Category: Writer, Blogger
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What If Beginning Well Starts With Letting Go?
Reflections on leaving a year well, working with God, and making space for a new beginning Leaving the Year Well As the year begins to draw to a close, I find myself returning to a question that has grown more important to me with time: How do we leave things well, and how do we…
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The One Invitation That will Fill your Soul Again
Today, you are invited to a banquet. When you hear the word banquet, perhaps you imagine long tables laid with food, joyful chatter, and the clinking of cutlery as people feast and celebrate together. Guests leave full – body and soul satisfied. The Bible speaks of a Great Banquet still to come, when we will…
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How to Recognise God’s Provision In Unexpected Places
I bet there have been times in your life when you feel you’ve been let down or just overlooked, by God. How often have you prayed over and over for the Lord to come through for you, or provide in a specific way – but felt that He never answered those prayers? There are so…
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This is Your Invitation to Reset Your Rhythms
That first week back into normal life after being on summer break or out of routine – can feel like swimming against the tide and a lot of hard work! Whether you are getting back into the swing of good routines, daily practises or just normal rhythms, it can feel like you’re starting over. Whether…
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Are You Thriving Where You’re Planted? Questions to Ask Before You Uproot Everything
This one’s for anyone who feels restless, stuck, or ready to walk away. Let me ask you a question: Are you thriving and growing in life, right where you are? And if not – do you know the reason? I can help you with that… because I think I know why. “But blessed is the…
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Why Starting Something New Feels So Hard (and Why That’s Normal)
At the time of writing this blog post, I am 2 weeks into a new role I love in a completely different workplace, and it’s been… interesting. I know with absolute certainty that this amazing opportunity is a door that only the Lord could have opened, and feels so perfectly suited to me. And yet……
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Faith, Fear, and the Coming Promise
Living the Kingdom Message Part Two – What’s in your hands, and how will you use it? Last time in Part One called; The Invitation Hidden in Bags of Gold, we reflected on the parable of the bags of gold in Matthew 25, and how Jesus spoke this story to paint a picture of the…
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The Invitation Hidden In Bags of Gold
I had a beautiful opportunity to speak at a women’s conference. The message the Lord put on my heart to share, was so powerful, they spoke about it for many days after. And so I want to share it with you. We began our time together exploring Jesus’ parable of the bags of gold (or…
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Don’t Wait for Perfect – Do It Anyway
If you’re reading this today, it’s no coincidence. This message is for you, right where you are. This post has been on my heart for a while, and I believe some of us really need to hear it. Let me ask: Have you been putting off something that feels important? Perhaps it doesn’t make much…
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How to Live from Overflow and Stop Pouring from an Empty Cup
It’s time to stop pouring from an empty cup, friend. Let’s jump straight in with a question: On a scale of 1-10 (10 being really full), how full is your cup right now? We have all heard the phrase “You can’t pour from an empty cup.” We know there is so much truth in it,…
Carrie Baker - The Growth Collective 