Rhythm & Rush: Thoughts on Being 26 & Rolling With It

Rhythm and Rush: Notes on Being Twenty Six

“What if we already are Who we’ve been dying to become” –Sleeping At Last, Four My coffee is empty but the book on the table is full. Full of wise, genuine, needed words that are settling in my mind like silvery coins in deep water.  It was timely too. A book about transitions. Short and […]

Stationary Transition: Notes on Waiting as Life Changes

“You can’t stop it, just hop on the train and You never know what’s gonna happen You make your plans and you hear God laughing Life changes, and I wouldn’t change it for the world.” – Thomas Rhett, Life Changes I’m writing vows I will hold to for the rest of my life on the […]

Bonfires & Teacups: Notes on Noise and Silence

“Come running through the forest of your thoughts and collapse into the clearing of grace.” – Morgan Harper Nichols I have sat down with my computer several times since the beginning of 2021. And every time, I stare at the blinking cursor, wondering what on earth I could say when there is already so much […]

Delight Ministries: Published in Volume 5

Delight Ministries: Published in Volume 5 (Madeleine Hagan)

Back in January I announced that a short story/testimony of mine about pursuing contentment in the messy bits of life was published in one of Delight Ministries’ devotional volumes (SO CRAZY COOL), and loads of you have asked about when it will be available in the Delight shop for you to read. I finally have an update!

When Location Isn’t Everything

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That concept of who I could be was appealing, and I soaked it in every time. I crossed oceans, ate different foods, took weekend trips to Italy, and stood in skyscrapers in London.
Now that they don’t readily apply anymore, it feels kind of strange, because I think I let myself believe that it was all of those things that made me special or interesting.

25 Great Things In Life Right Now

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Because there are just not enough lists like this! Here are 25 things that are just great about life right now if you were standing in my shoes.

Coffee Shop Tourist: The Canteen

Coffee Shop Tourist: The Canteen Portsmouth. A continued series on my favorite coffee shops locations.

As promised, here is the latest Coffee Shop Tourist post from my list of favorite places that supply me with wonderful vanilla coffee beverages.