“I'm pulling on joy from Heaven's reserveHe’s stored up enough for every winter I’m servedI’m seeing beyond my circumstanceThis joy that I have is my inheritanceJoy, this is the joy of the Lord” At the end of 2021 I began conversations with the pastoral team at Hillsong College for my return in January of 2022. [...]
Tag: healing
Act V
"Gosh, you're so uptight. This is probably why your mom left you and your dad and stepmom were more than willing to leave you while they went on holiday with their real family." Those were the words said to 12 year old me by one of my then best friends after she had held me [...]
Unnamed
In February 1997, my mother had to take her car in for a service. She dropped it off in the morning, as always, and one of their drivers would have to take her to work. On their way, a speeding taxi skipped a red traffic light and hit the car on the passenger's side, where [...]
Act III
I have always believed that I don’t quite like affection. Whether giving or receiving it; I often get extremely uncomfortable when there’s hugging, cuddling or even just hand holding involved. I barely ever initiate it, but whenever I do, you know I am probably screaming in my head. In my most recent therapy session, we spent [...]
All Things
On Wednesday the 27th of February, I had the opportunity to serve at our Sisterhood service in Pollsmoor Prison. To be quite honest, I didn't know where I was going to serve but I was pretty excited to be able to go. When we arrived, I started to feel a little unsettled. A part of [...]
The Dance 