That feeling swirling in your belly right now,that sense that you’re going around in circles…what if it’s not about reacting, like you thought it was? What if it’s about resolving? As in, what you resolve to do, as a result? Let’s backpedal for a moment. You know those seasons. The ones that feel like...
Read moreJust enough light for the step you’re on. Sometimes that’s how it feels, isn’t it? Whether that phrase conjures up the image of a rickety staircase, a towering mountain, a vast plain or a long winding road, the reality is that there are seasons that find you stepping between shadows. And you really do...
Read moreIt’s all about the WHY. Last week, I very nearly took a break. You know why? Because I was tired. All the way down to my toes, tired. And weary. You know, the kind of weary that makes your steps feel heavy. And very, very stretched. But as I crafted a post, writing and...
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I lean my head back and sigh. The kind of prolonged breath that reaches deep into your being and tugs at the edges of your heart. No one soul can carry the weight of the world, and yet sometimes it’s far too easy to think that you’re the only one who can. Breathe. My Read more
You read that right. It’s both-and. Your to-do list may be long, but you can breathe deep and pace yourself, amid all the things. You can plan ahead AND slow down. You can have a full schedule AND pace yourself through it. You can do less AND experience fullness. You can think aheadAND embrace Read more
It’s not linear. Thankfulness – or life, for that matter. Feeling thankful is only part of the story. Choosing to think thankfully is exactly that: a choice. One that only you can make.And somehow, there’s a greater depth to that decision when it’s made even in the face of challenges. Don’t you think? Feeling Read more
Can I be honest with you? Right now, the word happy makes me cringe. There’s something about it that feels, well, trivial. A bit like the rote interchange, “how are you?” followed by “good, thanks.” Inauthentic, un-genuine and repetitive. And at the moment there’s no escaping it: happy wishes are everywhere as we enter Read more
Choosing thankfulness can be so tiring some days, can’t it? Where hope and hurt collide, it can be so tricky to remember to frame our lives in gratitude. And yet, when things are complicated, when uncertainty reigns, when struggles feel like they’re never ending… that’s when thankfulness is actually the most important. Not because Read more
How does joy work when you feel anything but joy-filled? When it collides with grief and pain, trauma and hurt? What then? Perhaps you know Chris Tomlin’s adaptation of the well-known Christmas carol, ‘Joy to the World.’ The chorus goes something like this: “Joy, unspeakable joyrises in my soul…” So then, how do you Read more
Have you ever pulled at a set of string lights, wound up and tightly tucked away, only to sigh at the undeniable birds-nest state of every wire, bulb and loop? How often is it, that our souls echo that same sensation? Caught up in the rat race, in an effort to locate that which Read more
Sometimes, it just hurts. Christmas, I mean. The build up; the everything. I’ve been there. If that’s you this year? Let me take a moment to let you know that I see you. You are not overlooked. Couples with empty arms, watching the world celebrate new life and birth with jolly abandon. And everything Read more
Just like that, Advent starts today, here in New Zealand. For us it’s on the back of a challenging few months, of a challenging few years, and to top it off we’re currently recovering from the very illness that we’ve spent our last three years avoiding. But December is here, like it or not. Read more