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Reflections on faith and growth, and honest thoughts on the books I'm reading.

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enjoy the processBlog Post

Enjoy The Process

I am something of a perfectionist, I like to have my i-s dotted and my t-s crossed. I like to have things planned out. I love structure. I love…

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Grace For ‘Abandoned’ Projects

As I write and share this, I know deep within that this is one post that I will need to constantly read back to myself from time to time. About two…

and we are changedBook Review

And We Are Changed by Priscilla Shirer

Priscilla is so full of godly wisdom and I enjoyed reading her book. You’ll find below my summary of what I personally found to be the salient points…

a praying lifeBook Review

A Praying Life by Paul E. Miller

I’ll start with why I read this book. I wanted to improve my prayer life and also just learn more about the prayer lifestyle. So I started…

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Shaken by Tim Tebow

First of all, this book has been a blessing to me. ‘Shaken’ is a faith-based book written by Tim Tebow, a former professional American football…

rees howellsBook Review

Rees Howells Intercessor by Norman Grubb

I’m not even sure how to do a review of ‘Rees Howells Intercessor’, there’s just too much power within the pages of this book. So, the book is a…

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Becoming by Michelle Obama

So, I dilly dallied a bit before reading this book (as I already had a long list of intended reads for the year). But I eventually did and I do not…

SilenceBlog Post

Silence not so awkward

We lay on our living room sofa at about 8pm one beautiful day last December. It was just us – us against the night and for a moment, there was an…

it's going t o planBlog Post

It’s Going According to Plan

It’s been a whole new ball game entirely, the past few months. Quite the ride I must say. I’m absolutely having a great time in my new life but it’s…

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Of Crossroads and Choices

Have you ever been caught in the web of two or more mutually exclusive choices (meaning they can’t occur together)? Not choices of what to eat or…

when you could have said or done betterBlog Post

When You Could Have Said or Done Better

We’ve all been there. Felt like we could have done or said something better, basically committed errors. The other day, I was chatting with a friend…

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Rest; Sweet After Labor

I know it’s only February. The month where we’re trying to recover from January – whatever that means. Plus it’s busy season (those who are affected…

learning faith unlearning fearBlog Post

Learning Faith, Unlearning Fear.

I originally wrote this article three years ago but for some reason, I shoved it away in some hidden folder on my computer. Well hello 2019! And…

personality differencesBlog Post

Our Medley of Personality Differences

“I appreciate your uniqueness as an individual, but I can’t deal.” I may have muttered this to myself at different times in my life about a number of…

self-disciplineBlog Post

The Self-discipline Bug

“In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves, self-discipline, with all of them came first” –…

handling challengesBlog Post

When Life Deals us Blows

In my not too many years on this big ball of matter called Earth, I have been faced with quite a number of challenges. But the year 2016 was easily…

addictionsBlog Post

Getting Over Addictions

Femoo. Whenever he walked into a room, he lit it up. Those around him felt energy and an enthusiastic spontaneity. Easily sociable. Battled with the…

comparison, the thief of joyBlog Post

Comparison, the Thief of Joy

A distant friend of mine – let’s call her friend A, recently commenced her Doctor of Philosophy degree (Phd) programme in a university I may have…

attention span battleBlog Post

The Attention Span Battle

The average adult is said to have an average attention span of between five and twenty minutes. Some studies prefer to put it in terms of seconds – a…

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