• My One Word for 2015: Persist

    How did we suddenly get to the last couple of days of the year??!! My focus on Advent this year resulted in the coming New Year sneaking up on me. I’ve seen a few blog posts and mentions around social media that started my thought processes in that direction. This morning I had the mental space to pull those thoughts together and spend a bit of time in prayer. Seeking God’s direction for my focus for 2015 was paramount in my processing of the end of 2014 and the start of 2015. In the 31 Days writing challenge I participated in for October, I reviewed the goals that I had…

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  • My One Word for 2015: Persist

    How did we suddenly get to the last couple of days of the year??!! My focus on Advent this year resulted in the coming New Year sneaking up on me. I’ve seen a few blog posts and mentions around social media that started my thought processes in that direction. This morning I had the mental space to pull those thoughts together and spend a bit of time in prayer. Seeking God’s direction for my focus for 2015 was paramount in my processing of the end of 2014 and the start of 2015. In the 31 Days writing challenge I participated in for October, I reviewed the goals that I had…

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  • Advent Week 3: review and reflection on a mini-breakthrough day

    There are only THREE days left until Christmas. In fact, I would say two as we celebrate with my husband’s family on Christmas Eve. I know many people say it, but this time has come so quickly. I still feel like it has crept up on my even though I was organised for Advent and have been doing Advent activities. I definitely was not as organised with Christmas presents this year, which has had the potential to be very stressful. More on how my stress levels are going later in this post. If you have missed any of my Advent posts, you can find them linked below:Advent plansWeek 1Week 2…

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  • Advent Week 3: review and reflection on a mini-breakthrough day

    There are only THREE days left until Christmas. In fact, I would say two as we celebrate with my husband’s family on Christmas Eve. I know many people say it, but this time has come so quickly. I still feel like it has crept up on my even though I was organised for Advent and have been doing Advent activities. I definitely was not as organised with Christmas presents this year, which has had the potential to be very stressful. More on how my stress levels are going later in this post. If you have missed any of my Advent posts, you can find them linked below:Advent plansWeek 1Week 2…

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  • Advent week 2: Keeping my peace despite plans failing

    We’re over half way through the Advent period already. Last week, Week 2, was hectic with unplanned for meetings, play dates and shopping trips throwing out my Advent plans. I had two choices, be upset that my plans weren’t being followed or keep focused on the present and getting the most out of each day. I would love to say that I was peaceful and loving all week, with an angelic like nature. I would be lying! Overall though, it was a good week, which ended in an amazing night away with my hubby celebrating our 10 year anniversary and my favourite Christmas event- Heathridge Carols in the Park run…

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  • Advent week 2: Keeping my peace despite plans failing

    We’re over half way through the Advent period already. Last week, Week 2, was hectic with unplanned for meetings, play dates and shopping trips throwing out my Advent plans. I had two choices, be upset that my plans weren’t being followed or keep focused on the present and getting the most out of each day. I would love to say that I was peaceful and loving all week, with an angelic like nature. I would be lying! Overall though, it was a good week, which ended in an amazing night away with my hubby celebrating our 10 year anniversary and my favourite Christmas event- Heathridge Carols in the Park run…

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  • Liminal spaces- that in-between place where we can learn through our discomfort.

    This quote grabbed my attention in the sermon at church yesterday. It put words to the season of life I have felt like I’ve been wading through for the past couple of years. It did more than that though. It confirmed what I already had come to know in my heart- it has been about learning a new thing, consolidating previous learning and preparing for whatever is coming next. It is uncomfortable. It feels easier to just give up at times and remain in a state of hiatus, rather than seeking out what I need to be learning. This liminal space has felt like a really long time. I sense…

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  • Liminal spaces- that in-between place where we can learn through our discomfort.

    This quote grabbed my attention in the sermon at church yesterday. It put words to the season of life I have felt like I’ve been wading through for the past couple of years. It did more than that though. It confirmed what I already had come to know in my heart- it has been about learning a new thing, consolidating previous learning and preparing for whatever is coming next. It is uncomfortable. It feels easier to just give up at times and remain in a state of hiatus, rather than seeking out what I need to be learning. This liminal space has felt like a really long time. I sense…

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  • Advent Week 1: life happened but so did Advent!

    Advent is here and almost a quarter of the way through already! My plans for daily blogging or at least managing three times a week were foiled by life and technology. I seriously underestimated the craziness of this past week, with two Awards Nights for work, preparing for my final session with my students, my husband’s birthday and babysitting for a friend. The good news? I still stuck to my Advent plan and have Christ firmly at the centre of this season. This was especially important for me after an incident with a parent at our Awards Night on Monday that left me shaken emotionally and fighting to forgive and…

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  • Advent Week 1: life happened but so did Advent!

    Advent is here and almost a quarter of the way through already! My plans for daily blogging or at least managing three times a week were foiled by life and technology. I seriously underestimated the craziness of this past week, with two Awards Nights for work, preparing for my final session with my students, my husband’s birthday and babysitting for a friend. The good news? I still stuck to my Advent plan and have Christ firmly at the centre of this season. This was especially important for me after an incident with a parent at our Awards Night on Monday that left me shaken emotionally and fighting to forgive and…

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