tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post5775656398648169473..comments2023-06-10T22:42:19.087+10:00Comments on Australasian Christian Writers: Small Things, Slow BeginningsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-26468105968282542762018-03-26T12:30:24.030+11:002018-03-26T12:30:24.030+11:00Thanks Cate. That's good to hear :)Thanks Cate. That's good to hear :) Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-40545253985996485982018-03-25T20:59:46.021+11:002018-03-25T20:59:46.021+11:00Thanks, Jenny, for this post and for all you did t...Thanks, Jenny, for this post and for all you did toward organising the event. It was a lovely day and I’m very glad I was able to be a part of it. It was inspiring to see other authors with all their writings and to glean wisdom from their journeys. Catriona McKeownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01755816934717121501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-88784319861360107542018-03-22T21:58:32.763+11:002018-03-22T21:58:32.763+11:00Thanks, Narelle. I hope so too :) Thanks, Narelle. I hope so too :) Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-39431133325453319492018-03-22T16:53:16.553+11:002018-03-22T16:53:16.553+11:00Hi Jenny, Thanks for your encouraging post. It can...Hi Jenny, Thanks for your encouraging post. It can be easy to measure things by worldly standards (success = large numbers) and miss seeing the smaller blessings. I hope all the authors are encouraged by the feedback you shared with us. :) Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-18637936204287008042018-03-22T14:44:20.328+11:002018-03-22T14:44:20.328+11:00That they do :) Thanks Jo'Anne.That they do :) Thanks Jo'Anne.Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-24686228447907887732018-03-22T12:24:25.547+11:002018-03-22T12:24:25.547+11:00Yes, He does. Thanks Susan :) Yes, He does. Thanks Susan :) Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-56675764066320563932018-03-22T12:23:53.001+11:002018-03-22T12:23:53.001+11:00Glad you loved it, Hazel. So glad we are not doing...Glad you loved it, Hazel. So glad we are not doing this alone :) Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-1530515772983538762018-03-22T12:23:00.397+11:002018-03-22T12:23:00.397+11:00Thanks, Paula, I like your way of looking at Ian I...Thanks, Paula, I like your way of looking at Ian Irvine's statement :) Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-40357066454876223452018-03-22T08:44:33.168+11:002018-03-22T08:44:33.168+11:00A great reminder, thanks, Jenny... and a good star...A great reminder, thanks, Jenny... and a good start to the day. <br /><br />I am not usually on Facebook at 5.30 am but came to check for prayer updates and seeing as I was early, had a peep at what's happening here.<br />It is easy to be discouraged, but the message in this is God sees, God knows, and He cares. Thank you. Now, to start the day properly.<br />Susan Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187345684944561717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-73368353593135590202018-03-22T07:30:40.205+11:002018-03-22T07:30:40.205+11:00Yes, Jenny. Time and time again the Lord had prove...Yes, Jenny. Time and time again the Lord had proved how true your words are:<br />While we labour --- learning, crafting, plotting, writing, connecting, promoting --- the impact of our work is ultimately in God's hands. He says, '“not by might, not by power, but by my Spirit said the Lord’ (Zech 4:6)'. His timing is not always our timing, His objectives are not always our objectives.<br />I loved your blog. Thank you.<br />Hazel's bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15130890759088634619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-82039062785190052942018-03-21T23:09:53.885+11:002018-03-21T23:09:53.885+11:00Hi Jenny, what an encouraging lot to mull over. I ...Hi Jenny, what an encouraging lot to mull over. I think Ian Irvine's quote that you started off with isn't totally bleak, but helps us keep things in perspective. If we know that there's a good chance we'll only ever make a small splash, will we keep on going? Maybe that's the litmus test of a passion. So glad the book fair went off so well 😊Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-46433052417310400062018-03-21T11:39:47.207+11:002018-03-21T11:39:47.207+11:00Thanks Nola. Agreed - and yes, the best way to see...Thanks Nola. Agreed - and yes, the best way to see how it goes is to come along. I like your logic :) Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-15606240294242489352018-03-21T11:37:52.813+11:002018-03-21T11:37:52.813+11:00Great perspective, Jenny. It's easy to look fo...Great perspective, Jenny. It's easy to look for the statistics (How many attended? How many books were sold?), but there are other things that are harder to measure, like the great conversations had with readers, networking with other authors, touching someone with a reading, encouragement and knowledge gained at a workshop. Thanks for all of the work you put into it. I had a number of people asking me how it went, so hopefully more people will come and see for themselves next time. Big things can indeed come from small beginnings.Nola Passmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08425394685430146759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-81602362827478650652018-03-21T11:37:24.316+11:002018-03-21T11:37:24.316+11:00Well said, Ruth :) Thank you :) Well said, Ruth :) Thank you :) Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-82913286592889688732018-03-21T11:27:27.331+11:002018-03-21T11:27:27.331+11:00Thanks for a heartening post. So often we forget t...Thanks for a heartening post. So often we forget that each step forward is an achievement. We expect big at the expense of gratitude.Ruth Bonettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07542313894716045515noreply@blogger.com