Saying goodbye to Miss Daisy’s Petals

I started laughing as I wrote the title for this final blog post, as some of you may be thinking “hasn’t this blog died already?”

That’s how absent I have been…

Well today is the day that I officially say Goodbye to Miss Daisy’s Petals.

Why? You may ask (or not)

I started this blog in 2013 when I first moved to Wales. I love to write as a form of expression and I wanted to document this huge journey I was embarking on. I wanted to share the lessons I was learning living in a new place alongside my experience of growing as a Christian and as a woman.

That was 10 years ago, and as you can imagine a lot has changed since my first blog post, and Miss Daisy’s Petals just no longer represents the Daisy I am today.

I think things were coming to an end around 2019/2020 and if you have been following this blog you would have noticed that I started to write less. I         started to focus more on Instagram and YouTube as I felt maybe more visuals is what Miss Daisy’s Petals needed. Looking back I think I was just delaying the inevitable because by 2021, I more or less abandoned all my platforms as I just couldn’t connect with Miss Daisy’s Petals anymore.

This blog website is extremely outdated (cringe), and in 2022 I began playing around with the idea of rebranding and revamping the blog. I even hopped onto Instagram a few times announcing my comeback, but I was never able to follow through.

By the end of 2022 a lot had changed and so many things came to an end.

• My singleness – I blogged a lot about singleness but I am married now! I married the most caring, honest and kind God-fearing man in July 2022. I shared a photo on my Insta stories to everyone’s surprise :)

My husband and I on our wedding day 💗

• I moved out of Wales! Literally on the 31st of December 2022. This was a HUGE change for me as I had lived in Wales for 10 years and it was the one place that truly had my heart. However I knew, even outside of getting married, that my time in Wales had to come to an end.

• Lastly, I experienced a very painful friendship breakup that was literally life changing. Life changing in a sense that it marked a turning point for me,  as I had to finally confront my avoidance, people pleasing, tendency to walk on egg shells and operate out of fear and anxiety. I know this sounds like a lot but this was my default and something drastic needed to happen to allow me to see it. The friendship breakup was incredibly difficult to go through and caused a blight on what was supposed to be a beautiful first few months of marriage.

The many endings of 2022 made me reflect on this blog, and I realised what Miss Daisy’s Petals needed wasn’t a rebrand, it needed to come to an end.

New beginnings

2023 is a new beginning for me and I want to fully embrace the newness of this season, and no longer hold onto the things that represent all that has ended.

Writing for this blog has been a tremendous blessing and I want to thank all who have taken the time to read my posts over the years and those who have supported by sharing, commenting and liking the blog posts. It’s not easy putting yourself out there on the internet but you have all been so positive and kind and I am so grateful!

What’s next?

I am still your girl! The journey continues and I will be making a comeback. There will be a new name, a new website and some new content! I am so excited to share this phase of my life with you.

Please sign up to my mailing list for details of the website launch, otherwise you can follow my Instagram, Twitter, YouTube or Facebook page (hurry, before the name changes) as I will be making announcements on there.

Goodbye Miss Daisy’s Petals…

You will be missed.

Last few months in Wales

…old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

2 Corinthians 5:17

 

Love, your girl forever,

♥ Daisy ♥  

New Home

Hi all, just a quick post to share a few photos of my new home.

Getting here was truly a journey of faith, all I can say is *sings* To God be the glory, great things he has done!

I hope to share the story with you soon but until then enjoy the pictures J

My cottage on the far right before the gate.

God does answer prayers!

Love, your girl forever,

♥ Miss Daisy ♥

Goodbye Ammanford, Hello Llangammarch Wells

Goodbye Ammanford

Last day at the house

The moving van

Our living room (Didn't manage to get a picture of it before the move but it was beautiful!)

Our Kitchen and dinning area (I'll never forget the delicious meals, talks and laughs we had here)

Taking my bed apart :-(

Children and brethren working together :-) 

Time to say Goodbye :-(

Hello Llangammarch Wells 

The entrance to our house

The front of our new house




















Our new living room, ready for us to make some new memories!

New kitchen and dining area 

  The view from my bedroom window (it will probably look better in the summer, but still love it!)

  More views from our new house

 
Living in Llanagammarch Wells, for the past month has been an interesting and different experience. We live next to a sheep farm so we often get the sheep sneaking into our gate and leaving their mess! We also have to wear Wellington Boots just to go outside, collect wood for the fireplace, use torches outside when it's dark and our nearest supermarket is a 30 minute drive away! Sometimes, I wish I could just close my eyes and be back in our home in Ammanford, but every time I see the beautiful scenery during the day, the stars at night and hear the sound of the river, I realise this is where I need to be.

It is beautiful here in Llanagammarch Wells and it has been a joy living here so far. Come visit me sometime :-)

 Love, your girl forever,

♥ Miss Daisy ♥ 

Moving house (and home), Goodbye Betws/Ammanford

Many of you may have heard me talking about this, but today is the day we move house. I have never experienced the motions of packing up everything and moving from one house to another. My parents have occupied our current family house in London since…well let’s just say I have no memory of living anywhere else!

This house on Parc Bwtri Mawr means a lot to me as it was my first Welsh home. The outside looks very nice, but believe me, the inside is full of precious songs, deep and meaningful conversations, encouraging words, prayers, laughter, fellowship, and most importantly love! As I write this, the words of this hymn come to mind “Happy the home, where God is there and love fills every breast….” (Happy the home, SDA Hymn 655). Truly God has been there for us during our time at Parc Bwtri Mawr. I will definitely miss the area we lived in. We lived in Betws, but because Betws is so small it is easier to tell people we lived in Ammanford. I will definitely miss the staff at Tesco, all the bus drivers, and the friendly smiles and faces of all the residents of Ammanford.

So, for the next few weeks I will be living in Powys, Mid Wales which is completely rural; think farm houses, no neighbours  no street lights, country roads and firewood heating! I will let Google Maps tell a better story!

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=ld4+4dp&ie=UTF-8&ei=nDgOUc-oKced0QXJuIDoCg&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAA 

I have lived in the city all my life; London to be precise. So living completely rural will be a challenge and yet, at the same time, a joy. Pray for me people!

Next stop, Powys!

 Love, your girl forever,

♥ Miss Daisy ♥ 

p.s pictures of our move and the new house will follow soon

2012 has gone into eternity, but the lessons still live on.....

I remember New Year’s Day 2012, I posted a Facebook status saying “2012: this is the year my life will change!” I wrote this trying to be deep and profound but at the same time knowing that issues from 2011 would reach their conclusion in 2012 and as a result big changes would occur. However the changes I was to face in 2012 were much greater than I had anticipated.

So much happened in 2012 but on this occasion I will share with you two events.

Firstly, I lost a friend that was dear to my heart. OK, no one died! But it felt like it. This was someone who I thought would be in my life forever, but this was no longer the case. It was very hard for me to see my life without them, so, much of my 2012 was spent in much sadness and disappointment. God, however is so good because he has brought me much peace and comfort through this situation, which is such a blessing because there was a time when I thought the pain of the situation would never pass. In God’s providence this situation did bring me closer with an unexpected friend. My friend Sophie and I were acquainted but hardly spoke, however God used her to bring much joy and happiness during my “great loss”. Her friendship, her counsel, her kind words and many ways to make me laugh have blessed me beyond words. When I think about Sophie the phrase “she gets me” comes to mind. Truly the Lord gives beauty for ashes!

Another drastic change I faced in 2012 is my move to South Wales. I made a promise to God that after I finish my final year of university I would move out of London and live in a more rural area. When I prayed that prayer, Wales was not on the agenda. However it was in the Lord’s order that I should be in Wales (I’ll save this experience for another blog post!). My move to Wales was somewhat radical; I literally packed up and moved with very little money, no job and very little security (I wouldn't advise anyone to do that!). However since being here in Wales, God has blessed me tremendously. The scenery is breath taking and I have met people here that I have grown to love very much. It has been trying at times but God has always brought me through! I have always considered myself as a Londoner through and through, but here in Wales…I feel at home.

The biggest lesson I've learnt in 2012 is to ‘Embrace every gift that God gives us, including loss’. Yes, loss is a gift! When God takes something away from us or we have to yield up something to him, it causes us to learn how to put our trust in his judgement and leading and the gains and blessing we receive from doing this is more than we could have imagined or asked for. My dear friends, through any loss, keep trusting, keeping praying, keep hoping and keep believing! In his time he will bring restoration and make things beautiful again.

Love your girl forever

♥ Miss Daisy ♥