This morning Theo asked me when was the last time I have seen Elfie. Let me first tell you about Elfie.

Elfie is our Elf on the shelf which we brought back from the USA. The tradition is for him to, for a few weeks before Christmas, visit a household and watch the children’s behavior whether it is good or bad. Well, normally our Elf is full of mischief and doing all sorts of naughty things in and around the house. It sometimes also happen that he pays us a special visit, just to spice up our lives.

After Theo asked me about Elfie, I knew that he came and is hiding somewhere, doing what he is not supposed to be doing.

Then only I saw him, sitting with Pinocchio, listening to all his lies. You wonder how I knew he was lying to him, the proof was in the length of his nose.

This reminded me of my  struggles last night. The whole of yesterday I was struggling to write and edit my posts on my blog.  I corrected all the mistakes made but every time that I opened the blog, there it was, all the same mistakes, with no correction.

Then I tried for 4 hours to write and post my Vegetable dish recipe. I wrote it out about 27 times, updating it but it never appears anywhere on my blog. By that time I was so impatient, doubtful of myself, that maybe it’s too difficult for me,  with my sight impairment, to do a blog.  I started to believe the lie, the silent voice whispering in my ear, you are not good enough.

I called out to God, asking Him to show me what I was doing wrong. This was my final cry for help, although I was alone at home, with nobody to help me,I trusted that He will come to my rescue.

Then,  all of a sudden, I thought that maybe, just maybe,  my daughter was logged into my blog.  I send her a message,  and there and then the problem was solved.

If I had listened to that soft voice, trying to convince me that I am not able,not good enough,  I would not have posted my daily writing, and never have gotten the message from a stranger, thanking  me for my encouraging messages that I shared.

Hopefully Elfie won’t believe the lie, and will realize it is not Christmas as yet, and return back to the North pole.