Category: Christian Living
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Nearly There, Nearly Home
Have you ever thought about the feeling you get when you’re nearly at the place you’re aiming for? Perhaps you’re running a race and you look ahead to the finish line within reach. “I’m nearly there,” you tell yourself as you continue on. You’re motivated to get a better time,…
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Connecting to God in an Age of Disconnect
Isn’t it frustrating when the Wi-Fi signal drops out? If you’re like me, Google is often the first place I go to for answers. Medical queries, ideas, directions, even Bible verses. I have come to depend on the internet for a lot of life’s questions. But what I long for…
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Oh, To See Jesus!
Wafting up the stairs in the early morning, I am greeted by the fragrance of freshly baked bread. The new breadmaker sits on the counter proudly providing a loaf each day. Walking down the stairs to the scent of a sweet-smelling loaf reminds me of the goodness of Jesus. He…
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Why We Home Educate
A picture is worth a thousand words. If it were possible to capture what home education could look like, you need to experience it for yourself. I feel you would remember more by joining in our family moments, flicking through photographs that capture glimpses and seeing our ordinary days. The…
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Why I Have (sort of) Ditched My Social Media Bio
Do you pay much attention to the bio of a social media profile? For anyone reading who has no clue what a social media bio is, it’s a small biography of who you are, what you’re about and why people should care about what you have to say. It’s a…
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9 truths that quiet my soul in quarantine
Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I shall not be shaken. My salvation and my honour depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in him at all times,…
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The God Who Sees Us
Have you ever felt unnoticed? Me too. In the day-to-day tasks of everyday life, especially in the busyness of being a parent, I have found myself at times wondering if what I do matters. Do I even matter? My thoughts, struggles, frustrations, joys and everything else about me at times…
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4 Ways of Dealing with Disappointment
Writing this post is a little bit of therapy because I am still dealing with disappointment. It is not past tense ‘dealt’ with disappointment. It is a very present tense ordeal of ‘dealing’. Last week saw a big blow to a writing project I had spent a lot of time…
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You are loved.
Standing at the kitchen sink washing the dishes and watching the soap bubbles slide down the plates, I had a thought. This is probably the most helpful and comforting thought that has really left its mark on me recently. I am so loved by God – whether I am doing…
Ruth Clemence 