Category: Writer, Blogger
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Don’t let your personal winter season discourage you, let it prepare you for GROWTH
“There is a season (a time appointed) for everything and a time for every delight and event or purpose under heaven— ” Ecclesiastes 3:1 AMP God created the natural world around us, to exist within cycles and seasons. We all have our favourite seasons, and often the ones we enjoy most are the spring and summer, where everything is…
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You Were Made for More
Have you ever felt like you needed to shrink yourself to fit into someone else’s expectations of who they think you should be? I think we can all say that we have been there. I have been on my own personal growth journey these past 5 years, and a big part of that, has been…
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Are You Living and Working from Your Strengths?
Have you ever noticed how some activities leave you feeling energised and fulfilled, while others drain you? This isn’t just a coincidence—these feelings point to where your strengths, or weaknesses are. When we live and work from our personal strengths, we can experience more joy and satisfaction. But not just that, we also align ourselves…
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Accountability: The Superpower You Didn’t Know You Had
We’ve all been there. Those tricky tasks hang over us, procrastination sets in, and we find it hard to start, let alone finish, the things that can propel us forward. Yet, often, the secret to breaking this cycle isn’t just sheer willpower—it’s accountability. Accountability can be a bit like a superpower. It’s that magic ingredient…
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Stepping into God’s Will and Embracing the Dreams God Has Placed in Your Heart
“If you’re too afraid of stepping outside God’s will, then you might not step into it.” – Carrie Baker Recently, as I was having a rare midweek brunch with my husband, we were chatting when this little gem of a sentence dropped into my mind. It made me come to a stop as soon as…
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The Blessing of Waiting: Recognising the Seasons of Preparation – Part Two
If you have ever struggled, or are currently languishing in a season of waiting, this blog post is for you. In part one of this blog post, we covered these three points: 1. Waiting is a time of preparation and growth : God uses this time to grow and prepare us for the season ahead.…
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The Blessing of Waiting: Recognising the Seasons of Preparation – Part One
If you feel like you are in a season of waiting, this is for you. We have all had seasons of waiting. It is one human experience that can connect every single of one of us to each other. Yet, even though we have to do it so many times over the course of our…
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Seeds of Potential: Using Your Inner Resources to Start Your Journey.
Are you waiting for the magic key, the right set of circumstances, to be able to get to where you want to be? Maybe like me, you’ve said things like; “When this happens, I’ll be able to do that.” Somehow you hem yourself in with all the things you think have to be in place,…
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Capacity, Growth and God’s Plan.
Hey friend, come and sit with me for a few minutes while we chat. This blog post is continuing a conversation that began last week, with my inbox community. A friend and a wonderful member of our community, Mattea, said this: “I’d love to hear from you about how you have cultivated your relationship with…
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Personal Growth Isn’t Pretty…
Hey there friend, this blog post is the email I sent out to my community this week. If you enjoy it, there is an opportunity for you to hear from me in your inbox each week! Welcome to another week! Is it just me, or are they speeding by? Just in case you are the…
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