Over the months I’ve had people ask me why I’m not on social media. My flippant answer is I don’t like who I am online. But to break it down further, I’d say I like who I am offline. Where there’s space to breathe. Or maybe, the world is better when you’re looking out the … Continue reading Learning to Create
1. In which I complete the Daniel Fast While it is easier to dull any discomfort I feel with media, or food, or a variety of other distractions, I’m not doing myself any favours by doing so. People need to be uncomfortable. We need to do hard things. We need to push ourselves, to be … Continue reading the spring revives the dormant
Today, when I want to keep asking Him why, He says, remember when you first loved me. Remember when you had nothing but open hands, Remember when you sought me. Today, when I want to keep asking Him why, He says, remember the times you called me King. Remember when you had nothing but surrender, … Continue reading Remember / Poem
After a disappointing election result here in Australia, it feels all the more pressing to trust in the Lord and lean on His Word. The reality of our current society is this: we need to find our way back to God. The more we stray from His foundation of truth, the more compromised our morals … Continue reading Remembering God
The year is moving quickly, and here we find ourselves again, remembering the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. I always appreciate rereading part of the gospels during the Easter period. It’s sobering, to try and grasp all that Jesus went through on our behalf. Knowing that it isn’t Him who deserved to go through … Continue reading Easter Again
When God calls us to the next thing, it is not always what we want to do. But He has already prepared our hearts for it; while some matters feel too difficult at the time, God would not call us somewhere without being there Himself. Yes, we need to do our part… step out in … Continue reading Trust and Obey
I go back through all my old blog posts about autumn, and find they all ring true - “Autumn has that affect on me; it reminds me of the past and feels like coming home. I am savouring each moment as both the nostalgia and newness of life remind me that God has all things … Continue reading Again, Autumn
From the outside, it might seem like life is monotonous. I keep the same routine each week day; I drive the same route to work, the same dishes are used and washed and used again. Saturday’s hold the same chores that will always need doing. I do not find this routine boring. At times it … Continue reading Do the Next Thing
Why are you looking at a to-do list today? I looked up from my bullet journal, from the seven dot points that ran down the page. While I have long since respected the sabbath, it only occurred to me at eight this morning that I was not really living it out. How can I honestly … Continue reading The Sunday Sabbath
In the last month, I have had a renewed love for my home. It is a temporary home, both in the sense that I am renting and won’t be here my whole life, but also in that I am bound for eternity with God. But this house is mine for a time, and how I … Continue reading Bring the Love In
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