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Today is Christmas Eve

A long while ago now, I read an article about someone whose brother had died,
“There’s a phrase,” she says, “‘the situation is hopeless, but not serious’. That’s how I see life, and all these things that are just dreadful. If you don’t laugh at them, you would curl up in a heap and wail.”

2017, christmas, christmas eve, haphazard, haphazard by starlight, hope, jesus, light, light of the world, poetry, reflection, reflections, serious, thought, winter

Fruits of the Spirit

A look back over a term of thinking on the fruits of the spirit.

Faith, fruit of the spirit, Galatians, goodness, reflections

(5) Week Peace

Reflections on Week Peace

2017, fruit of the spirit, Galatians, isaiah, peace, psalm 23, Psalms, reflections, winter

Reflections on Change

On living in season, changing, goodbyes, and the end of relationships.

2017, autumn, break-ups, change, heartbreak, joy, personal, reflections, relationships, seasons, thoughts, time

(1) Week Gentleness

Reflections on week gentleness

2017, autumn, fruit of the spirit, gentleness, humility, jesus, Luke, Luke 7, reflections

Jobless + Directionless, but not lost

Finding myself with no ‘next step’ or ‘end goal’ for the first time, and learning that life is not linear.

2017, job, reflections, summer

Grenfell 14/06/2017

The fire that killed 79 over a month ago now is still on my mind.

2017, brokenness, death, death toll, disaster, fire, grenfell, London, poor, reflections, summer, tragedy

On turning 20…

Thoughts+reflections upon entering a second decade!

2017, aged 20, aging, birthday, birthday reflections, reflection, reflections, student blog, summer, thoughts

8 months, 1 Journal

Writing in anticipation of the moment when lots of seemingly ordinary days as recorded on the pages of my journal suddenly reveal another story of God’s grace and faithfulness.

2017, faith journal, faithfulness, journal, journalling, personal, reflections, student journal, thoughts, time

I was told something wise

A little nugget of wisdom from Siân.

2017, Cambridge, logic, philosophy, philosophy student, reflections, spring, work

101 Blog Posts (?!)

A pause for a thank you!

2017, blog, blogging, journalling, nostalgia, personal, reflection, reflections, spring, student blog, thank you

Photos of spring + thoughts on growth

Hoping that I might one day find myself at a point where my life is reflective of the truth that God is my only need. That day will be as the arrival of spring.

2017, growth, reflections, spring, thoughts

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