3 Extremely Valuable Lessons I have Learnt from Life

3 Extremely Valuable Lessons I have Learnt from Life

Life can get pretty intense. Things get busy, we get overwhelmed, and we struggle and feel like we fail at times. But lately, I have been doing a lot of learning. Learning things about other people and about myself; important things that I could not have learnt if I did not go through some very difficult times.
I have been encouraged and inspired to become a better person through all of this, and I hope that by sharing these things, someone else might be encouraged too. Here are three of the latest things I have learnt, which I consider to be extremely valuable life lessons:

An Open Letter to My 10 Year Old Self:

An Open Letter to My 10 Year Old Self:

Dear younger me, I imagine you won’t even recognise me at the moment. Life has changed so, so much, and I have too. Becoming an adult, marriage, parenthood, and just life things have changed me in to such a different person, and I have a few things I want to tell you. You’re 10 now. … Read More

Hope: Why it’s worth fighting for

Hope: Why it’s worth fighting for

There are some days, where you simply ‘have’ hope. It’s just there. And then other days, you really have to fight for it. A quote that I love and can really relate to is “Sometimes you have to fight a battle more than once to win it”. If depression, anxiety or other struggles are something … Read More

How Much Does He Love Me?

How Much Does He Love Me?

My dear friends, I’ve been a little quiet for a while, I do apologise for that. Life has been pretty crazy for me, for all of us in my household in fact. Josh has been busy with his work, working long days and long hours. Henry has been growing fast, and is busier than ever, … Read More

Me, on feeling okay.

Me, on feeling okay.

Hey lovely people. This is a bit of a story and a few of my thoughts, straight from the heart. My thoughts and feelings on recovery, and how I am going with feeling okay. Sometimes the craziness of life gets the better of us, and we get very quickly overwhelmed, especially if how we feel … Read More

Feelings: What to do when they hit you

Feelings: What to do when they hit you

Feelings. They creep up on us out of nowhere, confuse us, bring us joy, and even pain. But what do you do when they hit you like a tonne of bricks? When you’re overwhelmed by this perhaps foreign concept, these things called feelings? A lot of us struggle when we begin to have different feelings, … Read More

When the Darkness Returns

When the Darkness Returns

One day, everything is perfect. And then the next? The darkness is back, and it’s threatening to take over. Again. The sky is a beautiful rich blue, velvety and bright, but then in the distance, clouds begin to appear. They are just beginning to scatter across the horizon, puffy and white, and to start with, … Read More

5 Lies Many People Believe about Prayer

5 Lies Many People Believe about Prayer

There are so many misconceptions regarding prayer, by both Christians and non-Christians. We have so many different ideas, and these can lead to a lot of confusion and lack of growth in our prayer life. Growing up in the Christian circles, it almost feels as though we are “expected to know” many things about prayer … Read More

It’s Reality: Part III

It’s Reality: Part III

Part III: How to help a loved one with a mental illness Do you have a friend or family member who is struggling with mental illness? The way you respond to them can have a massive impact, but it’s hard to know if it will be negative or positive. Here are some important things to … Read More