patience

Singlehood

How God met me where I was — single and feeling left behind

I have been longing for a partner for as long as I can remember, to have a family where we all worship God together. However, my plans of getting married young did not happen. Instead, my 20s were...

Faith

What my latest running craze taught me about life’s race

Can I be obsessive? For sure. In fact, when I get into something, I’m often obsessive about it. My latest obsession has to do with running. Now, if you know anything about me, I hate running. It...

Family

Learning to love our family, even when it’s difficult

During the circuit breaker, God challenged me to reflect on how I had been treating not only my sister, but also my parents. Being around our family members a lot more, it’s easy to annoy one...

Finding Purpose

Why must I keep waiting?

Between the years 2013 and 2016, after my resignation as a school teacher, I entered a season of the wilderness when I was recovering from a burnout. Going from the fast pace of the teaching service...

COVID-19

Lessons from a circuit breaker chef

During the circuit breaker, I decided to cook all my meals to save money. Big disclaimer: Prior to this, I had never seriously dabbled in the culinary arts before, apart from the occasional burnt...

Work

3 handles for when you feel like quitting

I wanted to call it quits. The toxic work environment fuelled by a lack of direction, career progression, unclear reporting lines and poor communication had taken its toll on my mental, emotional and...

Singlehood

Are you willing to wait for love?

Waiting has always been a dreadful process to me, a word I’ve hated since I was young. Whether it was going to the swimming pool or getting something I wanted, I always had to wait for it. I...

Faith

When doing Quiet Time is boring

What does your attitude and approach to your personal Bible study reveal about you and what you expect of Jesus? This was a very thought provoking question from my BSF study this season, where I...

Faith

Nobody said it was easy

Pain, porridge and mashed potatoes. If you’ve ever had braces for your teeth, you might know what I’m talking about. It’s been 7 months since I got mine, little metallic pieces glued...