When Danette Hibberd placed a copy of Finally at 40 Life Begins magazine in my hands in 2008, I was immediately drawn to the magazine. I simply loved the concept and it was so closely aligned to the magazine that I founded in Perth and had to walk away from that I felt a huge tug on my heart.

18 months later, I came into contact with the magazine again and this time, instead of ignoring the huge tug on my heart I decided to make a contact and see if they were looking for writers.

At this stage, I had just started a new business, so was very business with websites and design work, however, I wanted to keep my hand in the writing field.

Amanda Gelsi, the editor at the time was very encouraging and welcomed me with open arms, giving me three feature articles to write straight away.

Then when Amanda left after completing the Winter Edition, my connection moved to the Publishing Editor, Jenny Jacob. As Jenny and I shared our stories, we saw the parallels in what was my magazine and what is her magazine. We completely understood each other’s journey and a strong bond was forged.

So today, after two editions, I have been appointed Assistant Editor of national Australian magazine, Finally at 40 Life Begins and I am 90% through editing the Spring Edition. I have loved every second of every hour of effort I have applied. There is so much great information in the magazine and as I am forced to read all the content I am learning so much from the contributors.

I want to let you know that I believe there is a divine element to this connection. When I left Pearls Women’s Magazine in 2007, it was not because I didn’t want to do the magazine anymore, but rather, because it was not going to be financially viable for a few years and my family were putting pressure on me not to give my time and effort to it with so little return from it. So I see this new connection as God’s way of blessing me. On a week when I was in a lull in my business I stopped and stilled myself and asked the question, “What do I do God to get more money in?” The response came, “Sit still and wait.” By the end of the week, I had two new website projects and Jenny had called me to offer me the Assistant Editor’s role with the magazine. Now that is when you know you have made a divine connection and have heard correctly!

I look forward to seeing what the future brings…it’s a wonderful opportunity to showcase all those gorgeous girls that I know and love who have amazing life stories.