Faith
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The Weight of Wanting to be Beautiful
A reflection on how loss of control—not vanity—often fuels body image struggles; how even “good theology” can quietly turn into self-management; how algorithms and beauty standards shape our thoughts without us noticing; and how God gently met me in the… Continue reading
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A unique, yet not-so-unique journey to motherhood
My Story – What Culture Taught Me Growing up in the church, I was often asked, “Do you have a boyfriend?”, “When will you get one?”, “How many kids do you want?” These questions weren’t necessarily harmful, but I noticed… Continue reading
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A Nuanced Reflection on International Women’s Day: Men Matter Too
I’m going to make a slightly controversial post on International Women’s Day—because I’m a woman, and I can. 😛 I want to say that I am the woman I am today because of the women AND the men in my… Continue reading
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when friendships go through life changes
A lot of change happens in our twenties. I’ve seen those funny posts go around saying that we have friends in every stage of life – friends who are single, friends who are married, friends who are parents… and I… Continue reading
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Self-Confidence vs. Self-Righteousness
There’s a difference between self-confidence and self-righteousness. Sometimes I have been afraid to be confident out of fear of coming across arrogant or self-righteous. I would go to the other extreme and talk down to myself to keep myself “humble”. … Continue reading
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Truths from 2021: God Prepares
“We’re getting threatening angry calls because people think you are over the limit in your guest count. You’re not over the limit and are clearly following the rules, but we think you better call off the reception” – the day… Continue reading
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How I Discovered My Creativity and How You Can Too
I discovered my love for creativity at an early age. My parents quickly stopped asking where I was when they were calling for me because they always knew they could find me tucked away in my room, dreaming up lands… Continue reading
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The Problem with Fasting
This will be a difficult post for me to write. It’s not like this one will contain a lot of vulnerability or anything… it’s just that it’s about something that I feel like not a lot of Christians talk about.… Continue reading
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Palm Trees, Psalm Breeze
|| Resting in God Even at Christmas We used to have a wide but stout palm tree resting in the centre of our backyard. I remember trying to climb its rough and jagged edges of the trunk, but only making… Continue reading
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The Problem With The Gospel
I have been a Christian for several years now and for many of those years, I never questioned what I was taught. I took everything as fact and never spoke up. When friends had questions that I couldn’t answer about… Continue reading
