After nearly ten years of blogging (how am I even old enough for that to be true?), I’m making the move to Substack. I won’t be deleting my blog, but I won’t be posting here either. I’m hoping Substack will allow for more community and connection – assuming I can figure out how to use … Continue reading the end of an era
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
1. I don't often think of Eden But I do think of tenderness, and what we lost. What we try and fill ourselves with. 2. When I wanted my life to start I thought it would follow my surely-perfect plan. But God knew what I couldn't miss. 3. I thought of holding onto this The … Continue reading The Way Forward / Poem
With eyes closed and open hands, I fall at Jesus' feet. To surrender my will to the Lord, And accept the bittersweet. With an angel I wrestle, When earthly treasures I seek. But I cannot forsake my first love, I let my tears wash His feet. Suffering is not for nothing, He drank the bitter … Continue reading The Wrestle / Poem
Here we are, having crossed the threshold into winter. The joy of a sunny weekend after a week of rain has brought on all the joy needed to get me through the usual responsibilities, making them enjoyable once again. It’s amazing how some sunlight and an open window can remind you of what you love … Continue reading The Soft Winter
1. the periphery glistens light catches eyes in the rearview mirror the glimmer seems sweeter than the cup handed from the One who knows better 2. the future is a lizard skin something to shed unless it holds answers wanting a promise from the One who holds the future in His hands 3. the child … Continue reading sweeter / 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
the softest words 