of divorce and used that experience to serve and help others in Divorce Recovery Care ministry.
He planted fresh opportunities in the wake of liquidation loss, letting something die to make room for something that brings life.
He filled the dark and bitter spaces of deception with His radiant light of forgiveness and moving forward.
And so much more that would fill and overflow the scrolls of Isaiah. I'm so grateful.
I want to show up for God because He has shown up for me over and over again. And I want to show up for you because you matter.
I mean this in the most life-giving and kind way: I don't feel sorry for you.
That would imply you can do nothing about whatever is not sitting well with you right now. And that's not the Truth. You CAN do something. We pick up our mat and move. You are not frozen, or a label of whatever has happened to you. If you are not blooming where you are planted, move.
Like a pearl formed in the safety of its shell, so too are you formed and molded in God's hands, through the challenges and blessings discovered in life's experiences.
Layer upon layer added. Moment to moment, season to season.
Building and crafting the unique you that is you. Always safely held.
Just like the Baroque Pearl, we too encounter appreciable resistance in our life spaces and it's precisely that pressing and molding that accentuates your beauty and value.
And the lustre of this cultivated Treasure is so attractive and brings its Creator glory.
There is only one of you. A unique shape, impossible to duplicate, crafted with intention and designed for a Purpose.
How wonderful to know that your Creator is that expansive, that He is literally able and wanting to make you just you. Not one in a million. Just the one of you.
A highly valued Treasure.
Crowned! God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. James 1:12 (NLT)
And who doesn't want a crown.
Meet Wisdom. She was the architect at God's side when He created the World and she was so happy with the World that he created and she rejoiced with the human family.
Go and read Proverbs 8. It will change your life. Her Ways are more precious than Rubies and her Gifts are better than Gold.
She will place a lovely wreath on your head; she will present you with a beautiful crown.” Proverbs 4:9 (NLT)
Straight from the mouth of Jesus: "I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take away your crown." Revelation 3:11
Stand firm and hang onto that beautiful headpiece of yours.
Shine so others can see His Splendid crown.
Monday to Friday
In person or online
Based in Durbanville
(Western Cape, South Africa)
Email or Whatsapp preferable thebeautifulbaroque@gmail.com
0834 81 81 86
Thanking you, Tracey