After a stint of obsessively opening the Instagram app to check on notifications, to the point I was checking every few minutes mindlessly, I decided that I needed to take a step back. I needed to reassess what God’s plans are for my use of social media as it seems to be a weak point for me. I ...
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What I learned by fasting from Instagram ( + why I did it)
How to read more: 7 easy steps to developing a reading habit
Have you ever wondered how to read more books (or anything, for that matter)? I've always enjoyed reading, but rarely made time for it up until very recently. One of my New Year resolutions is to read twenty-five books this year which is about two per month. In my eyes, that’s fairly realistic for ...
I went to a vintage kilo sale in London… and this is what I learned
Over the weekend, I went to a vintage kilo sale in London… This is a feat as A) commuting to London is annoying and a bit of a faff (not to mention a pretty penny) and B) it involved shopping which is something Stuart and I are generally trying to shy away from as we’re saving before I head back to ...
A Book Review: English Lessons: The Crooked Path of Growing Toward Faith by Andrea Lucado
In English Lessons: The Crooked Path of Growing Toward Faith, Andrea Lucado, a born and bread Texan and preacher’s daughter, rehashes a year’s experience studying at Oxford-Brookes for her Master’s degree. As I’ve been living in England for the past few years, I appreciated her take on being an ...
Bloom out of your negative self-image (because it’s spring, okay?)
There was a time when damn near everything scared me – on some level. I’ve always been paranoid – I could be running down the friendliest country lane on a sunny afternoon and still glance over my shoulder every couple of minutes to be sure I wasn’t going to be jumped. Or, worse, a white work ...
Are you striving to be Christian or Christ-like?
Recently I came across a quote by writer Ami Loper, “Hustle will never accomplish more than obedience.” Not to be dramatic, but it genuinely struck me right then and there that I tend to confuse discipline for obedience. Let’s be honest, obedience is difficult to grasp. I try in my own strength ...