Hi, I’m Camille and I’m so happy you stopped by my blog.

Creating The Oasis has been an idea of mine for quite some time now; one that I kept putting off and making excuses, like Moses, for why I couldn’t make it happen. Did I love writing? Sure I did. Were there people who enjoyed reading my work? Certainly. But they were all people I knew, and having them read my work involved no real risk.

Eventually, two things spurred me into action. One was reading the parable of the talents in Matthew, in which the lazy servant was chastised for burying the one and only talent he was given, so convinced was he that this was a wise decision. I did not want that to be me. The other thing was the fact that I had been blessed myself in the past by the posts of others; those fearless bloggers out there who heeded the call to write for the Lord, sat at their keyboards a little unsure, probably a little scared, and did it any way. Oh how their words have blessed me over the years, sometimes through some of the darkest times in my life.

I migrated from Trinidad & Tobago to Atlanta 21 years ago, my son at the time being 8 years old. He was (is) a strong-willed child, and as a single mom, raising him to be a godly man proved to be quite the challenge at times. Especially in the early days of homesickness and culture shock. Back then, God’s Word and His promises were like my bread and butter; but so too were the words of hundreds of bloggers out there who weren’t afraid to share their personal struggles that sometimes mirrored mine, pouring out words from their hearts that rippled out to touch countless other lives.

It gave me pause to consider that I could, should, be a blessing to someone else with my words as well if I can. That it would be wrong of me to continue squandering or burying my talent. So now I’ll write, from the Word of God, to my heart, to the pen and to others. Not for the numbers or likes, but for whoever needs it, even if it’s just the one thirsty soul.

I cannot promise you a perfect blog, since I’m not perfect and am learning much of this as I go along, but I do hope to bless your heart in some small way if I can, and encourage your soul and mine along the way.

CB