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)
Heaven (written by Sarah Bennett) If I give my life to You, Do with it what You will. Only save my brothers and sisters, Open up the gates of Heaven. Take everything good I have, Take everything from me I love. Only save the ones close to my heart, Open up the gates of Heaven. … Continue reading Heaven / Poem
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
Someone recently told me that I’m good at conclusions, or something like that. I’m good at concluding things. I wouldn’t disagree, but I think sometimes I go too far in cutting things off before their time, for the sake of moving on. Whenever I go away on holidays, the last morning is always wobbly. Knowing … Continue reading Conclusions and Closure
2021 is the year of focusing on my health. Which, when put like that, sounds kind of boring. But honestly, I’m excited. I wouldn’t say I’ve ever neglected my wellbeing, unless you consider neglect to be convincing my mum that a dentist appointment doesn’t have to be every six months. But it hasn’t been much … Continue reading My Focus of 2021
I wrote this poem upon walking around the streets I grew up on, though not the ones I became a grown-up on. The poem doesn't feel polished, but I thought I'd post it here anyway and give you a Friday read. There is a girl, and she is eleven. She knows what it is to … Continue reading Success / Poem
I’ve gone from one floral journal to another. I wonder what thoughts and emotions and prayers and poems I will capture this year. I wonder what will fill those pages. I wonder when I will return to the journal of 2020, and if I’ll like what I find there. I wonder if 2021 will be … Continue reading Welcoming the New Year
Christmas is my favourite time of year, and always has been. Not the tacky Santas, you know, the ‘real’ ones that chase you around shopping centres or the ‘fake’ ones that exist as giant blow up plastic sitting outside car dealerships. I love Christmas. Not the consumerism side, but everything else. Memories of coming home … Continue reading Christmas Over the Years
At the start of every year, I write a letter. To myself, to God. Thinking and praying about the year ahead and what I want out of it. Not a resolutions list, but voicing what I feel God has put on my heart. How I want to see God move, how I want to grow … Continue reading The Yearly Letter
Today was my first day working in a bookshop, so I’m tired and happy and happy and tired. I never imagined I’d be able to work with books all day. For me it’s less about retail and more about sharing your love of words with someone else. It’s admiring covers and authors and discovering those … Continue reading Spring Happiness
the softest words 