Wearily upward

Have you ever heard of Mary King? I'm not referring to the British equestrian athlete who represented GB at 6 Olympic Games. I am referring to another Mary King. I'll give you a hint: Charles Spurgeon wrote about her. Any ideas? No? Well, I would be really surprised if you knew who she was. She was a cook at a school where Spurgeon was an assistant teacher and a devout Christian. She influenced the great preacher and theologian to such an extent that he wrote: "From her I got all the theology I ever needed." When I moved from South Africa to the UK to join the Worship Central Academy I had big dreams of becoming a songwriter and recording artist. I wanted to write songs that would help people worship God. I wanted to write and record albums known around the world. Thank the good Lord that He didn't allow that to happen. This later evolved into a desire to write books and become a number one bestselling author (or something like it). Again, probably more because I ...