Tag: christian
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One Step at a Time
I have struggled with this lately. Like, really struggled. I wanted to be further along on my journey, closer to where I want to be. I spent most of the summer learning and absorbing and dreaming about my bigger picture goals. Ask me what I achieved this summer…. The answer is this: Not a whole…
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9 Reasons Why You Are Just a Complicated Houseplant
Hey Friend! If you have been around here for more than five minutes, you’ll know that I love houseplants. To have a house full of luscious green leafy plants, to bring life, colour and cosiness to my home, was a goal I’d had for years. After many failures of one plant after another sadly meeting…
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It’s Time to Take a Leap of Faith Towards Your Dream
Hey dreamer, How are you doing? Are you moving toward that beautiful dream? Do you feel ready for the next phase? You have taken steps toward your dream and given yourself permission to chase those things in your heart. Next there comes a point at which you need to cross an invisible threshold. You go…
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Hi! I’m Carrie…
You may be new around here, or maybe you’re an old face looking in to see if I’m actually going to do anything… at all, with my pages. Let me introduce myself, because I don’t think I have really done that yet! As you already know, my name is Carrie. At the wonderful age of…
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And Breathe
Hey friend, How are you?I had hopes of showing up more on the old ‘socials’ and building my online community… But my half term week off was spent mostly feeling unwell and now we are back into the work/school run/school trip malarkey and I’ve not done much. But you know what?That’s ok. I’m learning to…
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5 Ways to Heal Your Weary Soul
I see you. You over there going through the motions, just keeping your head above water. I see your google searches ‘What’s wrong with me?’, because you know you’re not really ill, but you can’t work out what is happening in your body, in your heart and in your thought life. You’ve read the articles…
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Why you need to get to the heart of your goals, for 2022
You’ve been thinking about the whole New Years resolution thing for a while now, and maybe like me, over the last few years, you haven’t set any. If you are being honest with yourself, the reason is that you’re tired of failing. You know how it goes, that first week you do really well, and…
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The Broken
There once was a old toy with a broken hand, who was able to see brokenness in others. Sometimes it was obvious, but mostly it was very cleverly hidden, but he could always recognise it in the other toys. He would call them over, sit them down and tell them the story of how he…
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Never Underestimate the Power of Your Words
I was lovingly reminded at the school pick up Friday afternoon, by my wonderfully clever-writer-friend, who asked when she might expect to read another blog post. I loved her gentle nudge, and when she did I knew what I needed to write. Her words pushed me into motion, I am so grateful to be surrounded…
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Greet the Day
In the middle of the crazy morning routine of trying to get myself and two boys out of the house on time, I pause and take a moment. I step out onto the balcony in the freezing cold air to greet the day. I look at the sky, the weather, feeling its chill, I take…
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