Dear friend, I used to think my relationship with God was like a train on a track. I would gain speed, then stop, over and over. Only some sort of dramatic prayer would let me go on again, as though I had to find special words to allow me to continue. I used to think … Continue reading Newsletter: the ongoing trek
In January I wrote this post and mentioned I thought I was going through a spiritual wilderness. Sometime last year (probably around October when I lost my job during a lockdown), I began to feel lost and while I was reading my Bible and praying as normal, it felt like God was not close to … Continue reading My Spiritual Wilderness
Maybe other writers feel this way, but I find the drive to write decreases the more I hear about what’s going on around us. When the lockdowns were first beginning in Sydney, I found myself not wanting to blog because I felt like I would be just another voice writing about covid before knowing the … Continue reading Performative Beliefs
Dear friend,Welcome back.I didn't want to be *that* person. The one who writes about the new year at the beginning of January. Not because there's something wrong with writing about 2022 (in fact, I already have on my blog!), but because there's an overwhelming amount of content dedicated to beginnings and fresh starts and getting … Continue reading Newsletter: new year, old me
At the beginning of last year, I wrote that I wanted 2021 to be good. After what it turned out to be, I don’t know that I have the energy to ask for that again. Not that I want to dismiss the entire year as bad, because it wasn’t (there were some wonderful aspects), but … Continue reading Hope in the New Year
Happy (almost) Christmas! Here I am again, writing to you at the beginning of this holiday season. Christmas is my favourite time of year, and it has been for a long time. I used to love decorating the tree with my family, listening to Christmas music (admittedly, I did start that a week early this … Continue reading Newsletter: peace is here
Welcome back! If you follow along with my blog, you'll know I've recently started a new series about femininity. I've been interested in the topic for a long time but avoided discussing it for the simple reason that I felt almost disqualified from having something to say. The topic seemed reserved for women with long … Continue reading Newsletter: branching out
There hasn’t been any time in my life that I haven’t believed in God. When I was young this belief was passed onto me by my parents, but I transitioned into having my own faith somewhere in my teenage years. I don’t recall there being one moment that I “became” a Christian, however, there have … Continue reading My Testimony
Writing about high school is tough for me, because there are so many different aspects and I’m worried I’ll either exaggerate the experience or turn everything in the rearview mirror golden. But an aspect of high school is this: I was lonely a lot. I think seventeen was alright, but something came crashing down again … Continue reading A History of Loneliness (and thoughts on vaccination)
My lovely reader, Welcome to another month, and a new season! Everything is warm and sunny and I don’t think there’s much better than opening all the windows and letting in a fresh spring breeze. Spring brings more joy to everyday tasks, I think; hanging out the laundry, washing the dishes, collecting the mail. It … Continue reading Newsletter: the weight of words
the softest words 