✝️ Writer · Coach · Speaker · Mama in the Caucasus 🎨
Welcome to Edifying Pen
This is a space to be encouraged through creativity and faith. I’m Anna — a Canadian writer, teacher, and follower of Jesus, living and doing ministry in the country of Georgia. I write about faith, creativity, mental health, and the beauty of ordinary life surrendered to God.
Whether you’re a fellow creative, a seeker, or just someone who stumbled here — you’re welcome. Get a tea or a coffee or really any drink lol, and pull up a chair 😊☕
Recent Posts
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The YOLO Culture
We’ve all experienced it. The moment you’re not really sure if you should be doing something, but then someone shouts “YOLO!” and all of a sudden, you’re all in. You’re in for the rush of it, the thrill of it, the excitement that it contains to do the one thing that has scared you for…
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A Christmas Shopping List for the Mourning
Dear The Healing Store Customer, Christmas is understandably a difficult time for you. There are so many things to do, so many people to see, yet the person you want to see most is now absent from your life. How is it that you can manage to keep your spirits up when all you want…
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The Struggle of Balance
So it’s September and for those of us still in school, it means scrambling to have all our supplies ready, paying somewhere around $500 for books we might not even use, and meeting new people so that we don’t have to feel lonely in that one class we have that might not carry any familiar…
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“Peace and Quiet? What’s That?”
Peace. It’s a word we sadly don’t hear enough these days, unless you count those who pose for pictures with the peace sign, or say their good-byes by exclaiming “peace out”. When I think of peace, I tend to think of several things: relaxing, a white surrendering flag, hippies, someone like Master Shifu or Mr.…
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A Few Words About Forgiveness
The topic of forgiveness amongst Christians is widely known. In fact, we would not be Christians if we didn’t believe in forgiveness because it is the very reason that we have been forgiven that we are saved. A topic that I don’t think is often discussed, however, is just how hard it is for us…
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The Truth About Relationships
They’re not always as easy as everyone thinks they are….