I’m a Christian: Here’s why I started meditating

[ba-dropcap size=”4″]S[/ba-dropcap]ometimes we don’t know how hungry we are for something else until what we consume stops satisfying. Hi my name is Devi, and I’m addicted to distraction. If you have time to listen, I want to tell you a story about why I started meditating. I still remember in 2014 spending an hour crying … Read more I’m a Christian: Here’s why I started meditating

remembering the oppressed at christmas

Many of you long for a Christmas season away from the materialism your local shopping mall offers. I’m sharing today one of our family traditions that began in 2012 when the stories of destruction started coming out of Syria and the DRC. We were heartbroken, and didn’t know what to do. This Advent calendar became one simple response. Somehow as … Read more remembering the oppressed at christmas

when doing everything right is no longer…right

Notes to Younger self growing up

This post is part of Andrea Lucado’s series, “Notes to Your Younger Self,” celebrating the release of her new book, English Lessons. It’s an honour to be part of it; this is a note to myself when I was in the middle years of university. At the end of this post, there are details about … Read more when doing everything right is no longer…right

when hospitality is a safe place for waiting: a grace table post

When I was four-years-old, my family moved to a large house on a dirt road in a small province in the Philippines.  The leaves of mango trees were glossy green, and coconut trees reached their branches for the clouds. On the hot days of the dry season, we felt the sweat trickle down our necks … Read more when hospitality is a safe place for waiting: a grace table post

why I don’t carry on

I rolled over the other day, and said to Husband, I miss Sweden. Only a few words, but this was more than homesickness. It’s the sadness that follows me around even though life in Australia has been more than good. Sadness that cannot be shaken, not by gratitude or numbering my blessings or coffees or warm weather. Fatigue … Read more why I don’t carry on