Singlehood

To the girl without a boyfriend

To my 25-year-old self, Hello from the other side. Itā€™s now been three years since you questioned why God wouldnā€™t give you a boyfriend. Believe it or not, Iā€™m now the girl you envy: the one...

Work

Working from home: Where is God in all of this?

For as long as I can remember, being able to work from home feels like winning the lottery. For that reason, I thought it would be a walk in the park after the nation-wide directive was given. The...

Friendship

10 ways to build an intentional friendship

Throughout the circuit breaker, Iā€™ve grown more comfortable being by myself. As I become more absorbed into my own personal space, finishing my tasks for the day and switching off with Netflix,...

Family

I struggled with the idea of family for 16 years

For a good 16 years of my life, family was a concept that I didnā€™t understand. When asked about my family background, I always struggled to respond. Did I come from a dysfunctional or complete...

Real Life, Real People

I wouldnā€™t be here today if my mum wasnā€™t saved from an abortion

With Motherā€™s Day coming round the corner, I decided that I would spend some intentional time with my mum. So we had a heart-to-heart talk, and my mum began to share with me more about her...

Family

Being a mum is the hardest thing Iā€™ve done, but this is how it has shaped me

I was never one of those who dreamed of having many children or who felt that having a picture-perfect family would be #lifegoals. I only knew I wanted to grow up to be a writer. That was as far as...

Real Life, Real People

Heartbroken after years of infertility, we were slowly losing hope

Life is full of unexpected twists and turns. When I first met my husband back in 2002, I didnā€™t think weā€™d ever get together. But as it turned out, we would start dating in 2008 and tie the knot...

Apologetics

Celebrating mums in the Bible who struggled, just like us

When my colleague raised the brilliant idea of looking to mums in the Bible as we celebrate Motherā€™s Day, I didnā€™t think it was going to go this way.  But reviewing the list of women I...

COVID-19

Introvert: Iā€™m still affected by social distancing

When I first heard the phrase ā€œsocial-distancingā€, it didnā€™t sound too uphill a task. Staying out of crowded places, standing 2 metres from another person and not gathering in groups ā€“ that...