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  • True Love This Valentine’s Day

    Typing this on the sofa under the blanket full of cold. Flicking through my favourite romantic films on Netflix and skipping to what I deem to be the best scenes. Waiting for Joel to come back from church and cuddle me better. This is Valentine’s Day 2016 and I am thankful that today is just Read more

  • What Goes On Behind Closed Doors

    Are there people in your life that you feel you can share everything with, warts and all? Like a tree in winter, can you expose your branches of heartache, sin, fears, doubts, thoughts and everything in between to that person or group? If you have an accountability partner, do you tell them absolutely everything in Read more

  • Great Expectations

    What a difference 24 hours can make. You know when people say ‘sleep on it’ before you make a decision? Maybe that’s good advice. Do we wake up with a fresh perspective after catching 40 winks? Maybe. I think it helps me when I return to a piece of writing after a while to look at Read more

  • The Vulnerable Me

    It’s 2016. The first post of the year. Where to begin? Truth be told, I don’t know where to begin. I find that when I don’t know where to begin, I should go back to the start. Blogging started back in 2011 when I wanted to tell my friends and wider readers about my experience Read more

  • Why I Celebrate Christmas

    On Sunday 2oth December, on the fourth Sunday of Advent, I was asked to share my testimony – my journey as a Christian – at the Carols by Candlelight service at my church. If anyone knows me well, public speaking does not come so easy for me. My legs turn to jelly. My mouth dries Read more

  • Star Wars and an Astronaut

    In a galaxy far, far away… or perhaps in the earth’s orbit… we have witnessed some space-filled excitement the last few days. Firstly, there is the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the much anticipated seventh film in the series. I admit I own the other six films (they are great!), but I am Read more