Last year, I got an unexpected phone call that told me my ‘contract wasn’t going to be renewed for the following year’. Because of this news, I was caught between being filled with joy for a friends wedding but also sick in the stomach wondering how the next year would pan out financially. After sharing…
Have you ever experienced a nightmare where you’re being chased, and you try to run but your legs don’t seem to work? Or something bad is about to happen to you and you can’t do anything about it? Even worse, you can’t seem to wake yourself up. This to me, is what hopelessness feels like.…
Hope. A word that gives us life, One that helps us when we’re in strife. It inspires beliefs and dreams, An emotion that should reign supreme. Yet, we can find it so difficult to hope, It’s so much easier to mope. In a year that may be hurtful, I hope we can learn to be…
‘Farewell, 2020!’ ‘2021 will be YOUR year!’ ‘Goodbye to the worst year ever.’ ‘Bring on 2021! ‘ ‘Everything will be better next year.’ NEWS FLASH! Everything will NOT be better next year! I’m sure you’ve heard these phrases a lot over the past few weeks as the year 2020 began to close. And I’ve got…
2020 reminds me of the story of Joseph, in the bible, who was sold by his brothers, whom he trusted dearly, into slavery. Just like Joseph, we initially trusted 2020 to be the year of greatness but instead, we were faced with unimaginable hardship. Without exception, every person had faced challenges or difficulties of some…
It’s a New Year! For some excitement, others fear. There’s a lot of weight, there’s no debate. It’s a solid-state. To struggle and move will only prove you can’t improve. Life is plain it all looks the same, like an endless train. Will this year be the same as always? Just another Christmas holidays? Will…
Days into the new year, A completely new atmosphere. Bushfires have burnt homes and the land, Australia pulls together to lend a hand. Firefighters and volunteers fight, Jesus provides the light. Thanks to Jesus’ body being laid, We see another decade. We don’t know what to expect, Yet we want to have an effect. We…
Dear God, Thanks for twenty-nineteen You know what this year was like for me At times I found it easy But I also faced a harsh reality Everyone I know All had ups and downs We had highs and lows With smiles and frowns But throughout all our setbacks And tough tribulations You were there…
Are all the enthusiastic people that are ready for a new year annoying you? Are all the energetic individuals smashing their fitness goals or business plans or ticking things off their bucket lists on thrill-seeking holidays getting to you a little? Honestly, I am exhausted just hearing about it. Maybe you are like me, already…
New Year’s Resolutions? What are they? These are goals or achievements we want to make throughout this year. Why do we make them? Honestly, I don’t know why we make new year’s resolutions. To give us a sense of direction for that month or year? A guide to make us a better person and have…