In May 2019 a friend invited me on an all-expenses paid Par Avion day out. After I read her message I thanked her and then researched the day trip to Melaleuca, as I did I got excited and cried happy tears. Leading up to the day my excitement grew and grew. Then the day before …
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My book review of The Well-Watered Woman by Gretchen Saffles Description: “Discover the bottomless, refreshing Well of God’s Word-and experience a fullness and peace beyond your circumstances. In the chaos of our everyday, it can be difficult to live out and apply the truths of Scripture. We want more of Jesus, but we find ourselves …
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Early November 2021 I had a real moment of doubt. I am currently attempting my Diploma of Ministry and I received barely a pass on one of my assignments and I felt utterly devastated. Studying has been a real struggle for me on many different levels but I’d put so much effort into my assignment …
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Recently I was reading Matthew 11:28-30 and within that wonderful passage is an invitation to “learn the unforced rhythms of grace.” (The Message) That phrase struck a chord in my heart and I desired to understand what it meant. Grace found 4 ways I discovered that grace can be found in 4 ways: • …
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As I write this it has been 1,765 days since my Call, it’s been 1,765 days of waiting, 1,765 days looking for things to change, 1,765 days of hoping that the right doors would open, 1,765 days praying that the opportunities would come AND that I could embrace them, that I would be well enough, …
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On the 16th of February 2021 I had a dream which prompted me to do some research about fire in the Bible. Dream Let me unpack my dream first…. in my dream Trav (my husband) and I were helping out some firefighters and we went to a caravan park that was at the base of …
Earlier in the year, on the 8th of February 2021, I wrote…..Today I’m struggling. I really tried to do all the housework and I got quite a bit done but now I’m in bed, its only lunchtime, and I’m not sure when I’ll be able to get up again. I’m exhausted on all levels – …
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We are told that “Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13 (NLT) Sounds pretty important, so let’s look at the first one mentioned – faith. What is Faith?The Amplified version of 1 Corinthians 13:13 describes faith as an abiding trust in God and His promises. …
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One day my husband came home with a few suits he’d taken to the dry cleaners, they were tied together with a piece of brown string. I immediately thought of how string was used to help people remember. Growing up when I’d mention I’d want to try and remember something I’d often hear the phrase: …
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Larry Crabb explains that love, real love, the love that defines God, is a love that involves suffering, a love that is willing to sacrifice its own well-being for the sake of another. Love is sacrificial. Many War Memorials bear the words: ‘Greater love hath no man than this’, taken from the Bible verse John …
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