Real Life, Real People

Be inspired by these ordinary people who have extraordinary stories. Wherever you are in life, every story in here is sure to give you hope!

Real Life, Real People

“I will take this secret to my grave”

Are you hoping you can take some of your secrets to the grave with you? I have stuff from my childhood that I wanted to carry to my grave. I wonder how many other weary souls are now going through...

Faith

I’ll never be as _______ as her

I was never happy with who I was. Even when I received a compliment, I wasn’t satisfied. All it took was for someone to post a picture of themselves on Instagram, depicting their...

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Cigarettes, alcohol and a bad relationship later …

I was born and raised in a Christian household. I grew up under the impression that Christianity is just a rulebook that needs to be adhered to. As far as people around me in school were concerned,...

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The Prodigal God

No, there is no mistake in the headline. One definition of “prodigal” is to give extravagantly, on a lavish scale. I think of a God who gave grace lavishly to a young man who felt not...

Health

The unusual mammogram

I’m not the kind to keep up with health screenings, but I went for a mammogram anyway – something told me I had to. When my results came back from the lab, my veteran GP confirmed from her...

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My eyes won’t accept the truth: That I am wonderfully made

“I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.” (Psalm 139:14) I was clearing out my cupboard two weeks ago when I stumbled...

Faith

Am I worthy of love?

“Some things are loved because they are worthy; some things are worthy because they are loved.” For quite a while now, I have been struggling with self-worth. It has been quite the sneaky little...

Relationships

When dad cheated on mum

I first discovered my dad was cheating on my mum when I was 20. It started off with fishy images I saw him receiving on his phone. Then, he started to make morning calls every day after my mum had...

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How I quit smoking after 9 years

I still remember my first cigarette. My bi-sexual ex-convict then-boyfriend had broken up with me because I was a virgin and did not want to sleep with him. I was heartbroken and devastated. I was in...