I didn't write as many blog posts this May. Let's talk about that. In some ways I have never written more, but in other ways I've never written less. In terms of this blog, I wrote down a lot of one-liners or starts to a blog post, but most haven't come into fruition yet. Whenever … Continue reading Slowing Down
I'm always early. To everything. I get ready far sooner than I need to, resulting in sitting around for half an hour before I need to go out because I'm ready with time to spare. Seriously, there's nothing to do with that remaining half hour. Because I have nothing to do I leave earlier than … Continue reading Early Bird
Let me tell you of the biggest thing in my life right now. God. At the start of this year, I knew He was with me. I had grown so much in the two years previous that I believed things would turn out good; I believed that He had my future and I didn't have … Continue reading In Which the World Ends and Starts Again in the Morning
I never used to do this. Wander aimlessly, I mean. I'm very good at sticking to a plan, a point, a productive action. But in this time of uncertainty, one of the things I appreciate the most has been walking for the sake of it. Not exercising, not slowing from running, but just walking and … Continue reading Meandering
As the end of my year of blogging looms closer, I've decided to continue the trend of a list of lessons learnt. This is a list of things I've learnt since moving back home. I've been back home since late December, nearly a month, although it doesn't feel that long due to going away and … Continue reading The Art of Learning More
From where I’m sitting on my bed, I can look out the door that leads onto my balcony, and there is a jacaranda tree. It’s very purple. Very beautiful. From here, it kind of looks like many vibrant grapes clumped together, but as you walk closer you can see soft petals, delicate flowers. I like … Continue reading The Art of Looking Outside
I find God’s timing to be all kinds of mysterious amazingness. And yet I continue to box Him in. Why do I do that when I’ve seen Him work beyond the measures of time? I feel like God has done ‘more’ in me and revealed more to me in the past month than He has … Continue reading The Art of Timing
There are some things in life that make you unexpectedly weepy. (I always liked that word. Weepy.) (I want to type it again. Weepy.) Just quietly, I’ve been binge watching “Call the Midwife” all day. I’m not exaggerating, either. I watched from 7:30 in the morning until 6 at night. I cried many times during … Continue reading The Art of Weeping
Sometimes it feels I’m stuck in a “Choose Your Own Adventure”. And I have to keep choosing all these small things, and I’m wondering when I’m going to reach the page where the main character dies in a cave searching for a yeti. Or something along those lines. And what I don’t understand is how … Continue reading The Art of Choosing Your Life
Lately I’ve mentioned a few times how my assignments teach me a lot and how I get a lot out of them. This is another one of those posts. One of my assignments right now is based on one of the gospels, and we have to look at all of the questions Jesus asks in … Continue reading The Art of Asking the Right Questions
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