This is the post I have been putting off writing. This is the post I have found every possible reason to delay. This is the post that makes laundry look appealing and Facebook scrolling imperative. This is the post where I tell you my word for the year. My word for last year was “connection”, … Continue reading On my word for the year and why it’s taken me so long to tell you
I have been feeling the gap of late. The gap between who I am, and who I want to be. The gap between what I know and what I need to know. There is a steep learning curve and I am right at the bottom of it. I am in a season of stretch. I … Continue reading What I lack
It is February, the beginning of my work year, and I still don’t know my schedule for this year, and that’s okay. My purpose and steps for this year are not yet clear and (strangely) I am comfortable in the uncertainty. I am sitting in a place of not knowing, with no urgency to know. … Continue reading The quiet ministry of slow
I cleaned the dishwasher. I know no one will notice, so I have to let you know. I got the special dishwasher cleaner. I made sure the dishwasher was empty. I turned the dial to the required cycle, which runs on high heat for a long time. Then when it was finished, I dismantled the little bits … Continue reading the things that no one notices
What is noble anyway? It is a word that we rarely use in conversation nowadays. It is a term that we associate with old-fashioned class distinctions, or on occasion we might refer to a "noble pursuit". The words in the dictionary to define noble are words like: special status; high moral qualities; dignity; eminence; magnificent; … Continue reading whatever is … noble
... whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. (Philippians 4:8) I love this verse in Philippians. It is absolutely one of my favourites. And with the huge amount of negativity, pain and heartache that is … Continue reading whatever is … true