My daughter is just over six months old and I think I'm ready to put some of my thoughts into words. Thoughts on the last six months. Thoughts on the nine months before that. Thoughts on who I am and who I am becoming. When we announced that we were pregnant, a friend of ours …
Note: This post contains descriptions of pregnancy and post-partum. It may be triggering for anyone who has struggled with infertility, loss or traumatic and difficult birth/post-partum experiences. These experiences are my own and I acknowledge that they are not universal. The first thing to change was my body. My expectations of pregnancy were cliché: nausea, …
Today is the last day of 2021. Whilst I know that I will feel more or less the same tomorrow, the end of the year is always a trigger for reflection. This year has been a big year for many reasons. Yes we shared the global experience of lockdowns & pandemics but this year was …
On the 21st June I learned two things that would undoubtedly change my life. The first was that my dad had just been helicoptered off Cradle Mountain to the nearest hospital due to back spasms. This ultimately led to him undergoing spinal surgery and later receiving a diagnosis of blood cancer. The second was that …
We are officially more than halfway through the year and I'm nearly halfway through my internship. So here's a bit of an update on what I've been doing, the things I'm learning and what's next. Creative & Music ministry So far this year I have been learning a lot about video editing for in-house content …
Melbourne has started its fourth lockdown and aside from the inevitable déjà vu, I have found myself choosing nostalgia over frustration. I am certainly not nostalgic for 'lockdowns past' but with the announcement of this lockdown being extended, I can't help but think about the opportunities I used to take for granted - the main …
The Global Missions Convention (GMC) at CrossCulture has a special place in my heart. Not only because it is a time when I get to hear more widely about what God is doing through our global partners (GPs) but also because I have been challenged on several occasions to consider what my role is in …
In my first two years of teaching, I was also completing my Masters of Teaching so I didn't really have a lot of 'down time'. When I wasn't teaching, I was preparing for teaching. When I wasn't preparing, I was writing essays. When I wasn't writing essays, I was reading things to prepare for those …
When I started working as a teacher, I was inundated with words of advice: 'Don't work past 9pm''Make sure to plan your holidays in advance''Done is better than perfect' All well-intending advice and some of which I eventually learned to be true (especially that last one, it's now one of my life mottos), but what …
If you asked me a year ago whether or not I saw myself becoming a 28 year old intern, I probably would have scoffed and said something along the lines of 'Tell 'em they're dreaming'. Interning is something you do fresh out of school, when you want to get a foot in the door of …
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