I am in my 3rd Trimester, hurrah! I have 9 weeks to go, though I'm crossing my fingers and toes that Sprout is ready earlier than that. So, how am I coping?

Bad Things

• Regular back aches. Depending on what I'm doing, can start as early as midday, or maybe even late afternoon. Every day my back is sore. All day is it uncomfortable. Lying down or ( Read more... )

So here's a CHRISTIAN issue I feel very strongly about and every time I read something on this topic, I feel compelled to respond. So having done a lot of thinking about this issue, here are my thoughts. Atheist friends, please refrain from attacking the Bible or Christianity if you decide to comment :)

What do I affirm?I affirm modesty as an ( Read more... )

I am sad. The start of term started off well. But now I am sad ( Read more... )

So life, huh ( Read more... )

Recently I came to a realisation that my faith was feeling very mediocre. I was reading a lot of secular (and interesting) blogs, spending time on secular (and interesting) forum boards, and thinking about how things influence the outworking of my faith. Which is fine. Except it's become not-fine ( Read more... )

I feel like any Christian book, sermon, speaker or whatever that doesn't first point me to God and Jesus isn't properly doing it's job and I'm not particularly interested in hearing/reading it. How have I personally found "empowerment" and "purpose" and "fulfilment"? Not through ten easy steps. Not through gifts of the Spirit. Not through ( Read more... )

You know when sometimes you say something you totally didn't think about and then afterwards you forget. But it turns out that what you said really offended someone else, but they didn't let it show and then WAY WAY afterwards they tell you that you said a really offensive thing and although you can't remember, that person isn't the kind who'd lie ( Read more... )

Yesterday my jeans ripped. They were getting a bit old, the denim had relaxed and now they needed a belt as they hung a little too loose. They looked less smart, and more daggy. But they were jeans and they were super comfortable! But as I stood up from a length of study, I noticed a hole just under the right back pocket. Not a hole - a tear. And ( Read more... )

It bugs me incredibly that people use the excuse that the Bible says "judge not or you too will be judged" as a way to point the finger at all those evil Christians who clearly don't love and want to stop people having fun ( Read more... )

I know that a LOT of you will disagree with me on this issue, so I respectfully ask that if that's the case, you abstain from commenting. I've posted a couple of links on my LJ and FB about the issue of pornography and I want to let you know about my own journey with it. I believe it's not good for the issue to be so hidden amongst women in the ( Read more... )